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SSCE Modern History topics to explore

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African-American Civil Rights Movement, 1954–1968

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Age of Enlightenment, 1750s–1789

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Age of Imperialism, 1848–1914

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American Revolution, 1763–1783

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Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa, 1948–1991

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Arab Spring since 2010

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Australia, 1914–1949

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Australian Engagement with Asia since 1945

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Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s

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Australian Indigenous Rights Movement since 1967

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Australian Indigenous Rights Movement since 1968

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Australian Indigenous Rights Movement since 1969

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Australian Indigenous Rights Movement since 1970

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Australian Indigenous Rights Movement since 1971

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Boxer Rebellion, 1900–1901

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China, 1931–1976

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Cold War, 1945–1991

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Cultural Globalization since 1956

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England, 1756–1837

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Environmental Movement since the 1960s

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France, 1799–1815

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French Revolution, 1789–1799

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Genocides and Ethnic Cleansings since the 1930s

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Germany, 1914–1945

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Independence Movement in Algeria, 1945–1962

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1947

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1948

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1949

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1950

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1951

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Independence Movement in Vietnam, 1945–1975

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Indonesia, 1942–1998

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Industrial Revolution, 1760s–1890s

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Information Age since 1936

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Iranian Revolution, 1977–1979

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Israel, 1948–1993

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Japan, 1931–1967

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LGBTIQ Civil Rights Movement since 1969

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Mass Migrations since 1848

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May Fourth Movement in China, 1919

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Meiji Restoration, 1868–1912

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New Zealand, 1841–1934

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Nuclear Age since 1945

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Pro-Democracy Movement in Myanmar (Burma) since 1988

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Rights and Recognition of First Peoples since 1982

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Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s

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Search for Collective Peace and Security since 1815

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South Korea, 1945–2000

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Soviet Union, 1920s–1945

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Space Exploration since 1957

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Struggle for Peace in the Middle East since 1948

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Terrorism, Anti-Terrorism, and Counter-Terrorism since 1984

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Terrorism, Anti-Terrorism, and Counter-Terrorism since 1985

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Trade and Commerce between Nations since 1833

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United States, 1917–1945

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Women's Movement since 1893

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Workers' Movement since the 1860s

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Xinhai Revolution, 1911–1912

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African-American Civil Rights Movement since 1954

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Age of Enlightenment, 1750s–1789

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Age of Imperialism, 1848–1914

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American Revolution, 1763–1783

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Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa, 1948–1991

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Arab Spring since 2010

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Australia since 1901

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Australian Engagement with Asia since 1945

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Australian Frontier Wars, 1788–1930s

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Boxer Rebellion, 1900–1911

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China since 1931

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Cold War and its Aftermath, 1945–2014

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Cultural Globalization since 1956

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Empowerment of First Nations Australians since 1938

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Environmental Movement since the 1960s

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France, 1799–1815

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French Revolution, 1789–1799

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Genocides and Ethnic Cleansings since the 1930s

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Germany since 1914

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Independence Movement in Algeria, 1945–1962

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1947

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1948

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1949

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1950

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Independence Movement in India, 1857–1951

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Independence Movement in Vietnam, 1945–1975

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India since 1947

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Indonesia since 1942

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Industrial Revolution, 1760s–1890s

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Information Age since 1936

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Iranian Revolution, 1977–1980s

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Israel since 1917

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Japan since 1931

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LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights Movement since 1969

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Mass Migrations since 1848

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May Fourth Movement in China, 1919–1930s

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Meiji Restoration, 1868–1912

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New Zealand since 1841

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Nuclear Age since 1945

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Pro-Democracy Movement in Myanmar (Burma) since 1988

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Rights and Recognition of First Peoples since 1982

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Russian Revolution, 1905–1920s

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Search for Collective Peace and Security since 1815

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South Korea since 1948

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Soviet Union, 1920s–1945

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Space Exploration since the 1950s

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Struggle for Peace in the Middle East since 1948

