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AS 1: Historical Investigations and Interpretations

3 dot points across 3 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

How did Weimar democracy fail and how did the Nazis build and sustain a dictatorship from 1919 to 1945?

Germany 1919 to 1945: the Weimar Republic and its problems, the rise of the Nazi Party, the consolidation of dictatorship, the Nazi state in peace and war, and the persecution that led to the Holocaust.
A focused CCEA AS-Level History guide to Germany 1919 to 1945. Covers the Weimar Republic and its problems, the rise of the Nazi Party, the consolidation of dictatorship, the Nazi state and society, and the persecution that culminated in the Holocaust.
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How did war destroy Tsarism, bring the Bolsheviks to power, and let Stalin build a totalitarian state from 1914 to 1941?

Russia 1914 to 1941: the impact of the First World War on Tsarism, the 1917 revolutions, the Bolshevik consolidation and Civil War, and Stalin's transformation of the USSR through industrialisation, collectivisation and terror.
A focused CCEA AS-Level History guide to Russia 1914 to 1941. Covers the impact of the First World War on Tsarism, the February and October revolutions of 1917, the Bolshevik consolidation and Civil War, and Stalin's industrialisation, collectivisation and terror.
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How did the USA move from the boom and bust of the 1920s and 1930s to becoming a global power by 1945?

The USA 1917 to 1945: war and isolationism, the boom of the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash and Depression, Roosevelt and the New Deal, and the impact of the Second World War.
A focused CCEA AS-Level History guide to the USA 1917 to 1945. Covers the First World War and the return to isolationism, the economic boom and social tensions of the 1920s, the Wall Street Crash and Great Depression, Roosevelt's New Deal, and the impact of the Second World War.
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