Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Useful Learners Booklets for ALL Themes . All credit to these booklets is attributed to Groby Community College. I found the PDF versions of these booklets online and found them incredibly useful when studying for this course.

Included in this bundle are the past exams and examiners reports for Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964. Included also is the specification extended document (includes not only indicative content, but extended content). All of the material comes from the OCR Exam Board.

Civil Rights in the USA : African America Revision Notes 45 pages / 14,000 words of content for African American rights in the USA. Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease. For example: Topic: The Position of African Americans in 1865 (The Reconstruction Period) What was the position of African Americans in 1865? Subtopic: The Position of African Americans in 1865 • April 1865 South came within the Union’s jurisdiction and slaves became free • New status as freedmen did not mean that they immediately gained the same rights as white owners • War left the position of African Americans unresolved o One suggestion that all former slaves should leave the USA but Lincoln ruled this out o Another idea was to ensure African Americans had the same rights and status of whites  Formidable problems in south given the resentment by a defeated white population accustomed to considering African Americans as property • Former slaves caught between being legally free and not being seen as equal • Issue of quite what they were free to do – no means of making a living • Sharecropping o White landowners allowed former slaves to work their land in return for a considerable share of what was produced o Not very different from slavery The sources used to create this resource include the following: OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit America’s Women (Gail Collins) Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required) America’s Dream (Garson) BBC In Our Time Podcast on Martin Luther King (Highly recommend In Our Time for extra detail) This resource includes a sharable PDF version and a editable Word Document. Furthermore, there is also a link to a very helpful Youtube Video that informed this document. Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Any further questions please email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

Civil Rights in the USA : Synthesis Tables (Women, Trade Unions, Native Americans and African Americans) Revision Notes broken up into themes and tables for synthesis. Highly useful resource for the thematic and synthetic style questions. Colour Coded: Red - Negative Change Green - Positive Change BOLD - Highly Significant Event The tables for Women and Trade Unions have been thoroughly filled out with significant amounts of detail. Due to the nature of the 2022 exams, however, the Native Americans and African Americans tables are less detailed with space for you to add your own facts. Please use the tables for Women and Trade Unions as a guide (although the colour coding still applies to the latter tables). Space to fill in your own ideas / thoughts / facts ! Also included are extra tables to complete for your own active revision. The sources used to create this resource include the following: OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit America’s Women (Gail Collins) Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required) America’s Dream (Garson) Martin Luther King (Highly recommend In Our Time for extra detail) Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Any further questions please email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com (or if you would require a preview before purchase).

Fascism in Italy 1911-1946 Highly Detailed Revision Notes for the entire course as stipulated by the specification and a course workbook to aid your revision. Nearly 50 pages of highly detailed analysis, containing optimum detail and thoroughly knowledge. These notes have been formulated to correlate entirely with the exam specification (editable Word version and a sharable PDF version). Also included is a workbook (40 pages), which has also been produced to match the specification. In order to benefit from the workbook, it is important to have both the revision notes to hand and the Access to History: Italy: The Rise of Fascism 1896–1946 Should you require this book cheaply, I have two available copies which I am selling at £4.50 each as they are in fantastic condition (retail price on Amazon is £19.40). Please email the below address should you be interested in this deal. Please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com should you have any questions regarding this resource or the OCR course in general. If you do purchase, and like, this resource, it will be most appreciated if you left a review.

