A Level History

A complete timeline of the build up to the Holocaust and its development throughout the Second World War. Made for the CIE/CAIE History A level (9489) syllabus but can be used for other exams boards.

This document provides an in - depth yet simple explanation of the third chapter of the 9489 A level History international section syllabus: The League of Nations and International Relations in the 1930s. These notes can be used for the 2024 - 2025 syllabus. For any enquiries, please email

This document provides an in - depth yet simple explanation of the second chapter of the 9489 A level History international section syllabus: The League of Nations and International Relations in the 1920s. These notes can be used for the 2024 - 2025 syllabus. For any enquires, please email

This document contains an explanation for the first chapter of the 9489 A level History international section syllabus: Empire and the Emergence of World Powers. The notes are written to be precise and at the same time they're detailed enough to be used for revision throughout the academic year. These notes can be used for the 2024 - 2025 syllabus.

The second part of the CIE 9489 A-Level history syllabus summarised. Why was there a crisis over Cuba in the 1960s and how did it affect the US–Soviet relations? This summary covers the Cuban Missile Crisis and how it affected the Cold War tensions and how eventually it led to a period of detente. The content summarised in the document is the US reaction to the Cuban revolution, Khrushchev’s aims in Cuba, the crisis and its resolution and the consequences of the conflict, e.g. hotline, Tes...

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...

Within this document there are many facts that relate to the different historic interpretations at the time (post -revisionist, revisionist and traditionalist). You will find information regarding economic statistics, timeline of key events and a plethora of useful quotes.

An essay on what détente achieved between 1969 and 1975.

Set of tables out-lining reasons for and against a mid-Tudor crisis, broken down for Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I. Final written interpretations for each monarch and an overall judgement for the entire period is given.