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A Level History Edexcel

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524 topics in 45 modules

  1. ☑️ Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053-1106 4 topics
    • Late Anglo-Saxon England, c1053-66
    • The Norman conquest of England and extension of control in Wales and Scotland, 1066-93
    • State, Church and Society 1066-1106
    • Normandy 1066-1106
  2. ☑️ Britain, 1625-1701: conflict, revolution and settlement 4 topics
    • The quest for political stability 1625-88
    • Religion: conflict and dissent, 1625-88
    • Social and intellectual challenge 1625-88
    • Economy, trade and empire, 1625-88
  3. ☑️ Britain, c1785-c1870: democracy, protest and reform 4 topics
    • The growth of parliamentary democracy, c1785-1870
    • Industrialisation and protest, c1785-1870
    • Unionism and cooperation, c1785-1870
    • Poverty and Pauperism, c1785-1870
  4. ☑️ Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763-1914 7 topics
    • The changing nature and extent of trade
    • The changing nature and extent of the Royal Navy
    • The loss of the American colonies, 1770-83
    • The birth of British Australia, 1788-1829
    • Learning from past mistakes: Canada and the Durham Report, 1837-40
    • Nearly losing an empire: the British in India, 1829-58
    • The Nile Valley, 1882-98
  5. ☑️ Britain Transformed, 1918-97 (Route H: Democracies in Change) 36 topics
    • A Changing Political Landscape: Changing Party Fortunes, 1918–31
    • The National Government, 1931–45
    • Labour Government, the Rise of Consensus Politics and Political Challenge, 1945–79
    • Economic Challenges in 1918 and Post-War Boom, Crisis and Recovery, 1918–39
    • Creating a Managed Economy, 1939– 51
    • The Response to Economic Challenges, 1951–79
    • Change and Challenge in the Workplace: Industrial Change and Changing Industrial Relations, 1918–39
    • Changing Working Opportunities and Conditions, 1939–79
    • Industrial Relations, 1939–1979, and the Reason for their Breakdown in the 1960s and 70s
    • Providing Social Welfare: the Extent, and Nature of, Social Welfare Provision, 1918–39
    • The Impact of the Second World War, the Labour Government and Consensus, 1939–64
    • The Reasons for Increasing Challenges to State Welfare Provision, 1964–79
    • Public Health: Health Provision, 1918–45
    • The Creation and Impact of the National Health Service (NHS), 1945–79, and the Challenge of Medical Advances
    • Education and Widening Opportunities: Education Policy, 1918–43
    • The Significance of the ‘Butler Act’ 1944, and the Development of Comprehensive Education to 1979
    • The Growth and Social Impact of University Education, 1918–79
    • Class and Social Values: Class, Social Change and the Impact of Wars, 1918–51
    • The Emergence of the ‘Liberal Society’, and its Opponents, 1951–79
    • The Changing Role and Status of Women: the Right to Vote and Political Advancement, 1918–79
    • Changes in Family Life and the Quest for Personal Freedoms, 1918–79
    • Race and Immigration: Immigration Policies and Attitudes towards Ethnic Minorities, 1918–39
    • The Impact of the Second World War and New Commonwealth Immigration
    • Racial Controversy and the Impact of Government Policies on Race Relations and Immigration, 1958–79
    • Changing Living Standards: the Impact of Boom, Crisis and Recovery, and the Significance of Regional Differences, 1918–39
    • The Effects of ‘Total War’ and Austerity, 1939–51
    • The Growth of a Consumer Society, 1951–79
    • Popular Culture and Entertainment: the Impact of Mass Popular Culture, 1918–79
    • The Influence of Television from the 1950s and Youth Culture, 1955–79
    • Leisure and Travel: the Growth of Spectator Sports from the 1920s
    • Increased Leisure Time and the Development of Mass Tourism from the 1930s
    • The Impact of Car Ownership and Travel Developments, 1918–79
    • The Effect of Thatcher’s Economic Policies
    • The Extent to which State Intervention and the Public Sector were ‘Rolled-Back’
    • The Extent of Political and Social Division within Britain
    • The Effect of Thatcherism on Politics and Party Development
  6. ☑️ Britian Transformed, 1918-97 4 topics
