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GCSE History knowledge organisers for Unit 2

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A bank of sample knowledge organisers to support the learning of GCSE History Unit 2.

These could be used for revision or as a starting point for creating your own knowledge organisers.
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2A. Russia in Transition, 1905-1924
Key Question 1: What were the main problems facing Russia between 1905 and 1914?
Key Question 2 : How did the First World War affect Russia?
Key Question 3 : What were the main features and consequences of the 1917 revolutions?
Key Question 4 : What were the main developments in the Russia during the civil war?
Key Question 5 : Why did Lenin introduce the New Economic Policy and how successful was it?
Key Question 6 : Did Lenin succeed in establishing a Communist state in Russia?
Key Question 7 : What was Lenin’s legacy to Russia?
2B. The USA: A Nation of Contrasts, 1910-1929
Key Question 1 : Why did immigration become such a major issue in American society?
Key Question 2 : Was America a country of religious and racial intolerance?
Key Question 3 : Was the 1920s a decade of organised crime and corruption?
Key Question 4 : What were the causes of economic boom?
Key Question 5 : What factors led to the end of prosperity in 1929?
Key question 6: How did popular entertainment develop during this period?
Key Question 7: How did the lifestyle and status of women change during this period?
2C. Germany in Transition, 1919-1939
Key Question 1: What challenges were faced by the Weimar Republic from 1919 to 1923?
Key Question 2: Why were the Stresemann years considered a ‘golden age’?
Key Question 3: How and why did the Weimar Republic collapse between 1929 and 1933?
Key Question 4 : How did the Nazis consolidate their power between 1933 and 1934?
Key Question 5 : How did Nazi economic, social and racial policy affect life in Germany?
Key Question 6 : What methods did the Nazis use to control Germany?
Key Question 7 : What factors led to the outbreak of war in 1939?
2D. Changes in South Africa, 1948-1994
Key Question 1: Why was the apartheid system established?
Key Question 2: What was the effect of the apartheid system on life and work?
Key Question 3: What were the main methods of opposition to apartheid?
Key Question 4: What was the role and influence of key individuals in the campaign against apartheid?
Key Question 5: How effective was international opposition to apartheid?
Key Question 6: Why did the apartheid system change during the Presidencies of Botha and de Klerk?
Key Question 7: Why and when did the apartheid system end?

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