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a. Strategies and tactics
This section examines the different strategies and tactics that were used on land, at sea and in the air and their impact on the final outcome of the war....
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1. Why did conflict emerge?
The long-term causes of the Algerian War lay in the nature of French rule in Algeria which led to rising nationalism; the impact of the Second World War increased dissatisfaction dramatically - especially...
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Conflict: Algeria Free
The Algerian War of 1954 to 1962 was one of the most brutal and devastating African struggles for independence. The war started on 1 November 1954 with an insurrection led by the Front de Libération Nationale...
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Historical concepts
When studying the topics for your DP History course, you need to analyse the content through the lenses of the different historical concepts you can see here; this will help you to analyse and remain...
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How to navigate this site
The format of the site has changed (August 2026) but hopefully it is even easier now to find your way around! All the pages are still there; but now organised under clear ‘teacher’ and ‘student’ sections....
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b. Economic, environmental and social factors
This page examines economic, environmental and social factors that contributed to the outbreak of the First world War Inquiry question: Why did conflict emerge? Lines of Inquiry: How far did economic...
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a. Long-term causes
The roots of the Vietnam War lie in the 19th Century French colony of Indochina and the events of the Second World War. Guiding questions How important were long-term factors in causing the Vietnam War?...
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a. Political factors
These pages contain ATL activities to develop your conceptual understanding of how and why political factors led to war in Europe in August 1914. You will explore the long-term and short-term events...
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1. First World War: Why did conflict emerge?
This section looks at the causes of the First World War examining these under the themes of political. economic, environmental and social factors....
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d. Thematic factors and historiography
This page examines the causes of the First World War from a thematic perspective. It also gives an overview of how historiography on this topic has changed over time. How significant were economic, ideological...