    • A changing political and economic environment, 1918-79
    • Creating a welfare state, 1918-79
    • Society in transition, 1918-79
    • The changing quality of life, 1918-79
  7. ☑️ Civil Rights and race relations in the US 1850-2009 7 topics
    • The changing geography of civil rights issues
    • Changing portrayals of civil rights issues in fiction and film
    • Free at last' 1865-77
    • The triumph of Jim Crow 1883-c1900
    • The New Deal and race relations 1933-41
    • I have a dream' 1954-68
    • Obama's campaign for the presidency 2004-09
  8. ☑️ England, 1509-1603: authority, nation and religion 4 topics
    • Monarchy and the Governement, 1509-88
    • Religious changes 1509-88
    • State control and popular resistance, 1509-88
    • Economic, social and cultural change, 1509-88
  9. ☑️ England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154-89 4 topics
    • The and extensio of royal authority, 1154-72
    • Reforms in England, 1154-89
    • Henry II and the English Church, 1154-74
    • Crises of the Angevin Empire, 1170-89
  10. ☑️ France in Revolution, 1774-102 1 topic
    • From the Directory to Brumaire, 1795-99
  11. ☑️ France in Revolution, 1774-99 3 topics
    • The origins and onset of revolution, 1774-89
    • Revolution and the failure of constitutional monarchy, 1789-93
    • The National Convention, the Jacobins and the Terror, 1793-94
  12. ☑️ Germany, 1871-1990: united, divided and reunited 7 topics
    • Social change in Germany and West Germany
    • Economic change in Germany and West Germany
    • Ruling the Second Reich, 1871-79
    • The birth of democratic Germany, 1917-19
    • A new Reich, 1933-35
    • Establishing and ruling the new Fereal Republic, 1949-60
    • Reunification: recreating a united Germany, 1989-90
  13. ☑️ Germany and West Germany 1918-89 4 topics
    • Politcal and governmental change, 1918-89
    • Opposition, control and consent, 1918-89
    • Economic development and policies, 1918-89
    • Aspects of life in Germany and West Germany, 1918-89
  14. ☑️ India, c1914-48: the road to independence 4 topics
    • The First World War and its impact on British India, 1914-20
    • Changing political relationships, 1920-30
    • Consultation and confrontation, 1930-42
    • The road to independence, 1942-48
  15. ☑️ Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759-1928: forging a new society 7 topics
    • Changing patterns of adult work and working conditions
    • The world of childhood
    • Josiah Wedgewood: china and canals, 1759-87
    • Samuel Greg: cotton and cottages, 1784-1816
    • Isambard Kingdom Brunel: railways and ships 1833-59
    • John Kemp Starley: cycles, cycling clubs and emancipation, 1885-1901
    • Herbert Austin: creating and adapting to market forces, 1905-28
  16. ☑️ In Search of the American Dream: the USA 1917-96 38 topics
    • The changing political environment, 1917-80: A Changing Presidency- the Rise and Decline of Republicanism to 1933
    • The Influence of Roosevelt
    • Changing Styles of Presidential Leadership 1945-72
    • A Decline in Confidence, 1968-80
    • Influences on the Political Landscape: Rugged Individualism to New Deal Ideas
    • The Red Scares and Anti-Communism 1917-80
    • Liberalism, Counter-Culture and the Conservative Reaction
    • The Impact of War on Domestic Politics
    • US Emergence as a Cold War Superpower from 1941
    • The Impact of Involvement in Korea and Vietnam
    • The Quest for Civil Rights, 1917-80: Black American Civil Rights 1917-1955
    • The Impact of the New Deal, WW2 and the Truman Presidency
    • From Legal Challenge to Direct Action, 1917-55
    • Black American Civil Rights 1955-68
    • The Impact of Civil Rights Legislation, 1955-80
    • The Search for Minority Rights, 1960-80
    • Native American and Hispanic American Campaigns
    • The Emergence of the Gay Rights Movement
    • Achievements and Limits to Success of Minority Campaigns
    • The Changing Position of Women, 1917-80
    • Impact of WW2 and Suburban Life, 1941-60
    • Emergence of the Women's Liberation Movement
    • Extent of Women's Advancement, 1961-80
    • Society and culture in change, 1917-80: The Impact of Immigration
    • The Impact on Urban Life, 1919-41
    • The Impact of WW2 on Government Policy and its Consequences, 1941-80
