GCSE History

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GCSE History

• This presentation is aimed at making sure you get
  the best possible grade in Paper One. We have
  studied
• 1919-1963
• Britain in the Second World War

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Paper 1 Tuesday 4th June Afternoon

• Treaty of Versailles
• League of Nations
• World War Two-causes
• Home Front WW2
• Cold War to 1963
• Section A 2/3 questions
• Section B 1/1 question

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Sources

• Primary and Secondary. This is not as important
  at GCSE.
• Useful
• Reliable
• Accurate
• Comprehension

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How Useful is a source?

• All sources are useful for a purpose
• This can be as an example of propaganda, public
  opinion, statistics, politicians opinion etc
• Test usefulness with OWN KNOWLEDGE
• Look for purpose and motive. This affects a
  sources use to an historian. Possible motives
  might be to shock, persuade, threaten. Being
  able to comment on motive and purpose is crucial
  in achieving higher level answers
• Avoid sweeping statements i.e. this source is
  totally useful/less

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Utility-Home Front

• Is this a useful source to illustrate the part
  played by civilians in WW2?
• What does it show?
• Bring in knowledge
• What is missing from the source?
• What else do we need to know?
• Problems a piece of propaganda so.

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How reliable is a source?

• Who, What, Why, Where, When?
• Be sceptical
• Never totally reliable
• Never totally unreliable

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Some examples

• Is this a reliable view of Hitler?
• Why might it have been produced?
• Why do we have to be careful with photos?

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PROPAGANDA

• Political advertising
• Emotional
• Still of use
• Care needed

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Cartoons

• Humour
• Satire
• Often contains factual accuracy
• Clearly the views of the cartoonist or newspaper

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Extended answers

• Introduction and conclusion
• Focus on the question
• Planning important
• Factual detail and knowledge important BUT..
• Cover all parts of the question
• Dont just narrate or tell a story. Provide an
  argument/decide which factor is the most
  important

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Finally

• Answer all questions
• Watch time, be ruthless and move on
• Dont Panic
• The best of luck