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An in-depth look into how to effectively answer a 16 mark "how far do you agree?" question - the type which appears on question 5/6 of paper 1 and question 4 c i/4 c ii of paper 2 of the new 9-1 Edexcel GCSE history exam. I break down an example answer to demonstrate a structure (which I used in my GCSE exam the summer before last - thought I'd add that I got a grade 9!) :)
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LINKS TO EXAM QUESTIONS:
Crime & Punishment Questions: quizlet.com/gb/325748882/crime-punishment-questions-flash-cards/?x=1jqt
Medicine Through Time Questions: quizlet.com/_5dy15e
Warfare & British Society Questions: quizlet.com/_5dyr57
Example Answers: quizlet.com/_6gub7i
This video is a revision resource for answering the 12 mark questions on the new Pearson Edexcel 2016 History GCSE (9-1).
An in-depth look into how to effectively answer a 16 mark "how far do you agree?" question - the type which appears on question 5/6 of paper 1 and question 4 c i/4 c ii of paper 2 of the new 9-1 Edexcel GCSE history exam. I break down an example answer to demonstrate a structure (which I used in my GCSE exam the summer before last - thought I'd add that I got a grade 9!) :)
#GCSEHistory #GCSERevision #EdexcelHistory
***---Useful resources---***
LINKS TO EXAM QUESTIONS:
Crime & Punishment Questions: quizlet.com/gb/325748882/crime-punishment-questions-flash-cards/?x=1jqt
Medicine Through Time Questions: quizlet.com/_5dy15e
Warfare & British Society Questions: quizlet.com/_5dyr57
Example Answers: quizlet.com/_6gub7i
This video is a revision resource for answering the 12 mark questions on the new Pearson Edexcel 2016 History GCSE (9-1).







![1941-45: Ideological Differences Between East & West | GCSE History Revision | Cold War
The recent invasion of Germany into the Russia means that Russia has now joined the war (WWII for the uninitiated) and fallen on the same side as the allies. An alliance, known as The Grand Alliance, between Russia, the USA and Britain, is formed, with their leaders collectively being known as the big three. The Alliance meets 3 times during the war: in Tehran in 1943, Yalta in February 1945 and Potsdam in July 1945. This, however, presents some problems, some problems which become ever-more apparent as the war comes to a close.
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Revision Notes: [slightly edited to avoid de-£]
- britain & USA capitalist
- [SU] was [not]
differences between leaders
- Roosevelt, Churchill & [tash man] often referred to as the big three (leaders in 1941) because their beliefs and ambitions dominated world politics until Roosevelts death in 1945
- the suspicions church & roosevelt had about [tash man] & vise versa played a major role in shaping relations from 1941
- the difference in their personal political beliefs furthered the breakdown of relations that happened as the war drew to a close
differences between nations
- during the 30s the us and brit had been v critical of the methods used by stalin to industrialise the soviet union and the cost in humans that brought
- [tash man] was a strong opponent of german [f-ism word] so it suited the 3 countries to work together
- it was clear that there would be a strain on relations once the war ended
- ideological differences made it impossible to agree on how post-war europe should be governed
- WWII brought a significant shift in world politics
- old powers like brit and france now less important
- 2 new superpowers emerged: usa and [SU]
- their military and economic strength had defeated germany
the grand alliance
- the grand alliance was formed between the usa [SU] and brit to mastermind the defeat of germany and japan in WWII
- june 1941, when 4 million german troops invaded the [SU] (despite a non-aggression pact) the alliance was formed
- despite the 3 countries forming an alliance, there was no real change in how they viewed each other
- usa and britain remained suspicious of [not capitalism]
- [tash man] realised that the west wouldnt want to take any actions that made the [SU] stronger in the long run
- the leaders of the grand alliance met 3 times during the war: tehran (1943), yalta (feb 1945) and potsdam (july 1945)
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![The Treaty of Versailles, Diktat & Stab-in-the-Back (Dolchstoß) Conspiracy, 1918-19 | GCSE History
After the signing of the Armistice on the 11th November 1918, both Germany and the allies have to come to an agreement on what peace will look like. The resulting agreement is known as the Treaty of Versailles. This video takes a look at some of the key points of the treaty as well as reactions to it. It also covers the stab-in-the-back or Dolchstoß conspiracy which arose of the back of Versailles. Finally, we cover the question of whether the Treaty of Versailles doomed the Weimar Republic from the very beginning.
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*Useful resources*
Practice exam-style questions on Weimar: https://quizlet.com/_6cqa3d
Quizlet Flashcards: Coming at some point
Revision Notes: Also coming at some point
*SOURCES*
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Article 231
[2] Jonathan Wright, ‘Foreign Policy: The Dilemmas of a Revisionist State’, in Nadine Rossol and Benjamin Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (Oxford University Press, 2022), p. 182.
[3] Article 232
[4] Sally Marks, ‘The Myths of Reparations’ in _Central European History_ 11.3 (Cambridge University Press, 1978), p. 236.
[5] Nadine Rossol and Benjamin Ziemann, _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (Oxford University Press, 2022), p. 20. & articles 22 and 119
[6] Article 160
[7] Article 164
[8] Article 181
[9] Article 198
[10] Articles 42-43
[11] Article 51
[12] Article 34
[13] Article 87
[14] Article 100-104
[15] Articles 45-50
[16] Jan-Otmar Hesse and Christian Marx, ‘The Overstretched Economy: Industry and Financial Services’, in Nadine Rossol and Benjamin Ziemann (eds), _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (Oxford University Press, 2022), p. 314.
[17] Matthew Stibbe, _Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture_ (Routledge, 2010), p. 66.
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BIBLIOGRAPHY:
John Child, _Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 (EDEXCEL GCSE HISTORY (9-1))_ (Pearson, 2016), pp. 17-19.*
Sally Marks, ‘The Myths of Reparations’ in _Central European History_ 11.3 (Cambridge University Press, 1978), pp. 231-255.
Nadine Rossol and Benjamin Ziemann, _The Oxford Handbook of the Weimar Republic_ (Oxford University Press, 2022).**
Matthew Stibbe, _Germany, 1914-1933: Politics, Society and Culture_ (Routledge, 2010).
Wikisource contributors, ‘Treaty of Versailles’, Wikisource (2023), https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Treaty_of_Versailles&oldid=13659692 [accessed 25 September 2024].
*I rely on an official GCSE textbook heavily for the purpose of making sure that what I’m teaching falls in line with the GCSE curriculum, the problem with this, however, is that this official GCSE textbook is a very unreliable source, which fails to cite its sources and contains numerous errors and outdated interpretations of the history. It very much does not hold up to academic standards and should not be used for anything other than GCSE revision.
**Benjamin says read his book: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-handbook-of-the-weimar-republic-9780198845775?cc=nl&lang=en& He is a bit of a legend (and even gave feedback on an early draft of this script!) so I think you should too.
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0:00 Intro
0:22 Signing the treaty
2:25 Key points of the treaty
5:10 The Dolchstoß Conspiracy
8:18 Did Versailles doom the Republic?
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![Where did Earl Godwin come from? #gcsehistory #anglosaxons
A quick look at the origin story of Earl Godwin, father of Harold II of England, and how he became an earl to begin with. See the full video on the House of Godwin at https://youtu.be/Orm76b7rywA.
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Footnotes:
[1] Barlow, Frank, _The Godwins: The Rise and Fall of a Noble Dynasty_ (Oxford, 2003), p. 24.
[2] Ibid., p. 27.
Full bibliography can be found in the description of the full length video.
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