    • The Influence of Popular Culture and News Media, 1917-50
    • The Social Impact of Television from the 1950s
    • The Influence of Broadcast News, 1920-80
    • Economic Influences, 1917-41
    • The Impact of WW2 on Post-War Affluence and Growth, 1941-69
    • The Challenges of the 1970s
    • The Changing Quality of Life, 1917-80: Changing Living Standards 1917-41
    • The Impact of WW2: The Growth of a Consumer Society 1941-60
    • Living Standards 1961-80
    • Leisure and Travel 1917-80
    • The Growth of Spectator Sports
    • The Development and Influence of a Car-Owning Culture and Improved Air Travel
  17. ☑️ Ireland and the Union, c1774-1923 7 topics
    • Irish Nationalism: from agitation to civil war
    • British reaction: from resistance to acceptance
    • Towards emancipation 1774-1830
    • Industrialisation in Ulster, 1825-55
    • The Irish Famine 1843-51
    • The Irish land issue, 1870-82
    • Improving working and living conditions: trade union militancy in Ireland, 1907-14
  18. ☑️ Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399-1509 7 topics
    • Changing relationships between crown and the nobility: 'over mighty subjects'
    • Changes in the sinews of power
    • The crises of 1399-1405
    • Henry V and the conquest of France, 1413-21
    • Renewed crises and challenges c1449-61
    • The Yorkists divided, 1478-85
    • Henry VII: seizing the throne and trying to keep it, 1485-97
  19. ☑️ Luther and the German Reformation, c1515-55 4 topics
    • Conditions in early sixteenth century Germany
    • Luther's early challenge to the Catholic Church 1517-20
    • The development of Lutheranism, 1521-46
    • The spread and survival of Lutheranism, 1521-55
  20. ☑️ Mao's China 4 topics
    • Establishing Communist Rule
    • Agriculture and industry 1949-65
    • The Cultural Revolution and its aftermath, 1966-76
    • Social and cultural changes, 1949-76
  21. ☑️ Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882-2004 7 topics
    • Changing patterns of women's lives within the family and in the world of work
    • Changing patterns of family leisure
    • The age of the press barons, 1914-36
    • Wireless and the war: propaganda, information and entertainment, 1939-45
    • Media in the sixties: satire image and social change
    • The Thatcher governments and the media, 1979-90
    • The Labour government versus the media: the problem of the Iraqdossiers, 2002-04
  22. ☑️ Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780-1939 7 topics
    • The impetus for public health reforms
    • Changes in public health
    • Paupers and pauperism, 1780-1832
    • Less eligibility: the Poor Law Amendment Act and its impact, 1832-47
    • The government, self help and charity, 1847-80
    • Social and welfare reforms: pressure and action, 1880-1914
    • Depression and the dole: poverty in the inter-war years, 1920-39
  23. ☑️ Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780-1928 7 topics
    • Reform of parliament
    • Changing influences in Parliament: the impact of parliamentary reform
    • Radical reformers, c1790-1819
    • Chartism c1838-1850
    • Contagious Diseases Act and the campaign for their repeal, 1862-86
    • The Women's Social and Political Union, 1903-14
    • Trades Union militancy, 1915-27
  24. ☑️ Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485-1603 7 topics
    • Changes in governance at the centre
    • Gaining the cooperation of the localities
    • Challenging the succession1485-1499
    • Challenging religious changes, 1533-37
    • Agrarian discontent: Kett's rebellion 1549
    • Queen takes Queen? The Northern earls 1569-70
    • Troublesome Ireland: Tyrone's rebellion 1594-1603
  25. ☑️ Russia, 1917-91: from Lenin to Yeltsin 4 topics
    • Communist government in the USSR, 1917-85
    • Industrial and agricultural change, 1917-85
    • Control of the People, 1917-85
    • Social developments, 1917-85
  26. ☑️ Russia in Revolution, 1894-1924 4 topics
    • The rule of Tsar Nicholas II, 1894-1905
    • The end of the Romanov rule 1906-17
    • The Provisional Government and its opponents, February-October 1917
    • Defending the Bolshevik Revolution, October 1917-1924
