History 9489 Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

A collection of four A* standard essays for Cambridge A-Level History (9489) Paper 4: Stalin’s Russia. I achieved an A* for History in the Cambridge A-Level October/November 2022 Examinations and was awarded the Outstanding Cambridge Learners High Achievement Award for History. The responses to the following titles are included: 1. To what extent does Stalin’s use of his position as General Secretary of the Communist Party explain his rise to power by 1928? 2. Assess the effectivenes...

A* standard notes for Cambridge A-Level History (9389/9489) Paper 3 European option: The Holocaust. Includes detailed analysis of Holocaust Historiography (intentionalist, structuralist, functionalist, synthesis, and contemporary schools of thought), evaluation of events (leading up to, and of the Holocaust until 1945), and exam tips. I achieved an A* for History in the Cambridge A-Level October/November 2022 Examinations and was awarded the Outstanding Cambridge Learners High Achievement Aw...

In-depth notes about the international option for CIE AS LEVEL history 1870-1945. This contains Unit 2 only about the League of Nations and International Relations in the 1920s. Contains key dates, perspectives and significance of events

The entire French Revolution summarised from Louis XVI to Napoleon. This covers the entire syllabus for CIE AS History (9489). It contains political, economic and social factors of the course of the revolution. It starts with the causes and immediate outcomes of 1789 the revolution, the French government between 1970-75, Robespierre, Napoleon's emergence and the wars, the directory, Napoleon's takeover of France and his domestic aims.

A* standard exemplar essay to the Paper 4, 30 marker: ‘Stalin’s Five-Year Plans failed.’ How far do you agree? [30] One of the practice essays I wrote before receiving the Top in the World award in CIE A Level History in the Nov 2022 series.

A* standard exemplar essay to the Paper 4, 30 marker: “Making concessions to the elites was the most important reason for the Nazi consolidation of power in 1933-34.” How far do you agree? [30] One of the practice essays I wrote before receiving the Top in the World award in CIE A Level History in the Nov 2022 series.

The first part of the CIE 9489 A-Level history syllabus summarised. The key question of the section is 'How did US-Soviet relations develop between 1950 and 1980? It covers the Impact of the death of Stalin, Peaceful coexistence, the impact of key events in Asia and Europe, e.g. Korea, Hungary, Berlin, the Prague Spring and Détente and the outbreak of the Second Cold War. I used several sources to make this summary, which is useful as Cambridge didn't give a textbook to study from, making it qu...

An A* standard essay for Cambridge A-Level History (9489) Paper 4: Hitler’s Germany entitled: “Assess the effectiveness of Stalin’s industrial policy.” Note: This is an essay that was written by me, and shared to help students understand how to structure their own essays for CIE A-Level History. Please DO NOT PLAGIARISE. Thank you.