Modern History QCE

Terrorism, Anti-Terrorism, and Counter-Terrorism since 1984

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Trade and Commerce between Nations since 1833

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United Kingdom since 1901

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United States of America, 1917–1945

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Women's Movement since 1893

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Workers' Movement since the 1860s

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Xinhai Revolution, 1911–1916

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1920s Australia

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1988 Uprising and Aung San Suu Kyi (1988–1990)

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1989 Uprising and Aung San Suu Kyi (1988–1990)

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1990 Uprising and Aung San Suu Kyi (1988–1990)

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1991 Uprising and Aung San Suu Kyi (1988–1990)

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Achievements & Legacy

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Achievements of the Civil Rights Movement

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Alliances and Defence Strategies

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Benefits and Risks of the Nuclear Age

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British Rule in India & Burma

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Case Studies

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Case Study: Belgian Congo

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Causes of the French Revolution

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Causes of the Industrial Revolution

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Changing Gender Roles

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Civil Rights & Sectarianism

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Civilians at War

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Collapse of the USSR and Post-Soviet Societies

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Communism in Australia and Asia

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Conflict in Cambodia and Laos

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Conflict in Vietnam (1954–1964)

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Consequences & Impact

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Consequences & Reactions

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Consequences of Saddam’s Defeat (1991)

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Construction of Modern Histories

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Contestability of the Past

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Core Enlightenment Ideas

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Course of the European War

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Democracy in Japan

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Deng Xiaoping and Modernisation (1976–1989)

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Development of the Cold War (1953–1968)

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Détente (1968–1979)

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Early Enlightenment

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Economic & Social Changes

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Economic Transformation Under Stalin

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End of Apartheid

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End of the Conflict

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Essay structure

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European Contact & Settlement

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Extent of Imperial Expansion

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First Use of Atomic Weapons & Nuclear Deterrence

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German Foreign Policy

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Global Environmental Actions

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Global Impact & Legacy

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Global Reactions & Independence

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Government Policy 1918–1949

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Government Policy 1918–1950

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Government Policy 1918–1951

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Groups in the War

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Growing Tensions

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High Enlightenment

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Historical Contestability

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Historical Context

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Historical Debate

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Historiography and Historical Views

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History and Memory

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How to choose a topic

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Impact of World War I on Empires

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Impact of World War II on Empires

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Impact on the 20th Century

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Impacts of the Slave Trade

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Incorporating historiography

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Independence and Democracy (1948–1958)

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India Under Indira Gandhi

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India as a New Nation (1947–1964)

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Indian Foreign Policy (1947–1984)

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Indigenous Responses

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Indonesian Foreign Policy (1945–2005)

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Influence of the Enlightenment

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Influence on Modernity

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Influences on Developing Democracy

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Iran Under Khomeini (1979–1989)

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Iraq in Transition (2003–2011)

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Japan and the Road to War

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Japanese Aggression

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Japanese Foreign Policy

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Japanese Politics

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Japan’s Changing Society

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Key Developments

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Key Events of the Civil Rights Movement

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Key Figures & Events

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Key Figures & Ideology

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Key Figures in Change

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Key Ideas of Imperialism

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Key Protests & Agreements

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Legacy & Debate

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Legacy & Influence

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Links to Wider Movements

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Locating a range of sources

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Major Movements & Protests

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Military Response and Repression (1990–2010)

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National Resistance to Apartheid

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Nature of War

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Nature of the Industrial Age: Economy

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Nature of the Industrial Age: Key Ideas

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Nature of the Industrial Age: Responses

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Nature of the Industrial Age: Social Impact

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Nature of the Revolution

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Nature of the ‘End of Empire’

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New Global Powers (1989–2011)

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Opposition to the Nazi Regime

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Political Transformation Under Stalin

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Post-Suharto Era (1998–2005)

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Post-WWII Changes

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Radicalisation & Aftermath

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Renewal and End of the Cold War (1979–1991)

