Synopsis
Audio podcast revision guides for GCSE and IGCSE History courses in Modern World History.
Episodes
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Nazi Germany: The Rise of Hitler (part 2: 1929-34)
28/05/2017 Duration: 17minAn audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Hitler 1929-1934.
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Nazi Germany: The Rise of Hitler (part 1: 1919-29)
05/02/2017 Duration: 08minAn audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Hitler 1919-1929.
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The First Gulf War: the course and consequences of the war
05/04/2016 Duration: 12minAn audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the course and consequences of the First Gulf War and the invasion of Kuwait.
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IGCSE History Paper 4 exam tips � 'new' exam from 2015
21/01/2016 Duration: 13minThis revision podcast relates specifically to the 'new' CIE IGCSE History Paper 4 examination from June 2015 onwards. IGCSE History Paper 4 is the Depth Study paper, and consequently the content material differs depending on what Depth Study you studied at your school. It doesn't matter which one you focused on as the layout of the exam and the requirements of the mark scheme are the same. Consequently this podcast aims to be as broad as possible.
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Origins of the First Gulf War: the invasion of Kuwait
04/05/2015 Duration: 11minAn audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the origins of the First Gulf War and the invasion of Kuwait.
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Causes and Consequences of the Iran-Iraq War
29/03/2015 Duration: 13minAn audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the causes and consequences of the Iran-Iraq War.
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The Iranian Revolution 1979
22/02/2015 Duration: 12minAn audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains why there was a revolution in Iran in 1979.
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Saddam Hussein's Rule of Iraq
17/02/2015 Duration: 07minAn audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains how Saddam Hussein maintained his power in Iraq.
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The Rise of Saddam Hussein
16/02/2015 Duration: 07minAn audio revision guide for IGCSE and GCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Saddam Hussein in Iraq.
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Nazi Germany: The Rise of Hitler
14/01/2015 Duration: 11minAn audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the factors that contributed to the rise of Hitler 1919-1934.
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Nazi Germany: Life in Nazi Germany
13/01/2015 Duration: 11minAn audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that compares the experience of young people, women and families, and minorities in Nazi Germany.
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Nazi Germany: How did the Nazis Keep Control?
12/01/2015 Duration: 11minAn audio revision guide for GCSE and IGCSE History that explains the Nazi methods of control: the carrot, the stick, and propaganda.
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The Treaty of Versailles
31/05/2013 Duration: 13minA History revision guide that explains the terms of the Treaty of Versailles. The podcast explores the major themes of the Treaty, and how different countries responded to it. The final part of the podcast presents evidence for and against the argument that the Treaty was 'unfair' in order to help students present a balanced answerin the exam.
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The Big Three: The Paris Peace Conference
24/05/2013 Duration: 14minAn audio revision guide that explains the aims of the Big Three - Lloyd George, Clemenceau and Wilson - at the Paris Peace Paris. It explains the factors that affected their demands and highlights the differences between them.
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Cold War Revision: The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe
04/05/2012 Duration: 09minAn updated audio revision guide which provides an overview of collapse of Communist control over Eastern Europe. Covers Solidarity in Poland and the impact of Gorbachev's reforms.
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Germany 1919-1945: The Weimar Republic
05/02/2012 Duration: 12minAn updated audio revision guide that explains the experience of Weimar Germany in the years 1919-1929.
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Cold War Revision: The Cuban Missile Crisis
03/05/2010 Duration: 09minAn audio revision guide providing an overview of the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. Provides a background to Castro's Cuba, Kennedy's choices, and the eventual end of the crisis. Considers who 'won' the crisis.
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Cold War Revision: The Origins of the Cold War
20/03/2010 Duration: 16minAn audio revision guide providing an overview of relations between the USA and the USSR in the years immediately following the Second World War. Includes Stalin's control of eastern Europe, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Aid, Berlin Blockade.
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IGCSE History: CIE Paper 2 (German Involvement in the Spanish Civil War)
16/05/2009 Duration: 08minAn audio revision guide for CIE IGCSE History Paper 2 that provides an overview of German involvement in the Spanish Civil War.
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Cold War Revision: Hungary 1956 and Czechoslovakia 1968
06/02/2009 Duration: 14minAn audio revision guide providing an overview of the rebellions in Hungary 1956 and Czechoslovakia 1968. Details of the two rebellions are given in overview, and then the two events are assessed for similarities and differences.