Foreword

9-1 History is a textbook designed to act as a free and reliable guide for students taking the 9-1 History GCSE.

The course has been structured around the AQA Specification.

Unlike most 9-1 Books, History has various optional modules. As it is recommended to read the modules that apply to you, also, History requires various techniques when answering questions which applies to everyone, so please read the techniques section.

Good luck!

A note about the notes

The notes are a brief, concise overview of a course that provide the theoretical minimum knowledge you need to know for a good grade. That being said, if you want a higher grade, you will have to read further by following some of the many links provided.

Paper 1: Period studies

America, 1840-1895: Expansion and consolidation
Germany, 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Russia, 1894-1945: Tsardom and communism
America, 1920-1973: Opportunity and inequality

Paper 1: Conflict and tension

The First World War, 1894-1918
The inter-war years, 1918-1939
Conflict and tension between East and West, 1945-1972
Conflict and tension in Asia, 1950-1975
Conflict and tension in the Gulf and Afghanistan, 1990-2009

Paper 2: Thematic studies

Health and the people: c1000-present
Power and the people: c1170-present
Migration, empires and the people: c790-present

Paper 2: British depth studies

Norman England, c1066-1100
Medieval England: the reign of Edward I, 1272-1307
Elizabethan England, c1568-1603
Restoration England, 1660-1685

Answering the questions

Paper 1 Questions
Paper 2 Questions

Practice Papers

Appendix

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