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5. The Revolutions of 1917: the Bolshevik Revolution
The Provisional Government had taken control in March 1917. However, this regime failed to stabilise the situation in Russia and its authority was undermined by having to share power with the Petrograd...
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6. Spanish Civil War: Videos and activities
On this page you will find video links to documentaries on the Spanish Civil War and ideas for using these videos. This is a brief but entertaining and informative snapshot of life as one of the volunteers...
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2. Japanese expansion: events 1931 to 1939
Japanese expansion in the 1930s began with the invasion of Manchuria by its Kwantung army in September 1931. It escalated into a full scale war with China in July 1937 and culminated in the attack on...
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3. Note taking
Photo by David Travis on Unsplash When studying History at Diploma level, you will be confronted with various sources of information: textbooks, articles, videos, Internet resources, teacher talk. Taking...
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2. The Middle Passage
This page examines the horrors of the 'Middle Passage', the second leg of the transatlantic 'triangular' trade in which the slaves were forced to endure 'a kind of living death' aboard the slave ships....
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2. Events - German challenges to the post-war settlements (1933–1938)
The activities on this page cover the German challenges to the post-war settlement between 1933 and 1938 which increased international tension and moved Europe closer to global war. Guiding Questions...
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2. Rule of Fidel Castro
Castro had a clear agenda of bringing social justice to the people of Cuba, and his policies in education and health transformed the lives of ordinary people. More controversial were his economic policies,...
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d. Garibaldi and unification after 1860
In May 1860 a new phase in Italian unification began when Giuseppe Garibaldi took over Sicily and Naples. As you have read on the previous page, Cavour had been successful in uniting northern and central...
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7. Europe and the First World War: Essay frames and writing exercises
This page contains ATL to improve essay writing for this topic in Paper 3 as well as specific essay frames for Paper 3 style essays. In pairs, discuss and plan the following question: To what extent was...