Written by senior examiners and experienced teachers of the course, this student revision workbook for Edexcel AS History Unit 1: Stalin's Russia 1924-53 closely combines course content with revision activities and advice on exam technique. This allows students the opportunity to improve the skills needed to perform well in exam conditions through interacting with the content they need to revise. In addition each section has a model answer with exam tips for students to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam.
Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel AS History: Stalin's Russia, 1924-53. Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: Stalin's Russia, 1924-53 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam. - Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities- Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions- Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes CONTENTS: Section 1: The struggle for power 1924-29 The contenders for power Powerbases Ideology: the great industrialisation debate Ideology: foreign policy Making and breaking alliances Devious tactics Exam focus Section 2: Transforming the Soviet Union - collectivisation and industrialisation Causes of modernisation Collectivisation and its consequences First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932) Second Five-Year Plan (1933-1938) Third Five-Year Plan (1938-1941) The Great Retreat: women The Great Retreat: family and education Exam focus Section 3: Persecution and control - the totalitarian regime Causes of the Great Terror Moscow show trials Yezhovshchina The impact of the Terror Socialist realism Cult of Personality Exam focus Section 4: The making of a superpower - the impact of the Second World War The coming of the war Cost of the war Reasons for victory: Russia at war Reasons for victory: military campaigns and Allied support Superpower Exam focus
Exam Board: Pearson Edexcel Level: GCSE Subject: History First teaching: September 2016 First exams: June 2018 Endorsed for Edexcel Enable students to achieve their full potential while ensuring pace, enjoyment and motivation with this popular series from the leading History publisher for secondary schools. br” Blends in-depth coverage of topics with activities and strategies to help students to acquire, retain and revise core subject knowledge brbr” Uses an exciting mix of clear narrative, visual stimulus materials and a rich collection of contemporary sources to capture students' interestbrbr” Helps students to maximise their grade potential and develop their exam skills through structured guidance on answering every question type successfullybrbr” Builds on our experience publishing popular GCSE History resources, providing you with accurate, authoritative content written by experienced teachers who understand the content and assessment requirementsbr
Written to cover the AQA History A Level Unit 2 specification (HIS2L), our student book provides a focused look at key events in Russian history during 1924-1941 and enables students to gain a greater understanding of the period and evaluate the key issues.
A comprehensive advanced core text on Russia from 1900 to the 1950s. It offers students an insight into the causes of the Russian Revolution in 1917; the nature, the achievements and failure of Lenin's and Stalin's regimes; and the ongoing historiographical debate about this period and the current reinterpretations of it.
The Access to History series is the most popular and trusted series for AS and A level history students. The new editions combine all the strengths of this well-loved series with a new design and features that allow all students access to the content and study skills needed to achieve exam success. This is a new edition of the bestselling title 'Bolshevik and Stalinist Russia 1918-56' which now focuses on the period from 1924-53. It has been revised and fully updated for the 2008 AS specifications for Edexcel and AQA, providing both a narrative and an analysis of the impact of Stalin's leadership on the USSR. It examines Stalin's rise to power following Lenin's death in 1924, the nature of his rule, the economic changes he brought about and his foreign policies. Finally, a concluding chapter focuses on what life was like in Stalinist Russia. Throughout the book, key dates, terms and issues are highlighted, and historical interpretations of key debates are outlined. Summary diagrams are included to consolidate knowledge and understanding of the period, and exam-style questions and tips written by examiners for each specification provide the opportunity to develop exam skills.
"Uses newly opened archives as well as published sources to examine the clash that occurred between the state and the Russian peasantry in the formative years of the Soviet government, before Stalin's bloody forced collectivization of agriculture in 1929."--BOOK JACKET.
Exam Board: Edexcel Level: AS/A-level Subject: History First teaching: September 2015 First exams: AS: Summer 2016; A-level: Summer 2017 Endorsed for Edexcel Enable your students to develop high-level skills in their Edexcel A level History breadth and depth studies through expert narrative and extended reading, including bespoke essays from leading academics - Build a strong understanding of the period studied with authoritative, well-researched content written in an accessible and engaging style - Ensure continual improvement in students' essay writing, interpretation and source analysis skills, using practice questions and trusted guidance on successfully answering exam-style questions - Encourage students to undertake rolling revision and self-assessment by referring to end-of-chapter summaries and diagrams across the years - Help students monitor their progress and consolidate their knowledge through note-making activities and peer-support tasks - Provide students with the opportunity to analyse and evaluate works of real history, with specially commissioned historians' essays and extracts from academic works on the historical interpretations
Exam board: Pearson Edexcel Level: International GCSE (9-1) Subject: History First teaching: September 2017 First exams: Summer 2019 Endorsed for Pearson Edexcel qualifications Follow the tried-and-tested methods of bestselling author Ben Walsh. This book builds the skills required for exam success, helps students to remember all the content and makes History really interesting. The authors have listened to feedback from teachers and students about the challenging aspects of the specification, to ensure that they deliver the support you need. You can rely on this textbook to: B” Ensure that History is accessible to all. /BStraightforward language, manageable chunks of text and plenty of bullet points guide you through the content, which is covered in the amount of depth that students needbrbrB” Bring historical events, people and developments to life.B” Focus on what really matters. /BThe features in the book are designed to consolidate students' knowledge of the key points - from 'Focus' boxes and regular 'Knowledge check' questions to end-of-chapter summariesbrbrB” Break down exam skills into small steps. /BActivities throughout the chapters and larger 'Focus tasks' teach students how to select, organise and use their knowledge to explain, analyse, evaluate and make judgementsbrbrB” Provide easy-to-follow exam advice. Depth studiesbr” Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918-45
