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Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 21-23 (Political Parties)

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Topic 6: Political Parties (lessons 06a, 06b, 06c): LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 06a What is a political party and what role do parties perform in the UK? (PLUS H/W) 06b How do political parties operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W) 06c How are the main UK political parties funded and why is party funding so controversial? To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Edexcel A Level Politics USA revision guide (paper 3 comparative)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level Politics USA revision guide (paper 3 comparative)

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Updated: September 2022 Either to complement or to be used separately from my other resources, a revision guide featuring all of the US & comparative politics (paper 3 material) This is intentionally a topic to a page (small font), so is 8 pages long. I’d suggest getting students to RAG rate their understanding of each topic to help structure their revision, or getting them to use these pages to practice essay planning.
AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 1-20Quick View
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AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 1-20

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Lessons 1-20 from Tsarist & Communist Russia for A-Level History. These lessons have been taught through fully twice now (Year 12 lessons 1855-1917 have been taught through three times) with positive outcomes in exams. Lessons refer to textbook: Oxford AQA History for A Level: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (Oxford A Level History for AQA) - this textbook is required for most of these lessons.
Edexcel A2 USA Government & Politics Revision Guide (Full content 56 pages 2018 UPDATED)Quick View
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Edexcel A2 USA Government & Politics Revision Guide (Full content 56 pages 2018 UPDATED)

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UPDATED APRIL 2018: 3,445 more words added to this revision guide with case studies updated ready for this year's examinations. Full revision guide for Units 3 and 4 of the current Edexcel Government & Politics specification, covering all topics (Elections, Political Parties, Pressure Groups, Racial & Ethnic Politics, Constitution, Congress, Presidency, Supreme Court). All content is structured around practice or past exam questions. GREEN text is information which agrees with the exam question statement, RED text is information which disagrees, and BLUE is case study information.
AQA Tsarist & Communist Russia 1855-1964 Revision GuideQuick View
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AQA Tsarist & Communist Russia 1855-1964 Revision Guide

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27-page revision guide for Tsarist & Communist Russia. Includes: - 8 pages of quiz questions and answers (130 questions in total) covering the entire course, colour-coded for easy, medium and hard. - 3 pages of a colour-coded timeline spanning the entire course, 1855-1964 -13 pages containing room for students to plan three-factor answers to 26 practice exam questions. I have already planned out detailed answers to these 26 questions and they can be found (for teacher reference) in the accompanying PDF files. - 2 pages of exam technique guidance, including an introduction, model paragraph and conclusion I have written.
GCSE AQA 9-1 Medicine & Health Revision Table FULL TOPIC: Medieval, Renaissance, Industrial, ModernQuick View
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GCSE AQA 9-1 Medicine & Health Revision Table FULL TOPIC: Medieval, Renaissance, Industrial, Modern

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Included in these documents is a two-sided, A3, 4000+ word revision table for the Medicine / Health course. It sorts the course into its 4 time periods, and sorts the content by the seven key factors that AQA requires students to learn about for the 16-mark question (amounting to 10% of the GCSE): War, Religion/Superstition, Chance, Communication, Government, Science/Technology, Role of Individuals. This table then analyses the impact of these seven factors in the four major aspects of the course: (1) beliefs about the causes of illness, (2) treatment, (3) surgery, (4) public health. Included is a blank table, the completed table, and a document containing all of the cards mixed up (in case you wish to use this as a card sort revision activity).
Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 16-20 (Rights in Context)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 16-20 (Rights in Context)

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Topic 5: Rights in Context (Lessons 5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e): LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 05a What are rights? (PLUS H/W) 05b How effective has the Human Rights Act been? 05c Who can better defend rights? (PLUS H/W) 05d What could be done to improve democracy in the UK? (PLUS H/W) 05e Knowledge test 1 To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 51-54 (General Election 1979)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 51-54 (General Election 1979)

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Topic 16: General Election 1979 LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 16a Why do people vote the way they do? (PLUS H/W) 16b Why have voting trends changed in the UK? 16cd (2 hours) How can we explain the result of the 1979 general election? (PLUS H/W) To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 6-8 (A Wider Franchise & Suffrage)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 6-8 (A Wider Franchise & Suffrage)

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Topic 3: A Wider Franchise & Suffrage (Lessons 3a, 3b, 3c): LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 03a How has the franchise been extended? 03b Should the franchise be further extended? (PLUS H/W) 03c Is there a participation crisis in the UK? (PLUS H/W) To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 90-102 (Final part of Yr 13)Quick View
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AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 90-102 (Final part of Yr 13)