Civil Rights in the USA : Trade Unions Revision Notes 57 pages / 16,000 words of content for Trade Unions in the USA. Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease. For example: Topic: The Position of the Trade Unions and Organised Labour To what extend did the position of unions change in the period 1865-1992? Subtopic: The Position of unions and labour at the beginning and end of the Period • Issues around the position of union and labour rights o Right for unions to exist o Recognition of unions o Involvement of unions in negotiations overpay and working conditions o Establishment of systems for mediation o Freedom of workers to withdraw their labour without fear of punishment • Progress not continuous The sources used to create this resource include the following: OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit America’s Women (Gail Collins) Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required) America’s Dream (Garson) Included in this resource is a PDF editable copy as well as an editable Word Document. Furthermore, an incredibly helpful Youtube Resource on the Trade Unions, which informed the resource, has also been included. Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Any further questions please email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level History Revision Notes (101 pages!!!) Thematic Revision Material targeting the following themes: Nature of Government. Economy and Society. Wars and Revolutions. (Satellite States not included due to content for 2022 examinations being cut back). There are notes written on the Satellite States which will be published separately. Rulers include: Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II, Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev. Each Revision document is targeting the element of synthesis, which is vital to achieve the top grades in the A-Level Russia History Exam. For example, if you received a question on ‘Opposition to government’, the revision notes have been structured to explore the themes in relation to the methods used by government in order to prevent opposition: Police, Army, Censorship and Propaganda. In addition, the revision notes have an element of synthesis as they explore each ruler of the period. The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources: Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required) Soviet Union Primary Source Material Robert Service’s Books : ‘The Last of the Tsars’, ‘Lenin’ and ‘Stalin’ Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’ Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ‘Romanovs’ and ‘Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar’ William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’ Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required) John Laver ‘Personalities and Powers’ (Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky) BBC Russia and its Rulers Documentary Series When purchasing this resource, you will find a PDF easily sharable copy of the 101-pages of revision notes as well as an editable Word Document. Moreover, an incredible helpful Youtube Documentary on the Russian Rulers is also included as it greatly helped my own understanding of the period and, therefore, informed the revision notes. Thank you very much for your interest in this source.

Civil Rights in the USA : Women’s Rights Revision Notes 68 pages / 28,000 words of content for Women’s rights in the USA. Revision Notes broken up into themes and sub-themes for ease. For example: Topic: Period for Women’s Rights: The Civil War and the Gilded Era (1865-1900) Subtopic: The Position of Women before the Civil War (1861-1865) • Women were increasingly active in several ways in 18th Century o As a result of a growth in religious enthusiasm women were often active in church societies, Sunday schools and religious meetings o Women participated in the campaign against slavery and were often ardent abolitionists, supporting the end of slavery in the South o Some (like former slave Harriet Tubman) played a heroic role in rescuing slaves and helping them to reach free territory in the North o Promotion of temperance – discouraging the drinking of alcohol o Development of a movement for women suffrage • There was a link between the social concerns that women took an interest in and organised themselves to promote the wider political issue of suffrage • In order to promote change women needed to have a political voice at national, state and local level • The sheer number of organisations for such causes shows that before the Civil war women were expanding their interests outside the home The sources used to create this resource include the following: OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide for this unit America’s Women (Gail Collins) Massolit Lecture Videos (Subscription required) America’s Dream (Garson) Included in this resource is a sharable PDF copy, a editable Word Document and a very helpful video on women’s rights and the 19th amendment. Thank you very much for your interest in this resource. Any further questions please email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level History Revision Notes 50 Slides of Thematic Revision Material targeting the following themes: Nature of Government Impact of dictatorial regimes on the Economy and Society Impact of War and Revolution on the development of the Russian Empire and the USSR Impact on the Minorities and Satellite States Rulers include: Alexander II, Alexander III, Nicholas II, Lenin, Stalin and Khrushchev. Each Revision Slide in targeting the element of synthesis, which is vital to achieve the top grades in the A-Level Russia History Exam. For example, if you received a question on ‘Opposition to government’, the revision notes have been structured to explore the themes in relation to the methods used by government in order to prevent opposition: Police, Army, Censorship and Propaganda. In addition, the revision notes have an element of synthesis as they explore each ruler of the period. The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources: Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required) Soviet Union Primary Source Material Robert Service’s Books : ‘The Last of the Tsars’, ‘Lenin’ and ‘Stalin’ Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’ Simon Sebag Montefiore’s ‘Romanovs’ and ‘Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar’ William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’ Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required) John Laver ‘Personalities and Powers’ (Stalin, Lenin and Trotsky) BBC Russia and its Rulers Documentary Series Thank you very much for your interest in this source. Any queries over the source, or course in general, please do not hesitate to email me at alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Depth Study A-Level History Revision Notes (17 highly detailed and comprehensive slides for the three themes) Depth Study Revision Material targeting the following themes: Alexander II, Provisional Government and Khrushchev. Rulers include: Alexander II, Kerensky, Lenin (Civil War) and Khrushchev. The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources: Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required) Soviet Union Primary Source Material Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’ William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’ Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required) PERSONAL CONTACT/INFORMATION WITH WILLIAM TAUBMAN AND NINA KHRUSHCHEVA (Granddaughter of Khrushchev) As a History undergraduate, I believe that it is really important to include information in your essays that is unique (not ‘textbook’ material). As a result, having an insight into Khrushchev from the perspective of a prolific historian or professor is a really ‘gem’. Thank you very much for your interest in this source.

