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History Essays

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The Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800

Assess the impact of the Anglo-Saxons upon culture in Britain and Ireland between c.400 and 800.

OCR

2021

A Level

Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870–1919

To what extent had Japan become a world power by the end of the First World War?

CAMBRIDGE

May/June 2021

AS LEVEL

International history, 1945–92

Assess the impact of the Prague Spring on US‒Soviet relations.

CAMBRIDGE

Mon Mar 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945–1972

0 6 How far do you agree with the view that the Berlin Wall was a symbol of the Cold War? Explain your answer. [8 marks] The indicative content is designed to exemplify the qualities expected at each level and is not a full exemplar answer. All historically relevant and valid answers should be credited.

AQA

2021

GCSE

The Age of the Crusades, c1071-1204

‘The consequences of the Byzantine defeat at Manzikert in 1071 were the main factors behind the calling of the First Crusade by Urban II in 1095.’ Assess the validity of this view.

AQA

Mon Nov 01 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

Elizabethan England

How far do you agree with the view that Elizabeth I was not all-powerful between 1580 and 1603?

OCR

2021

GCSE

Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–77

Explain why the involvement of foreign powers prolonged the Civil War.

CAMBRIDGE

May/June 2021

AS LEVEL

World History

Describe one example of a Chicano campaign for civil rights between 1964 and 1974.

OCR

2021

GCSE

World History

To what extent did Mao Zedong’s influence in China weaken in the years 1962 to 1965?

AQA

Mon Dec 13 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

English Civil War

How did the Civil Wars (1642–51) affect Kenilworth Castle?

OCR

2021

GCSE

The English Revolution

To what extent was the development of political and religious radicalism, in the years 1646 to 1653, due to weaknesses in government?

AQA

Fri Dec 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Greenwich Mean Time)

A Level

Restoration England, 1660–1685

0 6 Explain the importance of the growth of trade in Restoration England.

AQA

2021

GCSE

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