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HistoryQ&A by dot point
A short Q&A bank for every England History syllabus dot point. Each question and answer is drawn directly from our worked dot-point page, so you can scan key concepts before opening the long-form answer.
Britain 1851 to 1964
- Late Victorian politics: the rivalry of Gladstone and Disraeli, the extension of the franchise through the 1867 and 1884 Reform Acts, and the reforms and ideas of Liberal and Conservative governments.2Q&A pairs
- The impact of the world wars: the growth of state power and total war, votes for women and the rise of Labour, social change, and the decline of the Liberal Party.2Q&A pairs
- The Liberal welfare reforms 1906 to 1914: the causes including social investigation and the rise of Labour, the reforms for children, the old and the unemployed, and the constitutional clash over the People's Budget.2Q&A pairs
- The post-war consensus 1945 to 1964: the Attlee government's welfare state and nationalisation, the Conservative years of affluence, and the shared assumptions of the consensus.2Q&A pairs
- Social change 1851 to 1964: shifting class structures and living standards, the changing position of women, mass immigration after 1945, and the transformation of everyday life.2Q&A pairs
Exam and Essay Skills
- The NEA: choosing a viable question over roughly 100 years and distinct from the exam options, evaluating primary sources and interpretations, and reaching a supported judgement within the word limit.2Q&A pairs
- The structure of Component 1 (breadth) and Component 2 (depth), the three assessment objectives, the marks and timing of each question, and how source, interpretation and essay tasks differ.2Q&A pairs
- The 25-mark AO1 essay: deconstructing the question, planning an argument, using precise evidence, evaluating throughout, and reaching a substantiated judgement in the conclusion.4Q&A pairs
- The Component 1 interpretations question: identifying each historian's argument, testing it with own knowledge, and judging which extract is the more convincing about the issue.4Q&A pairs
- The Component 2 primary-source question: assessing provenance, content and tone, weighing value against limitations using own knowledge, and structuring a balanced source evaluation.2Q&A pairs
Germany 1871 to 1991: Democracy and Dictatorship
- Imperial Germany 1871 to 1918: Bismarck's constitution and policies, Wilhelm II's personal rule and Weltpolitik, social and economic change, and the strains leading to defeat in 1918.2Q&A pairs
- Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945: the consolidation of dictatorship, the terror and propaganda state, economic and social policy, persecution and the Holocaust, and the impact of total war.2Q&A pairs
- The Federal Republic (West Germany) 1949 to 1990: the Basic Law and Adenauer era, the economic miracle, Ostpolitik, and the working of a stable West German democracy.2Q&A pairs
- The German Democratic Republic 1949 to 1990: the SED dictatorship and the Stasi, the Berlin Wall, economic problems, and the collapse and reunification of 1989 to 1990.2Q&A pairs
- The Weimar Republic 1918 to 1933: the new constitution and its flaws, the crises of 1919 to 1923, the Stresemann recovery, and the collapse into Nazi power during the Depression.2Q&A pairs
Russia 1917 to 1991: Tsarism to Communism
- The end of the USSR 1985 to 1991: Gorbachev's perestroika and glasnost, the loosening of the bloc and nationalism, the 1991 coup, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.2Q&A pairs
- The USSR 1953 to 1982: de-Stalinisation and Khrushchev's reforms and failures, the Brezhnev era of stability and stagnation, and Soviet society and the Cold War context.2Q&A pairs
- Lenin in power 1917 to 1924: consolidating the one-party state, winning the Civil War, War Communism and its failures, and the introduction of the New Economic Policy.2Q&A pairs
- Stalin's rule 1924 to 1953: the rise to power, collectivisation and the Five Year Plans, the Great Terror and the cult of personality, and the impact of the Second World War.2Q&A pairs
- The revolutions of 1917: the fall of the Tsar in February, the failures of the Provisional Government and dual power, and the Bolshevik seizure of power in October.2Q&A pairs
The Tudors: England 1485 to 1603
- The mid-Tudor period: Protestant reform under Somerset and Northumberland, the Catholic restoration under Mary I, the rebellions and the debate over a 'mid-Tudor crisis'.2Q&A pairs
- Elizabethan government: the Privy Council and Cecil, the management of Parliament and faction, the succession and marriage questions, and the problems of the 1590s.2Q&A pairs
- Henry VII's consolidation of power: defeating pretenders, controlling the nobility through bonds and recognisances, restoring crown finances, and a cautious, peace-seeking foreign policy.2Q&A pairs
- Henry VIII's reign: the divorce crisis and break with Rome, the royal supremacy, the dissolution of the monasteries, and the roles of Wolsey and Cromwell in government.2Q&A pairs
- The Elizabethan religious settlement and its challenges from Catholics and Puritans, and the foreign policy of conflict with Spain, including the Netherlands and the Armada.2Q&A pairs
- Tudor society and economy: population growth and inflation, enclosure and rural change, the rise of the gentry, and the development of poor relief culminating in the Elizabethan Poor Laws.2Q&A pairs