Romanovs
Construction Of Modern Histories
WW1
Historical Investigation
Historical Misc
100

Define an Autocrat

Someone with absolute power

100

Name the 4 main types of Histories.

Narrative, Biography, Social and Cultural

100

How many people lay dead by the end of WW1

9.5 Million

100

What does each topic sentence need to have in it?

An argument/link to the question. Don't just tell me what is happing, you need to state why it is important.

100

This woman’s refusal to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955 became a pivotal moment in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement.

Rosa Parks

200

outline the two key events which occurred in 1916.

Russia launches a major, costly and unsuccessful offensive against Austria-Hungary in the south.

Rasputin is murdered

200

What other field does Browning suggest historians may "stray into" when they construct history.

Psychology 

200

Name the acronym used to classify/summarise the 4 major types of influences for the start of WW1

M.A.I.N

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism

200

Each point in your introduction needs this.

A brief explanation of how it links to the question and why it is important.

200

This battle in 1942–43 marked the turning point on the Eastern Front in World War II, resulting in a catastrophic German defeat.

The Battle of Stalingrad

300

Bloody Sunday's events call for (3 things) 

- A guarantee of civil liberties, e.g. freedom of speech

- measures to alleviate poverty

- better working conditions, e.g. 8 hour work day

300

What is a long-term view of history and why is it important.

A view of the time before the studied event. It is important as it provides context for the reasons behind the event, and may show insights into the studied event not being a single event, but a building up over time.

300

Name the members of the Central powers during the war.

Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire

300

What 5 things should you highlight, once you have finished a draft of the historical investigation, to ensure you have all the terms and concepts?

Causation - evidence of cause and effect

Continuity and change - has it changed or stayed the same

- Perspectives - what side do historians take

- Significance - what is significant about your topic, does every perspective agree with that significance

- Contestability - is your view contested - what evidence do you have to support their views and how can you justify rejecting their evidence.

300

This country led the first successful colonial independence movement in Africa, gaining independence from Britain in 1957.

Ghana

400

Define intransigence

Unwillingness to change ones views or agree about something

400

What three things do historians choose do do in relation to sources.

Which ones to use, how much emphasis to place on them and which sources to ignore.

400

How did soldiers initially attempt to block Mustard gas from entering their lungs in the early years of the war.

They would pee over a sock or cloth and place it over their mouth and nose

400

This kind of bias can occur when a historian selects only the evidence that supports their argument and ignores contradicting sources.

Confirmed Bias

400

This international organization, formed in 1995, regulates global trade and replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

World Trade Organisation (WTO)

500

The Romanov family was executed in this city in July 1918 by Bolshevik forces, effectively ending the royal lineage.

Yekaterinburg (also spelled Ekaterinburg)

500

This 20th-century historian argued that history is not a mere collection of facts, but a dialogue between the past and the present, shaped by the questions historians ask and the perspectives they bring.

E.H.Carr

500

Without looking in the textbooks, Name 3 eastern front battle, and 3 western front battles (these three need to be the same as mentioned in the textbook (THINK big battles)

EF - Battle of Tannenberg, Battle of Galicia, Brusilov Offensive, and the Battle of Masurian Lakes

WF -  Battle of Verdun, Battle of the Somme and Battle of Passchendaele

500

All Play

Reference this correctly. You get one incorrect response. 

Journal article

Title: China Under Mao Zedong

Author: S.K. BHUTANI

The Journal of International Issues
Vol. 3, No. 1 (JUNE 1994), pp. 35-38 (4 pages)
Located: JSTOR


Bhutani, S K. 1994. "China Under Mao Zedong." The Journal of International Issues 3 (1): 35-38. JSTOR.

500

This 1989 Eastern European revolution was the only violent overthrow of a Communist regime that year, resulting in the execution of its leader.

The Romanian Revolution