A complete set of detailed revision sheets for the new Edexcel 9-1 Superpower Relations and Cold War Unit. Includes specific factual detail needed to get the highest grades at GCSE History with a range of sample exam questions and model answers at the end.

Two resources which look at the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact in 1991 with a PowerPoint and worksheet.

3 resources on the Sinatra Doctrine and the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989 which includes a PowerPoint, detailed questions and worksheet.

3 resources on the problems faced by Gorbachev, such as Soviet bankruptcy, high levels of alcoholism, etc and how he tried to overcome them with glasnost, perestroika and the summits with Reagan and Bush to end the Cold War. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 History GCSE unit on Superpower Relations and the Cold War.

2 resources on the election of Reagan as President of the USA and the Second Cold War with Zero Option, SDI, ‘Evil Empire’ speech and huge increase in US defense spending. A PowerPoint and worksheet with exam questions.

4 resources on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and its impact on the Cold War with the ending of Detente, boycott of the Moscow Olympics 1980 and the Carter Doctrine. Includes a detailed worksheet and PowerPoint. Designed for the Edexcel 9-1 History GCSE.

4 resources which examine why a policy of Detente was followed by the Superpowers and the treaties and agreements signed by the Superpowers.

2 resources on why Czechoslovakia became an area of tension in the Cold War with Dubcek's Prague Spring and the subsequent Warsaw Pact invasion on 20th August 1968.

A 50 question multiple choice revision PowerPoint quiz with answers on the Crime and Punishment Edexcel unit. Can be done individually or in groups. Designed to make revision fun and covers all the themes of crime, law enforcement, punishment and Whitechapel.

An exam paper and model answers on the Superpower Relations and Cold War Edexcel 9-1 unit for history GCSE to help prepare students to access the higher GCSE grades.

12 resources which examine how William the Conqueror gained control of England. These include resources on motte and bailey castles, the 'Harrying of the North', the feudal system and the Domesday Book. Also includes an assessment with writing frame and a model answer aimed at helping KS3 stsudents write a proper history essay.

6 resources which examine why there was a Revolution in Cuba in 1959 and how this led to poor relations between Cuba and America with the Bay of Pigs fiasco of 1961. Includes a PowerPoint, detailed worksheets and activities. Also a worksheet on the Cuban Missiles Crisis.

2 resources including a Starter PowerPoint quiz which tests pupils knowledge about what topics come under what theme on crime and punishment. The main resource is a 25 page booklet which is like a 'walking, talking mock' in that it goes through how to answer each question on a whole Crime and Punishment paper (including Whitechapel) with activities, tips and model answers.

10 resources on the Berlin Crisis 1958-1963 which look at the failed summits, why the Berlin Wall was built, what impact the wall had on the people of Berlin and relations between the Soviet Union and America. Includes watching CNN video on the Berlin Wall (see teacher copy of the video questions for URL address and timings).

4 resources on an assessment of life in Stalin's Soviet Union and Hitler's Germany which include a help sheet, assessment sheet, grade boundaries and model answers. This assessment uses the same type of questions as the Edexcel 9-1 history GCSE to familiarise KS3 students. Should be done at the end of my unit on 'Rise of the Dictators' aimed at Year 9 pupils.

A detailed worksheet on women in the Industrial revolution.

A sources exercise which looks at changes in transport and the development of the seaside resort.