Cambridge IGCSE · Revision notes
History revision notes
Topic by topic notes, worked examples and practice questions for every topic in the Cambridge IGCSE and O Level History syllabus.
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Core content: International relations 1919 to 1945
- 1.The peace settlementsAims of the peacemakers, Terms of Versailles, Other treaties and fairness
- 2.The League in the 1920sStructure and membership, Disputes in the 1920s, Humanitarian work
- 3.The collapse of collective securityDepression and aggression, Manchuria 1931 to 1933, Abyssinia 1935 to 1936
- 4.Hitler and the road to warHitler’s aims, Appeasement and expansion, Poland and war
Core content: International relations since 1945
- 1.Origins of the Cold WarYalta and Potsdam, Soviet influence and American policy, Berlin and rival alliances
- 2.Containment in Asia and CubaKorean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War
- 3.Soviet control and its collapseHungary and Berlin, Czechoslovakia and Poland, Gorbachev and the end of Soviet control
- 4.The Gulf from 1970 to 2000Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, Iran-Iraq War, Kuwait and the Gulf War
Depth study: Germany 1918 to 1945
- 1.Weimar Germany in crisisRevolution and constitution, Political threats, Ruhr and hyperinflation
- 2.Recovery and the rise of NazismStresemann’s recovery, Nazi reorganisation, Depression and appointment
- 3.The Nazi dictatorshipConsolidation of power, Terror and propaganda, Opposition and resistance
- 4.Life and persecution under NazismWorkers and the economy, Women and young people, Racial persecution and war
These are Bright Minds revision notes and practice questions in Cambridge style, not official Cambridge International materials. Always check the syllabus year with your school.