1. Dictators, war + Revolutions
CONCLUSION

2. 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?

3. Political History: recent controversies
Francis Fukuyama
Samuel Huntington

4. Syria
Competing Ideologies
Dictator(s)
Revolution
Civil War

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

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

7. 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.

8. 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