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Lessons from Tsarist & Communist Russia for A-Level History. These lessons have been taught through fully twice now (Year 12 lessons 1855-1917 have been taught through three times) with positive outcomes in exams. Lessons refer to textbook: Oxford AQA History for A Level: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (Oxford A Level History for AQA) - this textbook is required for most of these lessons.
Edexcel A Level The Rise and Fall of Fascism in ItalyQuick View
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Edexcel A Level The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy

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This is a timeline that can either be used as revision or a display. It’s extremely detailed and so works for learning the full course - colour-coded by factor, the same as my timeline for the Germany 1918-89 course.
Edexcel A Level Politics Political Ideas Lessons 26-37 (Socialism)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level Politics Political Ideas Lessons 26-37 (Socialism)

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LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 48a Where does socialism come from and why is it a controversial idea? 48b How do socialists believe that human nature can be shaped by society? 48c How do socialists aim to use the state to bring about economic equality? 49ab How have the revolutionary socialist ideas of Marx and Engels been adapted? (2-hour lesson) 49c What are the disagreements between the revolutionary and evolutionary branches of fundamentalist socialism? 49d Why do revisionist socialists argue that capitalism is compatible with socialism? 49e What was the ‘triangulation’ of Third Way thinkers and governments? 50a What are the tensions within socialism? 50b How have the key thinkers within socialism disagreed? 50c Knowledge test 11 50d Assessment Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level, I have also created 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism). These lessons, designed to be taught over ten to twelve weeks, include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 50 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES Between 2 and 4 substantial homeworks set per week (answers also provided); 8 assessment opportunities (4 in class, 4 as homework – two per ideology); 4 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks. Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is Political Ideas for A-Level (the version that includes Feminism) by Neil McNaughton and Richard Kelly (Hodder Education). I recommend buying enough for all students. Frequently, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. I also make use in places of Political Ideologies: An Introduction (5th ed.) by Andrew Heywood, and for Feminism I also make use of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing (edited by Hannah Dawson – easily found on Amazon) and All the Rebel Women by Kira Cochrane (available for £1.99 as an eBook on Google Books).
Edexcel A Level Politics Lessons 55-56 (General Election 1997)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level Politics Lessons 55-56 (General Election 1997)

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Topic 17: General Election 1997 LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE 17ab (2 hours) How can we explain the result of the 1997 general election? To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week (not necessarily in every lesson); 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 54-74 (First part of Yr 13)Quick View
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AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 54-74 (First part of Yr 13)

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Lessons from Tsarist & Communist Russia for A-Level History. These lessons have been taught through fully twice now (Year 12 lessons 1855-1917 have been taught through three times) with positive outcomes in exams. Lessons refer to textbook: Oxford AQA History for A Level: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (Oxford A Level History for AQA) - this textbook is required for most of these lessons. NOTE TO TEACHERS: A few lessons early on in this Year 13 half of the course require alternative textbooks from the old spec, which have more detail on some events. This is clearly indicated where they are needed. The textbooks are: Edexcel GCE History: Stalin’s Russia 1924-1953 - available for £2.41 (free delivery) on Amazon as of Oct 2018. Edexcel GCE History: Russia in Revolution, 1881-1924: From Autocracy to Dictatorship - available for £2.44 (free delivery) on Amazon as of Oct 2018.
Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 83-85 (Comparative politics)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level USA Politics Lessons 83-85 (Comparative politics)

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Topic 84: Comparative politics LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS RESOURCE Lesson 84ab (2-hour lesson): How similar are the roles of US president and UK prime minister? Lesson 84c: How can we use comparative theories to analyse the US and UK executive branches? Further to the 125 lessons I have created for the UK Politics components of the Edexcel A Level and the 50 lessons for the Political Ideas element of the course (Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism), I have created 104 lessons for the US and Comparative Politics element (Paper 3A). These lessons, designed to be taught over four terms (with spare time for mock exams) include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 104 LESSONS ACROSS TOPIC BUNDLES A mastery-based approach dividing the course up into modules and components; Between 3 and 4 homeworks set per week; 15 assessment opportunities; 39 short knowledge tests, one at the end of each component (the aim of a mastery approach is to use these component knowledge tests to ascertain whether a high enough proportion of your students have ‘mastered’ the content (about 80% correct) before moving on); Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is US Government and Politics (2021) by Anthony J. Bennett, David Tuck and Simon Lemieux. I recommend buying enough for all students. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon): Robert S. Singh, ‘In Defence of the United States Constitution’ US Politics Annual Update 2021 (also used in a lesson) Developments in American Politics, 8th Edition US Politics Annual Update 2017 (also used in a lesson) US Politics Annual Update 2015 Knock Down the House (a 2019 documentary film) The Presidency of Barack Obama, edited by Julian E. Zelizer Barack Obama, ‘A Promised Land’ Robert A. Dahl, ‘How Democratic is the American Constitution?’ US Politics Annual Update 2019 US Politics Annual Update 2018 US Politics Annual Update 2020 Chris Whipple, ‘The Gatekeepers’ A very small number of tasks make reference to Politics Review articles, and so it would be useful to buy the back catalogue of this absolutely fantastic magazine. However, if you cannot afford this you can just skip these tasks.
Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 1-20 (Democracy & Political Participation)Quick View
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Edexcel A Level UK Politics Lessons 1-20 (Democracy & Political Participation)

