AQA A-Level History
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Trying to preserve autocracy 1855–1894
The collapse of autocracy 1894–1917
The emergence of Communist dictatorship 1917–1941
The Stalinist dictatorship and reaction 1941–1964
The Origins of Conflict 1450–1459
The War of the Barons 1459–1461
The Triumph of the Yorkists 1461–1471
The Sun Splendour' the reign Edward IV 1471–1483
The downfall of the Yorkist Monarchy 1483–1486
The end of the Yorkist Dynasty 1486–1499
The Kaiserreich, 1871-1914
The Weimar Republic, 1914-1929
Nazi Germany, 1929-1945
Germany and the Second World War, 1939-1949
Divided German Federal Republic & the DDR1949-1963
Reasons for the crusades, 1095-1204
Leadership of the Crusades, 1095-1204
Crusader states of Outremer, 1100-1192
Muslim Counter Crusade, 1095-1192
Henry VII, 1485-1509
Henry VIII, 1509-1547
Edward VI, 1547-1553
Mary I, 1553-1558
Elizabethan England, 1558-1603
Consolidation of Mao’s Rule, 1946-1952
Origins of the Civil War, 1936-1946
Transition to Socialism, 1952-1962
Reform and Control, 1962-1966
The Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976
The PRC under Deng Xiaoping, 1976-1997
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Emancipation of the serfs
Britain in 1603: The Tudor Legacy
Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29
Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40
From Crisis to War, 1640–42
The Military Struggle, 1643–46
Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49
The Interregnum, 1649–60
The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58
Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78
Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89
Revolution and War, 1689–1702
Condition of Britain and Its Monarchy by 1702
Overview and Revision
Henry VII: The Establishment of the Tudors
The Rule of Henry VIII and Wolsey, 1509–29
Henry VIII: The Break with Rome in the 1530s
Henry VIII's Last Years
The ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’: The Reigns of Edward VI and Mary
The ‘Mid-Tudor Crisis’: The Beginning of Elizabeth’s Reign, 1558–63
Elizabethan England - Queen, Government and Changing Religious Ideas
Conflict and Exploration in Elizabeth's Reign
Russia Before the Revolution of February/March 1917
The February/March Revolution of 1917
Developments between the Revolutions of 1917
The October/November 1917 Revolution
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Consolidation of the Communist Dictatorship
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: The Civil War
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Economic and Social Developments
Bolshevik Consolidation, 1918–1924: Foreign Relations
Stalin’s Rise to Power: The Power Vacuum and Power Struggle
Stalin’s Rise to Power: Ideological Debates and Leadership Struggle
Stalin’s Rise to Power: Economic Developments
Stalin's Rise to Power: Government, Propaganda and Foreign Relations
Economy and Society: Developments in the Countryside
Economy and Society: Developments in Towns and Cities
Economy and Society: Development of the Stalin Cult
Economy and Society: Condition of the Soviet Union by 1941
Stalinism, Politics and Control: Dictatorship and Stalinism
Stalinism, Politics and Control: The Yezhovshchina
Stalinism, Politics and Control: Culture and Society
Stalinism, Politics and Control: International Relations
The Great Patriotic War, 1941–1945
The Defeat of the Germans
‘High Stalinism’, 1945–1953
Transformation of the Soviet Union’s International Position
Conclusion
Cold War Rivalries, 1955–63
Conflict in Asia, 1955–63
Confrontation between the Superpowers
Confrontation in the Vietnam War
President Nixon’s Policies in Vietnam
Cooperation
Pressures on the USSR
The USA and Southeast Asia
The Extent of Détente up to 1979
The Second Cold War
Developments in Africa and the Americas
Gorbachev and the Ending of the Cold War
US–USSR Summits
Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
The Ending of Cold War Tensions
Introduction
The Era of Reconstruction 1865–77
The Failure of Radical Reconstruction
Economic Growth
Conflict with Native Americans
Foreign Policy, 1865–77
The Gilded Age, c.1877–90
Economic and Social Developments
End of the Frontier and Continued Isolation
Progressivism and Imperialism, the USA 1890–1912
Economic and Social Change
Foreign and Imperial Policies
Emergence on the World Stage, 1912–20
The US Entry into the First World War
Renewed Isolationism 1919–20
Policies of Harding and Coolidge
Social and Cultural Changes in the 'Jazz Age'
Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression
Roosevelt’s New Deals
International Relations, 1933–41
The USA and the Second World War
International Relations, 1945–60
The Age of Affluence and Political Developments
The Divided Union?
Conflict at Home and Abroad: Domestic Policies
The USA and International Relations, 1960–75
Ideological, Social, Regional and Ethnic Divisions
The USA by 1975
The Affluent Society: Conservative Governments
The Affluent Society: Economic Developments
The Affluent Society: Economic and Social Developments
The Affluent Society: Foreign Relations
The Sixties: Wilson and the Labour Governments
The Sixties: Liberal Reforming Legislation
The Sixties: Social and Cultural Change
The Sixties: Foreign Affairs
The End of Post-War Consensus: Heath's Government
The End of Post-War Consensus: Labour Governments of Wilson and Callaghan
The End of Post-War Consensus: Society in the 1970s
The End of Post-War Consensus: Foreign Affairs
Thatcherism: The Thatcher Governments
Thatcherism: Economic Policies
Thatcherism: Impact on Society
Thatcherism: Foreign Affairs
Towards a New Consensus: Fall of Thatcher
Towards a New Consensus: Realignment of the Labour Party
Towards a New Consensus: Social Issues
Towards a New Consensus: Foreign Affairs
Era of New Labour: The Labour Governments
Era of New Labour: The Conservative Party
Era of New Labour: Social Issues
Era of New Labour: Foreign Affairs
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