GCSE History Key information checklist

1. GCSE HistoryKey information checklist

2. Revision checklist: Migration to Britain • Remember, that that our three themes for this course are: reasons for immigration, experiences of immigrants and significance/impact of those migrants on Britain • YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE NOTES TO EXPAND AND EXPLAIN EACH BULLET POINT ON THIS LIST! • Medieval England (1000 – 1500) • Population diversity in England before 1066 • Impact of the Norman Conquest and resistance to the Normans (check homework booklet) • Jews in England: 1066-1290 • The experiences of aliens and their treatment by the authorities • Early Modern England (1500-1715) • The arrival and experiences of Africans in England; the growth African communities after the establishment of the RAC and the expansion of the British Empire • Foundation of the East India Company and the arrival of the Lascars (sailors) and Ayahs (servants/slaves) • Re-admission of the Jews in 1656 and their experiences • Huguenot and Palatine migration: causes, reception, experiences, impact and similarity

3. Revision checklist: Migration to Britain (continued) • Industrial Britain (1715 – 1905) • Irish and Scottish migration: causes, reception, experiences, impact and similarity • Impact of migrant of politics: Abolition movement vs. the Chartist movement • Great Migration: Eastern European Jewish migration experience and impact • Government Legislation to limit the number of “undesirable” migrants: 1870 Naturalisation Act and the Aliens Act (1905) and the Status of Aliens Act (1914) • Modern Britain (1905 – 2010) • Experiences of migrants during World War One (1914-1918) • The arrival of Jewish refugees in 1930s Britain • The experiences of Poles after the Second World War • Commonwealth migration after the Second World War: causes, impact, reception and experiences • Race Relations after the Second World War including government legislation: e.g. 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act • Multiculturalism: Attitudes towards refugees and asylum seekers • Open borders within the European Union

4. Revision Checklist: Impact of Empire • The key themes in this depth study are: • How did England expand to become the British Isles? • How did Britain expand their global empire? • What was the economic impact of this expansion? • What was the social and political impact of this expansion? • For each section you will need to create either a mind-map or some flashcards on each key question of the content. This is a guide for your content revision, not an exhaustive list! • At the end of this there is a key events timeline to help you organize your ideas.

5. Revision Checklist: Impact of Empire Section 1: English expansion and the creation of the British Isles The Glorious Revolution: • Why and how did William and Mary take over as English monarchs? • How did the Irish respond to this and what were the subsequent military campaigns? • How did the Scottish respond to this and how did these lead to events such as the Jacobite rebellions and the Glencoe Massacre? • What was the Darien Scheme and why did it fail? • What was the 1707 Act of Union and why did Scotland have to agree to it? • Why did so many English emigrate to America?

6. Revision Checklist: Impact of Empire • Section 2: The British Empire • Why did people begin to explore the world under Elizabeth I? • Which other European countries were beginning to build empires in this period? • Which countries became part of the British Empire and which were seen as the most ‘vital’ parts of the Empire?

7. Revision Checklist: Impact of Empire Section 3: The economic impact of the British Empire Expansion into Africa and India: • Why was the Bank of England set up in 1694? • How did the East India Company get founded in 1600 and how did it establish a base in Kolkata? Why did the East India Company struggle and then revive in the 18th century? Competition with Europe: • What was the Spanish War of Succession and why were Britain involved? • Who got what from the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713? (specifically how did Britain benefit from this?) • What was the South Sea Company and why did so many people invest in it in 1719? • What were the consequences of the collapse of the South Sea Bubble? • The slave-based economy: • What was the Royal African Company and what were the consequences of the end of its monopoly in 1698? • What was the slave trade? • What was life like on the plantations in the Americas and the Caribbean? • How profitable were the plantations for Britain?

8. Revision Checklist: Impact of Empire • Section 3: The social and political impact of Britain’s Empire • In what ways did the cities of Liverpool, Bristol and London benefit from the empire? • How did consumerism grow in Britain and what sort of goods were people buying? • What was the importance of coffee houses in Britain during this time? • What sort of ideas about ‘racial hierarchy’ developed at this time? • Why did people begin to question the slave trade in the early 18th century?

9. Revision checklist: International Relations 1919-1939 You need to know about each of these bullet points. There are lessons and resources on Edmodo for each one, and you will also have notes in your purple books. Remember the questions we asked: Did nationalism or internationalism triumph at Versailles? Did nationalism or internationalism triumph in the 1920s? What went wrong in the ‘hinge years’ 1929-1934? What went wrong in international relations between 1934 and 1939? • The Versailles Peace Settlement • The League of Nations in the 1920s • International agreements in the 1920s (DawesPlan 1924, Locarno 1925, Kellogg-Briand1928, Young Plan 1929); attempts at disarmament. • The impact of the worldwide economic depression. • Tension in Europe in the 1930s including: • Failure of the League of Nations • Hitler’s actions • The policy of Appeasement • The Nazi-Soviet Pact

10. Revision checklist: Interpretations of Appeasement Remember the key ideas each ‘camp’ of historians had: 1937-38 “Well Done Chamberlain!”Before the war, most people agreed with the policy of appeasement. 1939-1948 ‘The Guilty Men’During the war, appeasement was seen as cowardly and immoral – key person: Cato 1948-1960s ‘The appeasers misjudged Hitler’Historians including Churchill thought intentions appeasers were good, but they made a huge miscalculation. 1960s-1990s ‘Rehabilitating Chamberlain’ Historians such as Dilks, Cameron-Watt and Taylor said Chamberlain did the best he could in an impossible situation 1990s-2000s ‘Chamberlain back on trial’ Historians such as Parker say that Chamberlain’s own personality and vanity were to blame; he caused WWII! • What have historians said about appeasement over the last 80 years? • Use the pack on Edmodo (interpretations of appeasement) and your class notes to make careful notes about what historians thought (and why!) in the following time periods: • 1937-38 (Popular majority view) • 1939-48 (Popular political view) • 1948-1960s (Orthodox view) • 1960s-1990s (Revisionist view) • 1990s-2000s (Counter-revisionist view)