Guide to GCSE History exam – Unit 2 Depth Study 1 hour 15 minutes Question 1 1a (source inference) What can you learn from source A about…? 4 marks (6 minutes) Source A: From a book about the history of Germany‚ published in 2009. On the evening of 27 February 1933‚ the Reichstag building was destroyed by a massive fire. A young Dutchman‚ a Communist supporter called Marinus van der Lubbe‚ was caught on the site. Van der Lubbe was put on trial‚ found guilty and executed. But his
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Bibliography: 1. Top 10 allied war crimes of world war II‚ December 14th 2012‚ Viewed March 3rd 2013‚ < http://listverse.com/2012/12/14/top-10-allied-war-crimes-of-world-war-ii/> 2. “History Alive 10” ‚ (Robert Darlington 2012) 3. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. http://www.ushmm.org/
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Dewey of the US Aquatic Squadron left Hong Kong to set sail for the Philippines to initiate the war with Spain. * Dewey was boarded in his flagship in Olympia. * May 1‚ 1898‚ Dewey encountered Spanish Armada of Admiral Patricio Montojo. Aguinaldo Returns * While in Hong Kong‚ Aguinaldo established his revolutionary government exile. * Called “Hong Kong Junta”. * Felipe Agoncillo was made the President. * US Consul E. Spencer Pratt advised the possible alliance of US. * He
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United States‚ started as colonies made up of people who came to this land in search of new opportunities and freedoms. Throughout the decades America has overcome many obstacles and expanded into a nation full of new ideas and opportunities. The rich history of the U.S has shaped this country into a country where Americans have developed a system of government with revolutionary ideas. These new ideas‚ and new political rights have lead to the unique sense of American identity that we now hold today.
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History 112 Chapter 25: O can you see the C’s? ( 1940 - 1960 ) Kennedy and the Cold War - After 8 years in the White House Eisenhower had to retire because of the 22nd Amendment. 22nd ratified in 1951 in reaction to FDR’s four terms as president but did not permit Eisenhower or anyone else to run for more than two terms in office. - Eisenhower tepidly endorsed his vice president‚ Richard Nixon who had gotten his fame from 1950’s Red Scare. - Democrats nominated John F.
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Chapter 2 Notes: Indian & European Relations in the 1600s Spain in North America 1560s: Spanish give up search for Indian gold. Focus on defending their empire from English (who were plundering treasure ships and Caribbean ports) and French Protestants (who began to settle in Florida though the Spanish had already claimed the land). Spanish establish fort at St. Augustine‚ Florida (1565) to protect route of the treasure fleet. They also massacre French Protestants. Raids by Native Americans
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Successes and failures of Democracy Nature and role of nationalism Influence of the German army Nature and influence of racism Changes in society 1. Weimar Republic Emergence of the Democratic Republic and the impact of the Treaty of Versailles • Right wing parties are more conservative/cautious in politics‚ while parties on the left tend to be more radical. • In Germany‚ the moderate right and left wing parties tended to support the new democracy‚ while the extreme left
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Topic 1 Investigating History • interpret and construct time lines • define the terms that describe historical periods of time • the terminology and concepts of historical time‚ including year‚ decade‚ generation‚ century‚ age‚ BC/AD‚ BCE/CE • sequence societies and events within specific periods of time • ask historical questions • distinguish between fact and opinion • draw some conclusions about the usefulness of sources including a website • examine differing historical perspectives
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Art History Study Guide for Final Review for final exam‚ Art 2‚ Renaissance to Modern The questions on the test will be taken from the categories below. I have left out some artists entirely and in some cases limited the objects being considered for questions. You will choose ten or twelve questions from 16 or more possibilities. Art of Venice (two questions) Titian Giorgione Palladio (Villa Rotonda only) El Greco (Laocoon [National Gallery‚ DC] and View of Toledo [Met]‚ see Met
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WWI Summary ➢ War on the Western Front: ✓ The Reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front: Stalemate: Situation where neither side could make a successful breakthrough on the Western Front. The Schlieffen Plan; was the German strategic plan that was to be put into action if there was war against both France and Russia simultaneously. The Franco-Russian Alliance: alliance of 1893 stated that if either France or Russia were attacked by Germany‚ the other would assist
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