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What are the key issues and historiographical debates in the Advanced Higher History field Germany 1815 to 1939?

Germany 1815 to 1939 as a field of study: nationalism and unification, the nature of the Kaiserreich, the collapse of Weimar, and the rise of the Nazis, with the main historiographical debates on each.
An SQA Advanced Higher History field study of Germany 1815 to 1939. Covers nationalism and unification, the nature of the Kaiserreich, the collapse of Weimar and the rise of the Nazis, with the main historiographical debates and how to argue them in essays and source questions.
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What are the key issues and historiographical debates in the Advanced Higher History field Russia 1881 to 1921?

Russia 1881 to 1921 as a field of study: the decline of Tsarism, the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Bolshevik seizure of power and the civil war, with the main historiographical debates on each.
An SQA Advanced Higher History field study of Russia 1881 to 1921. Covers the decline of Tsarism, the 1905 and 1917 revolutions, the Bolshevik seizure of power and the civil war, with the main historiographical debates and how to argue them in essays and source questions.
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What are the key issues and historiographical debates in the Advanced Higher History field the Crusades 1071 to 1204?

The Crusades 1071 to 1204 as a field of study: the origins and motives of the First Crusade, the crusader states, the Muslim response and the later crusades, with the main historiographical debates on each.
An SQA Advanced Higher History field study of the Crusades 1071 to 1204. Covers the origins and motives of the First Crusade, the crusader states, the Muslim response and the later crusades, with the main historiographical debates and how to argue them.
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What are the key issues and historiographical debates in the Advanced Higher History field the struggle for Scottish independence 1286 to 1328?

The struggle for Scottish independence 1286 to 1328 as a field of study: the succession crisis and the Great Cause, Edward I's intervention, the risings of Wallace and Bruce, and the achievement of independence, with the main historiographical debates.
An SQA Advanced Higher History field study of the struggle for Scottish independence 1286 to 1328. Covers the succession crisis and Great Cause, Edward I's intervention, the risings of Wallace and Bruce, and the achievement of independence, with the main historiographical debates.
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What are the key issues and historiographical debates in the Advanced Higher History field the USA 1918 to 1968?

The USA 1918 to 1968 as a field of study: the experience of immigrants and black Americans, the New Deal, and the civil rights movement, with the main historiographical debates on each.
An SQA Advanced Higher History field study of the USA 1918 to 1968. Covers immigration and the experience of black Americans, the New Deal, and the civil rights movement, with the main historiographical debates and how to argue them in essays and source questions.
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