  27. ☑️ South Africa, 1948-94: from apartheid state to 'rainbow nation' 63 topics
    • The response to apartheid, c1948-59: Life in South Africa 1948
    • Urbanisation and Industrialisation
    • Rural Society
    • Afrikaner Culture and Politics
    • The Influence of Britain
    • Reasons for the National Party Victory, 1948
    • The Growth of Afrikaner Nationalism, International Pressures for Change
    • Codifying and Implementing Apartheid
    • Apartheid Laws
    • Pass Laws and Education
    • The Tomlinson Report and Bantustans
    • Political Suppression and the Treason Trial
    • African Nationalism, 1948-59
    • Political Opposition in 1948
    • The Revival of the African National Congress (ANC)
    • The Youth League and the Defiance Campaign
    • Rural Resistance
    • The Freedom Charter
    • The Pan-Africanist Congress (PAC)
    • Resistance to Apartheid and Government Reaction, 1960-61
    • The Sharpeville Massacre
    • The Banning of Political Parties and the State of Emergency
    • Creating a Republic, 1960-61
    • The Significance of Macmillan’s Wind of Change Speech
    • A Republic Established, 1960-61
    • Leaving the Commonwealth
    • African Nationalist Radicalisation, 1961-68
    • The ANC and Umkhonto we Sizwe
    • The PAC and Poqo
    • The Rivonia Trial
    • The Impact of Exile and Imprisonment on the ANC and PAC
    • Strengthening Separate Development, 1961-68
    • Redefining resistance and challenges to National Party power, 1968-83
    • Developing the Bantustans
    • Diplomatic Ties
    • Vorster’s Use of Police Powers and Defence Forces
    • Black Consciousness and the Soweto Uprising
    • The Mobilisation of School Children
    • The Soweto Uprising
    • The Impact of the Death of Steve Biko, 1977
    • The ANC Re-strengthened
    • Internal Reorganisation and External Legitimacy
    • The Role of Oliver Tambo
    • The Global Anti-apartheid Movement
    • Domestic Challenges to National Party Power, 1974-83
    • External Pressures on National Party Power, 1974-83
    • The end of Apartheid and the creation of the 'Rainbow nation' 1984-94
    • Revolt in the Townships, 1984-87
    • Protest Strategies
    • Communal and Government Violence
    • Government Suppression
    • Reasons for Botha’s Decision to Negotiate, 1985-89
    • Negotiation and Compromise, 1989-91
    • The Significance of Mandela’s Release
    • The Unbanning of Political Parties
    • The Impact of Unrest and Violence
    • The Dismantling of Apartheid
    • CODESA 1991
    • A New Political Settlement, 1992-94: CODESA Negotiations
    • Nationalist Divisions and Communal Violence
    • Constitutional Agreement and Elections
    • The Government of National Unity
    • International Recognition
  28. ☑️ Spain, 1930-78: republicanism, Francoism and the re establishment of democracy 4 topics
    • Creation and destabilisation of the Second Republic, 1930-36
    • The Spanish Civil War, 1936-39
    • Establishing Franco's dictatorship, 1938-56
    • Dictatorship remodelled and the transition to democracy 1956-78
  29. ☑️ The British experience of warfare, c1790-1918 22 topics
    • Changes in Organising the Military and Reasons, 1790-1918
    • McNeill-Tulloch Report, 1855
    • Cardwell’s Army Reforms, 1868-74
    • Haldane’s Army Reforms, 1905-12
    • The Navy and Changes in Organisation
    • Graham’s Reforms, 1832
    • Fisher’s Reforms at the Admiralty, 1904-10
    • The Recruitment of the Fighting Forces, 1790-1918
    • Conscription, 1916
    • Changes in Weaponry 1790-1918
    • Carronades and the Navy in the 1790s
    • Congreve’s Rockets, 1806
    • William Armstrong’s New Artillery, 1859-60
    • The Vickers Machine Gun, 1914-18
    • Development of the Tank, 1915-18
    • The Populace and the War Effort, 1790-1918
    • Changing Civilian Roles
    • Britain and the French Wars, 1793-1815
    • The Crimean War, 1854-56
    • The Second Boer War 1899-1902
    • Trench Warfare on the Western Front 1914-18
    • The War in the Air 1914-18
  30. ☑️ The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859-1991: perception and reality 7 topics
    • Reporting and porraying war
    • Attempts to influence the public reposnse to war
    • Increased firepower and steampower 1859-70
    • Technology of defence: machine guns, smokeless powder and artillery, c1900-16
