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AQA Past Paper Non-Source
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1A The Age of Crusades c1701-1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery 1469-1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485-1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy 1603-1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment 1682-1796
1F Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783-1885
1G Challenge and transformation: Britain c1851-1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964
1J The British Empire c1857-1967
1K The making of a Superpower: USA 1865-1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany 1871-1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: reality and illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
Edexcel Past Paper Non-Source
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1A: The crusades, c1095–1204
1B: England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion
1C: Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement
1D: Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform
1E: Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin
1F: In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96
1G: Germany and West Germany, 1918–89
1H: Britain transformed, 1918–97
2A.1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106
2A.2: England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89
2B.1: Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55
2B.2: The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609
2C.1: France in revolution, 1774–99
2C.2: Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
2D.1: The unification of Italy, c1830–70
2D.2: The unification of Germany, c1840–71
2E.1: Mao’s China, 1949–76
2E.2: The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
2F.1: India, c1914–48: the road to independence
2F.2: South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’
2G.1: The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46
2G.2: Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and… democracy
2H.1: The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery
2H.2: The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge
30: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509
31: Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603
32: The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598
33: The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750
34.1: Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928
34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939
35.1: Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
35.2: The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928
36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923
37.1: The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991
37.2: Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited
38.1: The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
38.2: The making of modern China, 1860–1997
39.1: Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
39.2: Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004
OCR Past Paper Non-Source
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Y101 Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016
Y102 Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest 1035–1107
Y103 England 1199–1272
Y104 England 1377–1455
Y105 England 1445–1509: Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII
Y106 England 1485–1558: the Early Tudors
Y107 England 1547–1603: the Later Tudors
Y108 The Early Stuarts and the Origins of the Civil War 1603–1660
Y109 The Making of Georgian Britain 1678–c.1760
Y110 From Pitt to Peel: Britain 1783–1853
Y111 Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846–1918
Y112 Britain 1900–1951
Y113 Britain 1930–1997
Y201 The Rise of Islam c.550–750
Y202 Charlemagne 768–814
Y203 The Crusades and the Crusader States 1095–1192
Y204 Genghis Khan and the Explosion from the Steppes c.1167–1405
Y205 Exploration, Encounters and Empire 1445–1570
Y206 Spain 1469–1556
Y207 The German Reformation and the rule of Charles V 1500–1559
Y208 Philip II 1556–1598
Y209 African Kingdoms c.1400–c.1800: four case studies
Y210 Russia 1645–1741
Y211 The Rise and Decline of the Mughal Empire in India 1526–1739
Y212 The American Revolution 1740–1796
Y213 The French Revolution and the rule of Napoleon 1774–1815
Y214 France 1814–1870
Y215 Italy and Unification 1789–1896
Y216 The USA in the 19th Century: 1803–c.1890
Y217 Japan 1853–1937
Y218 International Relations 1890–1941
Y219 Russia 1894–1941
Y220 Italy 1896–1943
Y221 Democracy and Dictatorships in Germany 1919–1963
Y222 The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993
Y223 The Cold War in Europe 1941–1995
Y224 Apartheid and Reconciliation: South African Politics 1948–1999
Y301 The Early Anglo-Saxons c.400–800
Y302 The Viking Age c.790–1066
Y303 English Government and the Church 1066–1216
Y304 The Church and Medieval Heresy c.1100–1437
Y305 The Renaissance c.1400–c.1600
Y306 Rebellion and Disorder under the Tudors 1485–1603
Y307 Tudor Foreign Policy 1485–1603
Y308 The Catholic Reformation 1492–1610
Y309 The Ascendancy of the Ottoman Empire 1453–1606
Y310 The Development of the Nation State: France 1498–1610
Y311 The Origins and Growth of the British Empire 1558–1783
Y312 Popular Culture and the Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th C
Edexcel International Non-Source
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Unit 1 – Option 1A: France in Revolution, 1774–99
Unit 1 – Option 1B: Russia in Revolution, 1881–1917
Unit 1 – Option 1C: Germany, 1918–45
Unit 1 – Option 1D: Britain, 1964–90
Unit 2 – Option 1A: India, 1857–1948: The Raj to Partition
Unit 2 – Option 1B: China, 1900–76
Unit 2 – Option 1C: Russia, 1917–91: From Lenin to Yeltsin
Unit 2 – Option 1D: South Africa, 1948–2014
Unit 3 – Option 1A: The USA, Independence to Civil War, 1763–1865
Unit 3 – Option 1B: The British Experience of Warfare, 1803–1945
Unit 3 – Option 1C: Germany: United, Divided and Reunited, 1870–1990
Unit 3 – Option 1D: Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1865–2009
Unit 4 – Option 1A: The Making of Modern Europe, 1805–71
Unit 4 – Option 1B: The World in Crisis, 1879–1945
Unit 4 – Option 1C: The World Divided: Superpower Relations, 1943–90
Unit 4 – Option 1D: The Cold War and Hot War in Asia, 1945–90