Higher Advanced History SQA
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100 topics in 10 modules
☑️ Britain: At War and Peace 10 topics
- Political Leadership and Parties on the Eve of War
- The State of the Nation: Society, Economy, Defence and Preparedness for War
- Political Leadership and the Wartime Government
- War Aims, Diplomacy and Alliances, 1939-45
- Military, Naval and Air Strategies
- The War and the British Economy
- The War and British Society
- Labour's New Jerusalem
- Imperial, Foreign and Military Policies, 1945-51
- Conservative Recovery and Labour's Defeat
☑️ Germany: From Democracy to Dictatorship, 1918-39 10 topics
- German Revolution and the Creation of the Weimar Republic, 1918-19
- Treaty of Versailles: Political and Economic Significance
- Political and Economic Crises, 1919-23
- The Stresemann Era: Domestic and Foreign Policy, 1924-29
- Collapse of the Weimar Republic, 1929-33
- The National Socialist Consolidation of Power, 1933-34
- The Nature of the National Socialist Regime, 1933-39
- Attempts to Create a Volksgemeinschaft, 1933-39
- Economic and Foreign Policies, 1933-39
- Resistance to the Regime, 1933-39
☑️ Japan: The Modernisation of a Nation, 1840-1920 10 topics
- Society and Culture in the Mid-19th Century
- Economy and Government in the Mid-19th Century
- Social, Economic and Political Factors Causing Change
- Foreign Influences and their Internal Impact
- Political Reform and the Changing Position of the Emperor
- Social Reforms
- Industrial, Military and Naval Reforms
- War with China, 1873-97
- War with Russia, 1904-05
- The Taisho Years
☑️ Northern Britain from the Iron Age to 1034 10 topics
- Iron Age and Celtic Society
- Roman Military Invasions
- Roman Occupation and its Impact
- Changing Beliefs
- Pictish Society
- Kingdoms of the Britons and the Angles
- Kingdom of the Scots
- Viking Invasions and Impact
- Formation of the Kingdom of Alba
- Kingdom of Alba, to 1034
☑️ Russia: From Tsarism to Stalinism, 1914-45 10 topics
- War and the Breakdown of Russian Society, 1914 to January 1917
- The February Revolution
- The Provisional Government and the October Revolution
- The International Context, 1917-24
- The Civil War
- The Soviet State: from War Communism to New Economic Policy, 1918-24
- Stalin's Struggle for Power
- Industrialisation and Collectivisation
- The Political and Social Development of the Stalinist State
- The Great Patriotic War
☑️ Scotland: From the Treaty of Union to the Enlightenment, 1707-1815 10 topics
- The Treaty of Union, Glasgow and the Tobacco Trade
- Jacobite Rebellions, 1715-19
- The Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-46
- The Highlands
- Industrialisation and Urbanisation
- Agricultural Improvement in the Lowlands
- The Governance of SCotland
- The Kirk
- The Enlightenment
- Education
☑️ Scotland: Independence and Kingship, 1249-1334 10 topics
- The Kingdom under Alexander III, 1249-86
- The Guardianship and the Great Cause, 1286-92
- Reign of King John, 1292-96
- Edward I's Occupation of Scotland, 1296-97
- Contribution of William Wallace, 1297-1305
- Scottish Resistance and English Invasions, 1298-1305
- Usurpation and Civil War, 1306-09
- King Robert and the War against England, 1310-23
- King Robert and the Governance of Scotland, 1309-20
- Succession and Peace, 1324-34
☑️ South Africa: Race and Power, 1902-84 10 topics
- Formation of South Africa, 1902-10
- Early Segregation, 1910-24
- Growth of Afrikaner Influence, 1924-39
- South Africa and World War II
- Opposition, 1910-48
- Early Apartheid, 1948-60
- The Growth of African Nationalism, 1948-60
- Apartheid, 1960-84
- Resistance, 1960-84
- South Africa and the International Community, 1960-84
☑️ The Spanish Civil War: Causes, Conflict and Consequences, 1923-45 10 topics
- Condition of Spain in the 1920s
- The Fall of the Monarchy
- The Nature of the New Republic
- Azaña's Reforms, 1931–33
- The Bienio Negro - A Period of Reaction
- The Military Rising of 1936
- The Rise of Franco
- Civil War: the Spanish Dimension
- Civil War: the International Dimension
- Defeat of the Republic and the Consequences of the Civil War
☑️ USA: A House Divided, 1850-65 10 topics
- American Society in 1850
- Slavery in the Antebellum Period
- The Problem of Territorial Expansion
- The 1860 Election, Secession and the Outbreak of War
- The Military Conflict
- The War at Home and Abroad
- Leadership during the Civil War
- The Emancipation Proclamation and its Consequences
- The Election of 1864
- Reasons for Northern Victory and Southern Defeat
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Britain: At War and Peace
Political Leadership and Parties on the Eve of War
Political Leadership on the Eve of War
- Neville Chamberlain served as the Prime Minister of the UK from 1937-1940. Known for his policy of appeasement.
- Chamberlain signed the Munich Agreement in 1938, allowing Hitler to annex part of Czechoslovakia to prevent war.
- However, Hitler's continual aggression eventually led to the beginning of World War II, and Chamberlain declared war on Germany in September 1939.
- Chamberlain's inability to prevent war weakened his position, and he was replaced by Winston Churchill in May 1940.
Political Parties on the Eve of War
- The Conservative Party, with a majority in the House of Commons, held power. Neville Chamberlain, a Conservative, was the Prime Minister.
- The Labour Party, led by Clement Attlee, was the opposition party. Attlee was a vocal critic of Chamberlain's appeasement policy.
- The Liberal Party was in decline and held only a small number of seats in the Parliament.
Shift in Political Leadership
- Upon the outbreak of the war, Chamberlain's position became untenable, and he was replaced by Churchill in May 1940.
- Known for his powerful and inspirational speeches, Churchill promised nothing but "blood, toil, tears, and sweat" and rallied Britain during its darkest hour.
- Churchill formed a coalition government that included all major parties to cope with the war.
Political Climate and Public Opinion
- The public opinion was initially behind Chamberlain's policy of appeasement, as many remembered the horrors of the First World War.
- However, as Hitler continued to violate the agreements and expand the Nazi territory, the public sentiment shifted.
- By the time Churchill took over the leadership, the public was ready to stand up against Hitler, as reflected in Churchill's decision of war.
Question: Who replaced Neville Chamberlain as Prime Minister in May 1940 and what type of government did he form to cope with the war?
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