History Department

Founding and Development of the United States

• Links to articles detailing the features of the American Revolution: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolutio

• Transportation systems of the USA: https://www.britannica.com/place/United-States/Transportation#ref233792

• On the Declaration of Independence: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/declaration-of- independenc

• A timeline of the struggle of equal rights in America: http://www.colfa.utsa.edu/users/jreynolds/HIS6913/McReynolds/timeline.htm

• Influential Presidents of the USA: https://www.thoughtco.com/most-influential-presidents-105460

• History and authentic historical documents of the USA: https://www.usa.gov/history

• Chronological encyclopaedia of articles about the development of the USA from British colonisation to modern times: https://www.ushistory.org/us/index.asp

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French Revolution

• Causes, features, and aftermath: http://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution

• Timeline: https://worldhistoryproject.org/topics/french-revolution

• Outcome and legacy: https://www.thoughtco.com/consequences-of-the-french-revolution-1221872

• Data-based questions practice: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/french-revolution/\

• Robespierre overthrown in France: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robespierre-overthrown-in-france

• Encyclopaedia of primary and secondary resources: https://library.fiu.edu/frenchrevolution/websites 

• Data-based questions practice: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/atd-tcc-worldciv2/chapter/background-on- the-french-revolution/ 

 

Russian Revolution

• Causes, features, and aftermath: http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution

• 1917 Russian Revolution: http://www.local-life.com/st-petersburg/articles/1917-russian-revolution

• Detailed chronological account of effects: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml

• Causes, features, and aftermath of the 1917 Russian Revolution: https://www.britannica.com/event/Russian-Revolution

• Video summary in 15 minutes: https://youtu.be/U6KR4cLLVzQ

• Timeline: https://www.bl.uk/russian-revolution/articles/timeline-of-the-russian-revolution

• The Russian Revolution— Then and now in pictures; https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/07/russian-revolution-then-and- now

• On propaganda: https://www.bl.uk/russian-revolution/articles/propaganda-in-the-russian- revolution

• Ten propaganda posters from 1917 Russia: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41833406

 

Opium War

• Divergence of opinions in the British Empire: http://www.historytoday.com/julia-lovell/opium-wars-both-sides-now

• Background, features, and aftermath: https://www.thoughtco.com/the-first-and-second-opium-wars-195276

• Causes, effects, and key facts: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Opium-Wars

• Overview, quizzes, and videos: https://asiapacificcurriculum.ca/learning-module/opium-wars-china#overview 

• 20 fast facts: https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-the-opium-wars/

• Timeline: https://www.britannica.com/summary/Opium-Wars-Timeline

 

Weimar Republic

• GCSE revision, 1918-1924 Germany: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/germany/ weimarstrengthweakrev1.shtml

• The Weimar experiment, collapse, and rise of Nazism: http://alphahistory.com/weimarrepublic/

• Encyclopaedia of readings, primary sources, personalities, and timeline: https://www.facinghistory.org/weimar-republic-fragility-democracy

• The Weimar Constitution: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/weimar-constitution-adopted-in- germany

• Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/article-48

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Stalinist Russia

• On Joseph Stalin: http://www.history.com/topics/joseph-stalin

• Stalin’s Purges: http://russiapedia.rt.com/of-russian-origin/stalins-purges/

• On Stalinism: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Stalinism

• Leninism verses Stalinism: https://www.history.com/news/lenin-stalin-differences-soviet-union

• Video clips of Stalinist Russia: https://youtu.be/f9p20dxtTkY

• Soviet Union— Stalin, Cold War, and collapse: https://www.history.com/topics/russia/history-of-the-soviet-union

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Islamic Civilisation: 

• Features and continuity: https://www.mei.edu/publications/islamic-civilization

• The Islamic Golden Age: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-hccc-worldcivilization/chapter/the-islamic-golden-age/

• Islamic influences on Western civilisation: https://qz.com/1668371/all-the-ways-islamic-culture-shaped-the-west-as-we-know-it/

• Rise and decline: https://www.jpost.com/magazine/features/the-rise-and-fall-of-islamic-civilizations

• Detailed timeline: https://www.thoughtco.com/islamic-civilization-timeline-and- definition-171390