    • Radios, the internal combustion engine and mobile warfare, 1917-40
    • The war at sea, 1917-45: the impact of submarines, ,air power and complex codes
    • Air power and nuclear weapons, 1943-91
  31. ☑️ The Crusades, c. 1095-1204 4 topics
    • Reasons for the crusades, 1095-1192
    • Leadership of the crusades, 1095-1192
    • The crusader states of Outremer, 1100-92
    • The changing Muslim response to the crusades 1095-1192
  32. ☑️ The Dutch Revolt, c1563-1609 4 topics
    • Origins of the Dutch Revolt, c1563-67
    • Alva and Orange 1567-73
    • Spain and the Reconquest, 1573-84
    • Securing the independence of the United Provinces, 1584-1609
  33. ☑️ The German Democratic Republic, 1949-90 4 topics
    • Establishing and consolidating Communist rule in the GDR, c1949-61
    • The development of the East German State, 1961-85
    • Life in East Germany, 1949-85
    • Growing crises and the collapse of communist rule in the GDR
  34. ☑️ The Golden Age of Spain 1474-1598 7 topics
    • Changing geographical reach of Spanish power
    • Changing military and financial power
    • The Spanish Inquisition and the persecution of Jews 1478-92
    • The accession of Charles and the revolt of the Communeros, 1516-29
    • The price revolution and its impact, c1500-1570
    • The campaign for orthodoxy, 1558-70
    • The crisis in Aragon, 1590-93
  35. ☑️ The making of modern China, 1860-1997 7 topics
    • The growth of industry
    • Ideologies and individuals behind economic growth
    • Opening up China to foreigners, 1860-70
    • Defeat and humiliation, 1894-1901
    • The Japanese threat, 1931-41
    • The Sino-Soviet split, 1958-69
    • Reconciliation with old enemies and the return of Hong Kong, 1978-97
  36. ☑️ The making of modern Russia, 1855-1991 7 topics
    • The changing status and condition of the peasantry
    • Agriculture and productivity: meeting the country's needs?
    • The political reforms of Alexander II 1855-70
    • Revolution and reform, 1904-06
    • The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916-18
    • Khrushchev and attempts to reform the Soviet system, 1956-61
    • Gorbachev and the downfall of Soviet communism, 1985-91
  37. ☑️ The rise and fall of fascism in Italy c1911-46 4 topics
    • The liberal state, c1911-18
    • The rise of Mussolini and the creation of a fascist dictatorship, 1919-26
    • The fascist state, 1925-40
    • Challenge to, and the fall of, the fascist state c1935-46
  38. ☑️ The Unification of Germany c1840-71 4 topics
    • Popular pressure and causes of revolution 1840-48
    • Failure of revolution, 1848-51
    • Austro-Prussian rivalry 1852-66
    • Prussia and the Klein-Deutschland solution, 1866-71
  39. ☑️ The Unification of Italy, c1830-70 4 topics
    • Challenges to the restored order and the failure of revolution, c1830-49
    • The rise of Piedmont 1849-56
    • The creation of the Kingdom of Italy 1856-61
    • Consolidating the Kingdom of Italy, 1861-70
  40. ☑️ The USA, 1955-92: conformity and challenge 4 topics
    • Aflluence and conformity, 1955-63
    • Protest and reaction, 1963-72
    • Social and political change, 1973-80
    • Republican dominance and its opponennts, 1981-92
  41. ☑️ The USA: Boom, Bust and Recovery, c1920–55 (Route H: Democracies in Change) 78 topics
    • The Economic Boom of the 1920s: Mass Production
    • Technological Advances and their Impact on Leisure
    • The Automobile
    • Hire Purchase
    • Laissez Faire
    • Farmers, Black Americans and Limits to the Boom
    • Causes of the Crash of 1929: the Wall Street Crash
    • Overproduction
    • Land Speculation
    • The Bull Market
    • Weaknesses of the Banking System
    • Changes in Society
    • Immigration and the ‘Red Scare’
    • The Ku Klux Klan
    • Prohibition and Organised Crime
    • The Changing Role of Women
    • Cultural Change in the 1920s: the Jazz Age
    • The Harlem Renaissance
    • Growing Popularity of Baseball
    • Radio and the Cinema
    • American Literature
    • The Spread of the Depression, 1929–32: Growth of Unemployment
    • Collapse of GDP
    • Effects on Workers, Families, Farmers and Ethnic Minorities
    • Gangsterism
    • Hoover’s Response to the Depression, 1929–33: the SmootHawley Tariff