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Depth Study A-Level History Revision Notes Depth Study Revision Material targeting the following themes: Alexander II, Provisional Government and Khrushchev. Rulers include: Alexander II, Kerensky, Lenin (Civil War 1917) and Khrushchev. The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources: Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required) Soviet Union Primary Source Material Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’ William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’ Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required) PERSONAL CONTACT/INFORMATION WITH WILLIAM TAUBMAN AND NINA KHRUSHCHEVA (Granddaughter of Khrushchev) Thank you very much for your interest in this source.

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Khrushchev A-Level History Revision Notes Depth Study Revision Material targeting the following themes: Khrushchev (De-Stalinisation, Economy and Society, Cold War and Satellite States). Rulers include: Khrushchev. The material used to write these revision notes have come from the following sources: Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 A-Level OCR Textbooks and Revision Guide Orlando Figes’ Useful Website ‘Revolutionary Russia’ (Subscription Required) Soviet Union Primary Source Material Orlando Figes’ ‘A People’s Tragedy’ William Taubman’s ‘Khrushchev: The Man and his Era’ Russia and its Rulers Lecture Series on Massolit (Subscription Required) PERSONAL CONTACT/INFORMATION WITH WILLIAM TAUBMAN AND NINA KHRUSHCHEVA (Granddaughter of Khrushchev) Thank you very much for your interest in this source.

This resource includes the following: OCR Who’s Who (List of Individuals for Russia) Extended Research (How can you expand on your research?) List of Content Worksheets to complete for Revision Purposes (understand thematic and synthesis element). Thank you for being interested in this resource.

Russia and its Rulers 2021 and 2022 Practice Questions and Papers from the real exam.

Early Tudors and Mid-Tudor Crisis HUGE Revision Bundle (11 separate documents in total)! All the notes required for all four of the themes : Henry VII’s Government and Domestic Policies, Henry VII’s Foreign Policy, Henry VIII and Wolsey and Henry VIII’s government after 1529. *Example Layout: Central Government The King’s Council: • Council chosen by the King. Most of the members were either members of the nobility or the church. However, some important members came from the gentry. • However, one change Henry imposed was that he drew his chief advisors from the lesser landowners, rather than from aristocratic families. • Although there were over 200 councillors during his reign, meetings were attended by a much smaller number, and he often relied on an inner group so that the efficiency of the central government was improved. • The inner group included: Lord Chancellor, Morton; the Lord Privy Seal, Fox; the Lord Treasurer, Dynham; and five others. Henry also used smaller committees from within the Council, but made the practice more frequent, with the establishment of a Court of Requests, Court of General Surveyors and the Court Learned in the Law. • Court of Requests: This was part of the Royal Council and dealt with individual requests from ordinary people and hence gained the nickname ‘Court for Poor Men’s Causes.’ • Court of General Surveyors: This checked the revenue coming in from crown lands and those lands of which the king was feudal overlord. • Court of Learned in Law: Its task was to deal with problems concerning royal lands and rights. It was important in enforcing bonds and recognisances, so that by the end of Henry’s reign it was feared and hated. * Essay Structure Sheets and ‘Cheat Sheets’ for the Themes Essay and Source Question. All notes for the Mid-Tudor Crisis : Stability of Monarchy, Religion and Rebellions. Included is an incredibly helpful and interesting video on Henry VII, the Winter King. This video was used in order to inform the notes. Thank you for your interest in this resource. Should you require any further details regarding this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email me at alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

