Name: My Revision Notes: Edexcel A-level History: The British Experience of Warfare, c1790-1918
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ISBN: 9781510417991

Hodder Education

Alan Farmer

My Revision Notes: Edexcel A-level History: The British Experience of Warfare, c1790-1918

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Target success in Edexcel A-level History with this proven formula for effective, structured revision; key content coverage is combined with exam preparation activities and exam-style questions to create a revision guide that students can rely on to review, strengthen and test their knowledge.

- Enables students to plan and manage a successful revision programme using the topic-by-topic planner

- Consolidates knowledge with clear and focused content coverage, organised into easy-to-revise chunks

- Encourages active revision by closely combining historical content with related activities

- Helps students build, practise and enhance their exam skills as they progress through activities set at three different levels

- Improves exam technique through exam-style questions with sample answers and commentary from expert authors and teachers

- Boosts historical knowledge with a useful glossary and timeline

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English

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9781510417991

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My revision planner

Introduction

Part 1: Aspects in depth: Britain at war overseas

1 Britain and the French Wars, 1793–1815

Facing the French threat on land, 1793–1815

The role of Wellington in the defeat of the French

Facing the French at sea, 1793–1815

The role of Nelson in defeating the French

The impact of the French Wars on the British economy, 1793–1815

Why did Britain triumph?

Exam focus

2 The Crimean War, 1854–6

Facing the Russian threat in the Crimea

The effectiveness of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole

Changing attitudes in Britain to the Crimean War

Exam focus

3 The Second Boer War, 1899–1902

Facing the Boers in southern Africa, 1899–1900

Turning the tide: British victories, 1900

The role of British commanders in achieving victory

The impact of the Boer War on attitudes in Britain

Opposition to the war

Exam focus

4 Trench warfare on the Western Front, 1914–18

The British Army’s readiness for war

The need for military adjustment

Public perceptions of, and changing attitudes to, the war on the Western Front

The significance of Haig’s major offensives for the conduct of the war

Passchendaele, July–December, 1917

The Hundred Days Offensive, 1918

Exam focus

5 War in the Air, 1914–18

Aircraft development

The importance of air power in Britain’s victory by 1918

The bombing of civilian targets

Exam focus

Part 2: Aspects in breadth: the changing role of government in preparing the nation for war, c1790–1918

6 Changes in organising the military

The military and reasons for change, 1790–1918

The navy and changes in organisation, 1790–1914

Recruitment of the fighting forces, 1790–1914

Recruitment of the fighting forces, 1914–18

Exam focus

7 Changes in the role of the people

Changing weaponry, 1790–1914

Changing weaponry in the First World War

The population and the war effort

Changing cultural roles, 1790–1918

Exam focus

Glossary

Key figures

Timeline

Mark schemes

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