2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 AQA A Level revision notes

These ‘at a glance’ revision notes were specially written to give AQA A Level History students a comprehensive overview of the key knowledge from the specification for the depth study: The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000

Part one: Crisis in the Soviet Union, 1953–2000
De-Stalinisation, 1953–1964
Years of Stagnation, 1964–1985
The Gorbachev Revolution, 1985–2000

Part two: Crisis in the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000 (A-level only)
Soviet Satellites, 1953–1968 (A-level only)
‘Real existing Socialism’, 1968–1980 (A-level only)
The Collapse of the Soviet Empire, 1980–2000 (A-level only)

They are especially useful for students whose note-taking in lesson isn’t as good as others, or whose organisational skills mean they are missing notes/handouts on certain topics/areas. These notes will certainly help reduce the time it takes them to catch up with their peers, and also students like to use these as a checklist of topics to go into in further detail.

Hopefully these notes help to save your students (and you!) some time in the hectic run up to exams. Thanks for taking a look :)