Russia and its Rulers Timeline of Events OCR History A Level Highly detailed Timelines for the entire Russia Course focusing on the key events of the period. This really is an extensive and useful resource as it provides a detailed but easily understandable overview of the period of the course. Timelines: 1855-1870 1870-1891 1891-1905 1905-1920 1920-1940 Also included in this bundle is a unit guide provided by the exam course for the entire period; a OCR exemplar pack for the course; extended research guide; OCR complete worksheets for the period and a Who’s Who Guide! Very useful advice and information provided by the examboard to aid the study of this period. Thank you for your interest in this resource. Should you have any questions regarding this resource or the course in general, please direct them to alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Extensive and Useful Essay Plans for the Thematic Questions. Although content revision (taken from various textbooks) can be very useful, I decided to write ‘skeletal’ and memorable essay plans for many possible questions that could come up for the thematic side of the exam (two 25-mark essays). The Essay Plans have been written for 32 ‘made-up’ possible questions (questions that have not yet come up in an exam paper, but have come up in textbooks written for this course). Nature of Government: 14 questions, Economy and Society: 12 questions and Wars: 6 questions . The Plans have been designed so that when you enter into the exam, you already know how to tackle the question: Introduction (establish criteria and set out three to four themes); Theme Paragraphs (what is the sub-theme and then synthesis across the period followed by interim judgement) and finally coming to an overall judgement at the end by bringing together your themes, factors and criteria. Hopefully these exam plans will be very useful for active revision, but should you have any questions regarding this resource or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com. If you do like this resource, a review would also be greatly appreciated.

Russia and its Rulers 1855-1964 Synthetic Content for Each Individual Ruler of the Period - OCR A-Level History. Synthesis is a highly important approach with the thematic module, so these notes will be just what you need to nail this essential element! Two to Three detailed summary pages for each ruler: Alexander II 1855-1881, Alexander III 1881-1894 , Nicholas II 1894-1917, Provisional Government (Kerensky) March 1917-October 1917, Lenin 1917-1924, Stalin 1928-1953 and Khrushchev 1953-1964. Each Synthetic Analysis explores Reform (Political, Social, Economical with an overal summary - was reform positive or negative), Opposition, Response to Opposition, Administration, Attitude towards the Peasantry, Personal / Political Freedom and War under the Ruler as well as the impact/influence. Should you wish to have more detailed notes, please have a look at the huge 101 pages worth of notes for this course also available. Please be aware that this resource really targets the synthetic element. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/russia-and-its-rulers-1855-1964-revision-notes-history-a-level-101-pages-12687154 If you have any questions regarding this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com. Please also feel free to leave a review if you like this resource, it will be much appreciated.

The Crusades and Crusader States FULL Revision Notes (OCR and the majority of the AQA A-Level History courses). These revision notes (PDF and Word versions included) are incredibly detailed and extensive to ensure thorough knowledge of the the First, Second and Third Crusade as well as the Crusader States. This resource contains two revision packs - one with detailed notes for the First Crusade and Crusader States, the other is for the Second and Third Crusade. Revision Notes have been laid out in a clear way (topics and sub-topics) and have been written in accordance with the A Level specification requirements. *Example: * Why did the situation in Western Europe encourage Crusading? Theoretical issues: Just War / The Truce of God and the Peace of God movements Practical motives: Desire of the Popes to bolster their power, the wish to defeat the Muslims threatening Europe and the need to preserve the position of the eastern Roman Empire. The Issue of Religion: Religion and the Church had a great hold over peoples’ lives which were often short and brutal. Hell was a very real fear and the offer from the Church to shorten your time there or avoid it altogether by undertaking pilgrimage of a crusade appealed to many. Subtopic: The Just War One of the reasons why crusading became an acceptable, and even desirable, duty for a Christian knight was that it was seen as morally justified. This belief in a Just War or holy war was derived from a number of sources. • The Bible, especially the Old Testament, was full of examples of fighting heroes, such as Joshua and King David. The victories of the Israelites over their enemies were viewed as triumphs for God over heathen people. • The Greek Philosopher Aristotle had used the phrase ‘Just War’ to describe war, which was, as he put it, ‘for the sake of peace.’ Thank you for your interest in this source. Should you have any questions concerning this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com

History A-Level Coursework Exemplar Essay (Full Marks and Grade A* Achieved). Title: Muslim disunity was the most important reason for the success of the First Crusade. How far do you agree? This resource contains a full mark A* coursework essay that was awarded this grade in 2022. Included is an introduction, establishment of criteria, theme analysis, primary sources, historical interpretations and interim/final judgements. Furthermore, footnotes and an extensive bibliography (Harvard) are also included in this 13-page resource. Also included is a workbook to help you plan your own coursework as well as some advice sheets from the examiners. Please use this resource (PDF version) to aid your study and how to plan your essay, rather than copying the content. Despite this, the information could well be very useful if you are studying the Crusades and Crusader States at A-Level (OCR and AQA exam boards). If you do have any questions regarding this resource, or the course in general, please do not hesitate to email alevelrevisionmadeeasy@gmail.com