    • Homelessness and the Hoovervilles
    • The Reconstruction Finance Corporation
    • Emergency Relief and Construction Act 1932
    • Roosevelt and the First New Deal, 1933–35: Emergency Relief
    • Public Works
    • The Alphabet Agencies
    • Help for Farmers
    • Reforming the Financial System
    • Opposition to Roosevelt’s Policies, including Huey Long and the Supreme Court
    • The Second New Deal, 1935–38: the Wagner Act (1935) and Industrial Relations
    • The Social Security Act 1935
    • The Revenue Act 1935
    • Opposition to the Second New Deal
    • The New Deal and the Economy: the Impact of New Deal Policies on Unemployment and National Infrastructure
    • Women and the New Deal, including the Role of Eleanor Roosevelt
    • The State of the US Economy in 1940
    • The Impact of the New Deal and the War on Ethnic Minorities: New Deal Policies and Black Americans
    • the Indian Reorganisation Act 1934
    • Change for Hispanic Americans
    • The Contribution of Ethnic Minorities to the War Effort
    • The Race Riots of 1943
    • The Double V Campaign
    • Social and Cultural Changes: WPA Support for Writers and Musicians
    • Changes in the Role of Women, including Impact of the Fair Employment Practices Commission on the Status of Women and Black Americans
    • Wartime Domestic Propaganda
    • The Power of Hollywood, including War Films and the Rise of Disney
    • The Growing Power of Radio
    • Popular Music
    • The War and the Economy, 1941–45: The Collapse of Unemployment
    • Women and the War Effort
    • The Contribution of Young People
    • Growing Power of Trade Unions
    • Migration to Urban and Industrial Centres
    • The Growth of New Industries
    • Economic Transformation: Changing Employment Opportunities
    • Government Policies to Encourage Growth
    • The Provision of Mortgages for Veterans
    • Growing Mobility, including Cars and Highway Construction
    • The Growth of the Suburbs
    • Levittown Projects
    • The New Consumer Society
    • The End of Post-War Euphoria: HUAC, McCarthyism and their Impact
    • Anti-Communism and the Cold War Context
    • The Reality of the Nuclear Age, including Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
    • Cultural Change: Hollywood and the Cold War
    • The Growing Power of Television, including Popular Entertainment and Sitcoms, the Stereotyping of Women and Ethnic Minorities
    • The Origins of a Teenage Culture, including Rock’n’Roll
    • The Changing Status of Minorities: Truman’s Desegregation of the Armed Forces
    • Extent of Integration in Professional Sports and Popular Entertainment
    • The Growth of the NAACP
    • The Brown Case 1954
    • The Extent of Change by 1955
  42. ☑️ The USA, c1925-55: boom, bust and recovery 4 topics
    • Boom and crash 1920-29
    • Depression and New Deal 1929-38
    • Impact of the New Deal and the Second World War on the USA to 1945
    • The transformation of the USA, 1945-55
  43. ☑️ The USA: Conformity and Challenge, 1955–92 (Route H: Democracies in Change) 72 topics
    • Urbanisation and Affluence: the Changing Nature of Cities
    • Expansion of the Suburbs
    • Highway Development
    • Growing Ownership and Use of Cars
    • White Collar Jobs and Service Industries
    • Consumerism and Domestic Technology
    • Cultural Conformity and Challenge: Suburban Conformity and Social Change in Film and TV
    • Advertising
    • The Challenge of Teenage Culture and Music
    • ‘Beatnik’ Culture
    • The Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery and Birmingham Protests
    • The Impact of the Washington March
    • the Ku Klux Klan and White Citizens’ Committees
    • Kennedy’s New Frontier: Social Welfare and Unemployment Programmes
    • Environmentalism and Expansion of the National Park System
    • The Peace Corps
    • The Space Programme
    • Extent of Kennedy’s Domestic Achievements
    • Civil Rights: the Significance of Malcolm X, Black Power and the Black Panthers
    • King’s Changing priorities, including the Campaigns in Selma and Chicago
    • King’s Achievements and the Impact of his Assassination
    • The Work of Cesar Chavez
    • Protest and Personal Freedom: Student Protest
    • Counterculture and its Key Features
