Edexcel AS History Student Unit Guide: Unit 1 Stalin's Russia, 1924-53 (Option D4)
Published on 25. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-340-99044-5 (ISBN)
Description
Perfect for revision, these guides explain the unit requirements, summarise the content and include specimen questions with graded answers. This Edexcel AS History Student Unit Guide is the essential study companion for Unit 1 Stalin's Russia, 1924-53 (Option D4). This full-colour book includes all you need to know to prepare for your unit exam: - Clear guidance on the content of the unit, with topic summaries, knowledge check questions and a quick-reference index - Advice throughout, so you will know what to expect in the exam and will be able to demonstrate the skills required - Exam-style questions, with graded student responses, so you can see clearly what is required
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Learning
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
Colour
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 171 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
150 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-99044-5 (9780340990445)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Introduction Section 1: The struggle for power 1924-29 The contenders for power Powerbases Ideology: the great industrialisation debate Ideology: foreign policy Making and breaking alliances Devious tactics Exam focus Section 2: Transforming the Soviet Union - collectivisation and industrialisation Causes of modernisation Collectivisation and its consequences The First Five-Year Plan 1928-32 The Second Five-Year Plan 1933-38 The Third Five-Year Plan 1938-41 The Great Retreat: women The Great Retreat: family and education Exam focus Section 3: Persecution and control - the totalitarian regime Causes of the Great Terror Moscow show trials Yezhovshchina The impact of the Terror Socialist Realism Cult of Personality Exam Focus Section 4: The making of a superpower - the impact of the Second World War The coming of the war The cost of the war Reasons for victory: Russia at war Reasons for victory: military campaigns and Allied support Superpower Exam focus Glossary Timeline Answers