Dictators, war + Revolutions CONCLUSION

Political History Specific Why (+how) did nations emerge? General Why study political history? How does it help us understand the past? What can the study of political history tell us about contemporary events? How can the nature of power be understood & explained? What have we learned? Specific Why (+how) did nations emerge? What enables revolutions to take place? How has the course of history been altered by competing ideologies?

Political History: recent controversies Francis Fukuyama Samuel Huntington

Syria Competing Ideologies Dictator(s) Revolution Civil War

Revision Tips: 10 point plan VLE Targets Topics Strategies Planning Revision notes Historiography Miscellaneous RELAX Exam

Formula for history exams SUCCESS= ABILITY TO ARGUE + EVIDENCE OF KNOWLEDGE

REVISION NOTES p.1: ‘Detail’ sheet Timeline of important dates, a list of important characters and who they are, some memorable and incisive primary quotations, etc. pp.2-8: ‘Meat’ of the topic Your notes, arranged in a thematic and analytical fashion. pp.9-10: Questions and essay plans Based on the above point, use the last few pages to list all the questions that have come up for this topic and provide a detailed essay plan for each.

THE EXAM 2 questions. 2 hours. SECTION A – GOBBETS – WARS SECTION B- ESSAY – IDEOLOGIES AND REVOLUTIONS Which questions can you answer? Which can you answer most effectively? What order will you answer them in? PLAN! Take 5 minutes to write an essay plan for each question