    • The Growth of the Women’s Movement
    • The Impact of Sexual Liberalisation
    • The Origins of Gay Rights
    • Johnson’s Great Society, 1964–68: Tackling Poverty and Unemployment
    • Improving Housing and Education
    • Medicare and Medicaid
    • Civil Rights Laws
    • Johnson’s Achievements
    • Reactions to the Counter-Culture, 1968–72: the Rise of the ‘Silent Majority’
    • The Role of the Media in Influencing Attitudes
    • The Impact of Events in Vietnam and at Kent State
    • Nixon’s Appeal and his Attack on the Great Society
    • The Crisis of Political Leadership: the Impact of Watergate on Politics and the Presidency
    • Ford, Carter and a New Style of Leadership
    • Growing Political Disillusion, including the Impact of the Iranian Hostage Crisis
    • The Political Impact of Environmentalism
    • The Impact of Economic Change on Society: the Effects of Inflation on Family Incomes
    • The Growth of Homelessness
    • The Oil Crisis and the End of Cheap Energy
    • The Impact of Foreign Competition
    • The Response of the Government
    • Changing Popular Culture: Business Interests in Sports
    • The Fragmentation of Popular Music
    • Contradictions in Film and TV, including the Depiction of Political and Social Tensions and a Return to Escapism
    • Developments in News Media
    • The Extent of Progress in Individual and Civil Rights: the Political and Social Impact of Roe v. Wade
    • Women’s Rights
    • Workers’ Rights
    • Gay Rights
    • Native American Rights and the Impact of Red Power
    • The Status of Black Americans
    • New Directions in Economic Policy: the Impact of Reagan’s Policies on Workers and the Family
    • The Trade and Budget Deficit
    • The Significance of Bush’s Decision to Raise Taxes
    • The Religious Right and its Critics: the Promotion of Traditional Values
    • Campaigns against Abortion and Homosexuality
    • Nancy Reagan’s ‘Just Say No’ Campaign
    • The Growth of Bitter Political Divisions and their Significance
    • Cultural Challenge: Trends in Youth Culture
    • The Impact of Technology on Popular Culture
    • The Growth of Cable Television and the Influence of MTV
    • The Impact of the AIDS Crisis
    • Controversial Social Issues in Film and Television
    • Social Change: the Changing Status of Ethnic Minorities
    • The Impact of Black American Success in Politics, Business, Sport and Popular Culture
    • The Extent of Racial Tolerance and Integration by 1992
    • The Impact of Women in Politics and the Workplace
    • The Changing Status of Women by 1992
  44. ☑️ The Witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580-1750 7 topics
    • Changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain
    • The wider intellectual context: the coming of the age of science and reason
    • The North Berwirk witches in Scotland, 1590-91 and the aftermath to 1597
    • The Lncashire witches of 1604-13
    • The Great Witch Hunt in Bamberg, Germany, 1623-32
    • Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian witch craze, 1645-47
    • Cotton Mather and the Salem witch hunt, 1692-93
  45. ☑️ The Witchcraze of the 16th and 17th Centuries 22 topics
    • Early Modern Europe: Rise of Witch-Hunting
    • Early Modern Europe: Legal Foundations of Witch-Hunting
    • Early Modern Europe: Explanations
    • Early Modern Europe: Popular Cultures
    • Early Modern Europe: Common Cultures
    • Early Modern Europe: Challenges to Popular Cultures
    • The Dynamics of European Witch-Hunting
    • Witch-Hunts: Trier, Bamberg, Cologne and Wurzburg
    • Witchcraft in England
    • English Witch-Hunting (1560-1612)
    • The Lancashire Witches (1612)
    • Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian Witch-Hunt (1645-1647)
    • Witch-Hunting in England: Key Debate
    • Scotland and New England: The North Berwick Witch-Hunt
    • Witch-Hunting in Scotland (1591-1670)
    • Scotland and New England: The Salem Witch Trials
    • Scotland and New England: Key Debate
    • The Decline of European Witch-Hunting
    • The End of Witch-Hunting in England
    • Reasons for the Witchcraze
    • Persecutions: Nature and Outcomes
    • Reasons for the Decline of Witch-Hunting

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