Download GCSE History Revision Guide 2017 PDF File

Subject: History
Qualification: GCSE Full
Exam Dates: Paper 1 (Aspects of International Relations – Cold War; USA 1919-1941) 2hr – Monday 5th June 9.00am
Paper 2 (British Depth Study 1939-1975) 1hr 30mins – Wednesday 14th June 1.30pm
WHAT TO REVISE
Key Topics to revise
HOW TO REVISE
Strategies to help you get started with
revision
HELP
Other sources that could help you
International Relations – Cold War
KEY QUESTION: Who was to blame for the
Cold War
 Why did the USA-USSR alliance break
down in 1945 (incl Potsdam and
Yalta)
 How had the USSR gained control of
Eastern Europe by 1948?
 How did the USA react to Soviet
Expansion? (Iron Curtain; Truman
Doctrine; Marshall Plan; Berlin
Blockade)
 Who was to blame for the start of the
Cold War, USA or the USSR?
For all KEY QUESTIONS:
 Get to know the vocabulary – go
through your exercise book/revision
guide highlighting key words – DATES,
PEOPLE, EVENTS
Useful Websites:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/
http://www.johndclare.net/
http://www.revisegcsehistory.co.uk/
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/revision/
http://www.mrallsophistory.com/revision/
KEY QUESTION: Who won the Cuban Missile
Crisis?
 How did the USA react to the Cuban
Revolution? (incl Bay of Pigs)
 Why did Khrushchev put missiles on
Cuba?
 Why did Kennedy react as he did?
 Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis?
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Produce FLASH-CARDS with key
word/phrase on one side and
definition on the other. OR make
‘Head and Tail’ vocabulary cards to
test yourself.
Podcasts:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/audio/history/
http://www.mrallsophistory.com/revision/
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/gcse-igcse-historyrevision/id174839785?mt=2
Watch You Tube or movie clips
Write a script and record your own
podcast, or even a 1 minute movie,
work with a friend and swap!
Draw diagrams/mind-maps to show
important events/people in a topic
and show links between different
factors (crucial for 10 mark questions
in Paper 1)
Past Papers:
http://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/gcse-history-bmodern-world-j418-from-2013/
Revision Guides:
OCR GCSE Modern World History Revision Guide (THIS IS
HE GUIDE TO THE CORE TEXT BOOK USED BY STUDENTS)
ISBN - 9780340992203
GCSE Bitesize History Modern World History Complete
Revision and Practice
KEY QUESTION: Why did the US fail in
Vietnam?
 Why did the USA get increasingly
involved in Vietnam?
 What were the different ways the
USA and Communists fought the
war?
 Whose tactics were the most
effective – the USA’s or the
Communists?
 Why did the USA withdraw from
Vietnam?
Depth Study: USA 1919-1941
KEY QUESTION: How far did the US economy
boom in the 1920s?
 On what was the economic boom
based?
 Why did some industries prosper
while some did not?
 Why did agriculture not share in the
prosperity?
 Did all Americans benefit from the
boom?
KEY QUESTION: How far was the US a free
and equal society in the 1920s?
 How widespread was racial
intolerance in US society? (AfricanAmericans, immigrants, Red Scare)
 What were the ‘Roaring Twenties’?
 Why was prohibition introduced and
then later repealed? (gangsterism
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Produce cartoon strips/story-boards
for key events
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Practice writing PEE paragraphs for 6
and 10 mark answers. Time yourself.
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Answer past paper questions from
the OCR website and use mark
schemes to mark your answers
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Download podcasts and listen to
them on the bus, in the car wherever!
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Use websites to copy and paste
materials, then reduce to notes to use
to produce one of the revision
techniques above.
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Revise with a partner – test each
other
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What techniques are recommended
by other subjects that you could use
for History
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WATEVER TECHNIQUE(S) YOU DECIDE
ON, REPEAT, REPEAT AND REPEAT! Do
not just revise it once, go over it again
and again.
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Break your time into manageable
chunks of no more than 40 minutes –
ISBN – 9781406654424
CGP GCSE History OCR : Modern World History Revision
Guide (DOES NOT INCLUDE PAPER 2 MATERIALS)
ISBN - 9781847624123
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and corruption)
How far did the roles of women
change during the 1920s?
KEY QUESTION: What were the
consequences of the Wall Street Crash?
 How far was speculation responsible
for the Wall Street Crash?
 What impact did the Crash have on
the economy?
 What were the social consequences
of the crash?
 Why did Roosevelt win the election in
1932?
KEY QUESTION: How successful was the New
Deal?
 What was ‘the New Deal’ as
introduced in 1933?
 How far did the character of the New
Deal change after 1933?
 Why did the New Deal encounter
opposition?
 Did all Americans benefit from the
New Deal?
 Did the fact that the New Deal did
not solve unemployment mean that
it was a failure?
British Depth Study
HOW FAR DID BRITISH SOCIETY CHANGE
1939-75
Immigration:
even if you feel like you are on roll –
as it will not be as effective.
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What impact did the Second World
War have on British People?
 What immigrants were living in
Britain in 1945?
 Why did different groups migrate to
Britain between 1948-1972?
 What were the experiences of
immigrants in Britain?
 What contribution had immigrants
made in British society by the early
1970s?
Women:
 What was life like for most women in
the 1950s?
 How were women discriminated
against in the 1960s and early 1970s?
 What factors led to changes in the
roles of women?
 How much change had taken place
for women by 1975?
 What was the impact of the National
Health Service on people’s lives?
Teenagers:
 What was it like growing up in the
1950s?
 Why were there changes in the lives
of teenagers?
 How did teenagers and students
behave in the 1960s and early 1970s?
 How far did the lives of all teenagers
change in the 1960s and early 1970s?