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Case Study Topic 10: Franco
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Case Study Topic 10: Franco
April Blog: Key anniversaries and history in the news
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3. First and Second Opium Wars
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PS3: The Move to Global War
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PS3: The Move to Global War
1. Theme 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust and Accord (ATL)
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Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries
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Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries
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1.1 Emergence of superpower rivalry
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April Blog: Key anniversaries and history in the news
April Blog: Key anniversaries and history in the news

There are several key anniversaries this month which, as ever, provide excellent opportunities to review significant events with students, create displays and discuss implications. A notable anniversary...

5 Apr 2025
March blog: International Women's Day
March blog: International Women's Day

8th March is International Women's Day and this is a great opportunity for organising an assembly/setting up displays on significant women in history. (Please see a previous blog on International Women's...

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Julien
1. Theme 1 - Rivalry, Mistrust and Accord (ATL)
Hi Jo, for a question asking to cover events from 2 regions, like for example: the US policy of containment had limited success, discuss using events from 2 regions. Is this ok to use vents from more than 2 regions, for example 3 regions? Or...
27 Apr 2025
Jo
7a. Second World War: Essay planning for Paper 2
HI Greg Qu 1. Usually a P2 question will ask for one factor in TWO wars or two factors in ONE war; therefore, this is not a usual question but you could use both Europe and Asia if it was (we have put on this page for students just for WW2 practice...
27 Apr 2025
Jo
b. PS3: Remilitarisation of the Rhineland
Hi Katie Students need to refer to the sources by letter throughout their response to make it clear they are using the sources.  It is good to have short 3-4 word quotes to highlight use of the source - also to help develop the analysis....
27 Apr 2025
Jo
2. Assessment for Paper 2
Hi Vasiliki The phrase you highlight is so that examiners can credit information that is not necessarily listed in the markscheme - as long as it is linked to the question. For the question on ideology, it looks as though this is a TWE question so...
26 Apr 2025

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