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Representation and Commemoration of the Past

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Repression and State Control

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Resistance & Rebellion

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Resistance to Japan

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Rise of the Communist Party

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Rise of the Military (1958–1988)

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Scramble for Africa

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Secret Societies & Movements

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Significance & Legacy

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Significance and Legacy

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Social and Cultural Change in the USSR Under Stalin

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Social and Economic Challenges

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Soviet Foreign Policy

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Struggles for Civil Rights

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Survey: African Americans in 1945

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Survey: African Americans in 1946

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Survey: Australia After World War I

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Survey: Birth of the Nuclear Age

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Survey: Bolshevik consolidation of power

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Survey: China in 1966

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Survey: China in 1967

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Survey: China in 1968

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Survey: China in 1969

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Survey: China in 1970

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Survey: Decolonisation in Indochina

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Survey: Emergence of the Indonesian Republic (1945–1965)

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Survey: Growth of European Tensions

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Survey: Growth of Pacific Tensions

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Survey: India Towards Independence

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Survey: Iran and the 1953 Coup

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Survey: Modern Burma Post-WWII

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Survey: Nature of Apartheid

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Survey: Origins of Tension

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Survey: Origins of the Cold War (1945–1953)

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Survey: Origins of the First Gulf War

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Survey: Peace treaties and their consequences

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Survey: The Nationalist Decade (1927–1937)

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Survey: USA After World War I

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Survey: World Order 1945–1989

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Survey: World Order 1945–1990

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Survey: World Order 1945–1991

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Survey: World Order 1945–1992

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Tensions in the Gulf

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The 1965 Coup

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The 1979 Revolution

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The Abolition Movement

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The Bolsheviks and the Power Struggle Following the Death of Lenin

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The Civil War Begins

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The Cultural Revolution (1966–1976)

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The Great Depression

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The Impact of Militarism

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The Impact of the Nazi Regime on Life in Germany

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The Iraq War (2003–2011)

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The Meiji Restoration

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The Methods Used by the Nazi Regime to Exercise Control

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The Nature of Modern History

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The Nature of Nazi Ideology

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The Nazi Regime to 1939

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The Nazi Regime to 1940

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The Nazi Regime to 1941

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The Nazi Regime to 1942

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The Nazi Regime to 1943

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The Nazi Regime to 1944

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The Nazi Regime to 1945

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The Nazi Regime to 1946

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The Nazi Regime to 1947

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The Nazi Regime to 1948

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The Nazi Regime to 1949

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The Nazi Regime to 1950

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The Nazi Regime to 1951

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The New Order (1966–1998)

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The Occupied Territories and Lebanon

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The Outbreak and Course of the War

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The Partition of Palestine

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The Peace Process

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The Rebellion

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The Revolution

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The Rise of Dictatorships after WWI

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The Role of Prominent Individuals in the Nazi State

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The Search for Peace and Security in the World

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The Second Indochina War (1964–1975)

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The Shah’s Rule (1953–1979)

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The Slave Trade System

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The South African War

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The Soviet State Under Stalin

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The UN in the Post-Cold War World (1991–2011)

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The USA in Global Politics (1991–2011)

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The decline and fall of the Romanov dynasty

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Tiananmen Square Protests (1989)

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Tibet-China Relations

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Towards Nuclear Disarmament

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Trading Empires

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Triumph of the CCP

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Types of essays

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US Foreign Policy 1919–1941

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US Foreign Policy 1919–1942

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US Foreign Policy 1919–1943

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US Society 1919–1941

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US Society 1919–1942

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US Society 1919–1943

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US Society 1919–1944

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US Society 1919–1945

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US Society 1919–1946

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US Society 1919–1947

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US Society 1919–1948

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US Society 1919–1949

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US Society 1919–1950

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US Society 1919–1951

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US Society 1919–1952

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Union & Segregation

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Union Victory & Consequences

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Using historical concepts

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Violence & War

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War and Peace

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Writing a thesis statement

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