Knowledge organiser to complement Topic 19: Culture and Society of the AQA Depth Study Option 2N - Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-53.
Advise to print A4
Designed to be compatible for pp163-165 of the Oxford AQA A Level Textbook by Chris Rowe and Sally Waller
Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 2.2,Cuban Missile Crisis of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Covers Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, the Cuban revolution, consequences of the revolution, why America was so concerned by the revolution, their plan of action, the Bay of Pigs incident, why it failed and what the impact was for the USA and USSR.
The piggy bank represents JFK
Knowledge Organiser to complement Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Covers the creation of the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic, NATO and the Warsaw Pact with sources for analysis
Knowledge Organiser to complement the Persecution of the Jews within the Treatment of Minorities for topic 4.4 of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
Knowledge organiser to complement unit 2.2 of Edexcel’s Medicine Through Time, c1250-present GCSE course - Approaches to Prevention and Treatment
Covers Apothecaries and Journeymen, physicians, surgeons, fugitive sheets, hospitals, the dissolution of the monasteries, pest houses and community care, with space to note any key individuals.
Advise to print A4 for revision/A3 for detailed notes
Knowledge Organiser to complement the Germany Revolution for topic 1.1 of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
Knowledge Organiser covers The legacy of the First World War, The German Revolution, The Abdication of the Kaiser, The Declaration of a Republic, The Council of the People’s Representatives, The Armistice, Setting up the Weimar Republic, The Social Democrats, The Spartacists and The Freikorps.
Advise print A3 for notes and A4 for revision
Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 3.1, Attempts to Reduce Tension Between East and West, 1969-79 of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Includes an overview of Detente, why the USA and Soviet Union supported detente, the transfer of the US presidency from Nixon, Ford and Carter. Also covers SALT 1, the Helsinki Accords and SALT 2.
The phone is Nixon (because of the phone tapping in the Watergate scandal), the wallet if Ford (because the economic crisis experienced in his presidency) and the U-turn is Carter (because of his soft policies towards the soviets). The heart represents Brezhnev (because he dies of a heart attack). The other icons are illustrative.
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Designed to complement the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939 GCSE course.
Students colour code the statements in the quilt into one of the six categories at the top of the sheet.
Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.2, The Development of the Cold War of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Covers the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan and Cominform and Comecon.
The shooting star is Truman, type writer represents the telegrams, satellite is the satellite states. The rest are mostly visual prompts.
Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.1, Early Tensions Between East and West of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Covers the difference between communism and capitalism, the original Grand alliance, the successes and failures of the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences
The moustache is Stalin, the dog is Churchill, the lone star is Roosevelt but the shooting star is Truman, the tie is Attlee
Colour code to complement theNazi control of education aspect of Nazi Policies Towards the Youth, topic 4.2 of the Edexcel Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939.
Students should colour categorise the information in the table into the 4 categories in the top row.
Advised to print 2 sheets per page for A5 sizing
Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.3, The Cold War Intensifies of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Covers conventional weapons, the development of atomic and hydrogen bombs, ICBMs, nuclear weapons as a threat or a deterrent, the Korean War, President Eisenhower, the death of Stalin and Nikita Khrushchev.
The eye is President Eisenhower and the hammer is Khrushchev. The rest are mostly visual prompts.
Knowledge Organiser to complement unit 1.3, The Cold War Intensifies of Edexcel’s GCSE course, Superpowers and the Cold War 1941-1991
Covers key chronology and events of the Hungarian Uprising. Focus on the Secret Speech, comparison of Rakosi and Nagy, Khrushchev’s reaction, Nagy’s trial and execution, the international response and the impact on the control of Hungary by the USSR
The Hammer is Khrushchev. The rest are mostly visual prompts.
Knowledge organiser to complement unit 1.3 of Edexcel’s Medicine Through Time, c1250-present GCSE course -Dealing with the Black Death, 1348-49
Covers origins and symptoms of the Black Death, causes of the Black Death (Religious/supernatural, natural and common beliefs), treatments of the Black Death (Religious/supernatural and natural), government action, and preventing the Black Death (Religious/supernatural, natural and common beliefs)
Advise to print A4 for revision/A3 for detailed notes
This is designed to complement unit 2.3 The Aftermath of the Crusade, of Edexcel’s GCSE course: The Reigns of King Richard I and King John, 1189-1216
Covers why Richard wanted to leave the Holy Land quickly, problems getting home, his capture, profile of HRE Henry VI, the ransom, the burden of the ransom on England, how the ransom was raised, Eleanor of Aquitaine’s involvement, Prince John’s rebellion, Philip’s disruption in Normandy and Richard’s return to England.
Advise to print A3 for detailed notes and A4 for revision
Knowledge organiser to complement unit 1.2 of Edexcel’s Medicine Through Time, c1250-present GCSE course - Approaches to Treatment and Prevention
Covers religious and supernatural treatment (the king’s healing power and astrology), humoural treatments like bloodletting (cuttinv veins, leeches and cupping and purging, and remedies including bathing, herbal remedies, superstitions and diet.
Advise to print A4 for revision/A3 for detailed notes
Knowledge organiser to complement the AQA A level Depth 2N Course - Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia 1917-1953
Matches chaper 14 of the Oxford AQA approved textbook
Covers industry in the 30s including:
Gosplan
The aims and outcomes of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd five-year-plans
The Nazi threat to the USSR
New industrial projects: Dnieprostroi Dam, the Turksib, Moscow Metro, Moscow-Volga canal, Magnitogorsk and Komsomolsk
The use of foreigners
Stakhanovites
Managers
Workers
Convict labour
Advise to print A3 for detailed notes and A4 for quick revision