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Lessons 1-20 are on Democracy and Political Participation. LIST OF LESSONS IN THIS BUNDLE 01a What is the nature of politics? 01b What is democracy? 01c What different forms does democracy take? (PLUS H/W) 02ab [2 hours] How effectively does democracy operate in the UK? (PLUS H/W) 03a How has the franchise been extended? 03b Should the franchise be further extended? (PLUS H/W) 03c Is there a participation crisis in the UK? (PLUS H/W) 04a What are pressure groups? 04b Why do pressure groups use different methods? (PLUS H/W) 04c Why do pressure groups succeed or fail? 04d What explains the methods and extent of success of the BMA and Extinction Rebellion? (PLUS H/W) 04e What explains the methods and extent of success of the RMT Union and Greenpeace? 04f How do other organisations promote democracy and political participation? (PLUS H/W) 04g Assessment 05a What are rights? (PLUS H/W) 05b How effective has the Human Rights Act been? 05c Who can better defend rights? (PLUS H/W) 05d What could be done to improve democracy in the UK? (PLUS H/W) 05e Knowledge test 1 To teach the Edexcel A Level I have created 125 lessons for UK Politics, based on the model of one teacher (easily adapted for two). These lessons go beyond the minimum requirements of the specification (e.g. studying more pressure groups, more elections, more minor parties and more prime ministers than required) and include: LIST OF MATERIALS IN THE FULL 125-LESSON BUNDLE Between 2 and 4 homeworks set per week; 16 assessment opportunities (8 in class, 8 as homework); An exam technique sheet; 8 substantial knowledge tests, each out of 100 marks; Further reading integrated (although you will need to purchase the relevant books yourself). The core textbook for students to use is UK Government and Politics for AS/A-Level, 5th ed. by Philip Lynch, Paul Fairclough and Toby Cooper. I recommend buying enough for all students. On rare occasions, activities will reference the Pearson textbook. If you wish to do these activities, this book is Edexcel GCSE Politics AS and A-Level Student Book and eBook - worth snapping up a copy of this also. Further reading homeworks make use of the following books (all easily found on Amazon and not expensive): UK Politics Annual Update 2020, UK Politics Annual Update 2019, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2018, UK Government & Politics Annual Update 2017, Isabel Hardman’s Why We Get the Wrong Politicians and Steve Richards’ The Prime Ministers: Reflections on Leadership from Wilson to May.
A Level History: Germany & West Germany 1918-89 Revision CardsQuick View
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A Level History: Germany & West Germany 1918-89 Revision Cards

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I realised there was no set of revision cards available for this course, so made my own. There are 48, over 12 A4 PDF files (4 per page). These are colour-coded by factor: Political (red), Opposition (green), Economic (blue, Social (orange), Hitler’s Foreign Policy (purple - this is the historical controversy component). These are very detailed and encompass the whole course. I have printed a set for every one of my students!
A Level Germany and West Germany 1918-89 Display / RevisionQuick View
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A Level Germany and West Germany 1918-89 Display / Revision

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Edexcel History A Level Germany and West Germany 1918-89 classroom timeline display. Will take up a full wall. All significant events from the course, colour coded by factor (political, opposition, economic, social, foreign policy) as per the requirements of the specification. Also excellent for revision as could be put into a revision guide and used to track the progress of themes over time.
AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 51-53 (Exam Questions)Quick View
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AQA A-Level Tsarist & Communist Russia Lessons 51-53 (Exam Questions)

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A lesson from Tsarist & Communist Russia for A-Level History. These lessons have been taught through fully twice now (Year 12 lessons 1855-1917 have been taught through three times) with positive outcomes in exams. Lessons refer to textbook: Oxford AQA History for A Level: Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964 (Oxford A Level History for AQA) - this textbook is required for most of these lessons.