Course overview

Paper 1AB - Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and dictatorship

Paper 1BA - Conflict and Tension: The First World War, 1894-1918 (2 hours)

Paper 2AA - Britain: Health and the People: c1000 to the present day

Paper 2BC - Elizabethan England, c1568-1603 (2 hours)

Key revision resources

GCSE Pod History for all 4 topics (app or website)

Lessons in History for Elizabethan England, Health and the People and Conflict and Tension 1894-1918 

Seneca Learning History for all 4 topics

BBC Bitesize GCSE History for Elizabethan England, Health and the People and Germany 

AQA GCSE History website for past papers

How best to revise

• Use your AQA History textbooks to create mind-maps and timelines of key time periods and events throughout the 4 topics.
• Utilise GCSE Pod for short but effective revision.
• Create revision flashcards for complex concepts – strengths and weaknesses of governments, change and continuity.
• Practise past paper questions to familiarise yourself with exam techniques and skills needed for each paper.
• Listen to History podcasts or watch films or documentaries – these will add to your revision but might not feel as much like work (see 'History at Home' on Teams)

Additional information

Once you have revised a certain time period or section within a topic, attempt a past paper question in timed conditions to test your application of knowledge and exam technique.

Revising can become overwhelming, finding a revision strategy that works for you will help in building your knowledge and confidence in each topic.