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c. The impact of the war and the peace treaties by the early 1920s
This page examines further the immense political, economic and social changes that were caused by the war and the Versailles Settlement. What was the situation in Europe by the early 1920s? Starter:...
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b. The Versailles Settlement
After the armistices were signed with the Central Powers in November 1918, the victorious powers met met at Versailles near Paris in 1919 to discuss and agree terms for a peace settlement. The resulting...
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3. US Foreign policy - Kennedy to Carter (ATL)
The ATL on the page examine the foreign policies from Kennedy to Carter and the impact of these policies on the region. Quizzes on the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis can be found here: 7. The...
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5. Opposition to the slave trade and slavery
Although there was continued resistance to slavery from slaves themselves, it took much longer for the slave trade and slavery to be challenged by others. Those who did raise concerns were in a minority;...
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4. First World War: Essay planning for Paper 2
First World War: Essay planning This page contains ATL to improve essay writing for this topic as well as specific essay frames. Task One ATL: Thinking skills When considering the causes of wars for...
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October blog: Israel and Palestine Free
This week sees the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. This has been made even more significant by the Hamas attack on Israel which was clearly timed to coincide with this anniversary. Given...
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2b. Political causes: Constitution; Milosevic & Rugova
Political tension increased due to constitutional reforms between 1989 and 1994 and these were exacerbated by the repression of the Albanian independence campaign. Both the Serbian leader, Slobodan Milosevic...
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2a. Causes: Ethnic tensions & Albanian nationalism
The increase in ethnic tension in Kosovo during the 1980s was due to historical factors, political changes, economic inequalities and demographic change. The Albanian-majority region of Kosovo, which...
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2c. Course: Actions of KLA & Serb forces
From 1998 a war raged in Kosovo as a result of the actions of the Kosovo Liberation forces and the Serbian government, police and military. The conflict saw ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity. ...
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2. Case Study 2: Kosovo (1989–2002)
The Kosovo War lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999; it was fought between the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian fighters...