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Revision websites | Nazi Germany | Cold War | Britain & Second World War | Suffragettes | Stalin | Vietnam

Revision websites
 
John D Clare
Drop down menus and detailed notes. Mark schemes and exam techniques
   
BBC Bitesize
Interactive and accessible revision pages
   
History GCSE
Detailed selection of downloadable documents and gap fill exercises
   
   
Suffragettes
Interactive activity that demonstrates how women's rights increased between 1840 and 1918.
   
Article on the perceived role of women as homemakers and supporters of their husbands and families.
   
Biographical details on the founder of the Suffragette movement. See also the entries on other key figures of the Women's Suffrage Movement in this section.
   
Encyclopaedic coverage of all the key players, organisations and events. A must for anyone doing GCSE coursework on this fascinating era.
Detailed essay on Emmeline Pankhurt's contribution to the Suffragette cause - but don't be tempted to cut and paste!
   
Stalin
Introduction to key events and issues surrounding this infamous dictator.
   
Also useful introductory site. Less daunting than the Spartacus website, and links to specific policy areas such as Collectivisation
   
Useful timeline
   
Excellent resource for students looking at how Stalin set about industrialising the USSR . Littered with sources, analysis and definitions of key terms.
   
Detailed narrative on the events and individuals involved in the Purges. Rather wordy but worth looking at closely.
   
Vietnam
 
Excellent detail on individuals, events and movements associated with the war.
   
US website with powerful range of images and useful background section. Good on the music and 'hippie' culture that the war was set against.
   
Gateway site to a selection of other key sites exploreing the role of civilian and military women in the war.
   
Useful timeline, providing an overview of key players and events
   
An online version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Useful for case studies, but also a powerful reminder of the enormous numbers of casualties on the US side alone.
   
Useful portal to different areas of research into Vietnam. Particularly interesting if you want to discover more about the war through film & literature. Powerful quotes by individuals, too.
   
Interesting information on Vietnam today. Helpful for understanding more about the geography of Vietnam and contrasting the modern day country with conditions during the conflict. Also has Vietnamese national anthem!
   
For an initial overview of the key stages of the war, the Bitesize website is a worth visiting. Also helpful in defining key terms such as guerrilla warfare.
   
Vietnam online
List of some of the slang or colloquial expressions used by US servicemen during the war.
   
Germany, 1919-39
   
Straightforward but useful introductions to key Nazi leaders.
   
Photo gallery of Nazi leaders
   
Extremely thorough factual site, which is constantly growing thanks to visitor contributions.
   
Respected, academic website, with details on key leaders as well as themes to explore and links to other scholarly sites.
   
Helpful revision site, broken down into key topics, like Munich Putsch & Hitler's Rise to Power. Opportunities to test your knowledge & understanding, too.
   
Well structured and detailed revision site, using gap fill technique and self-check buttons.
   
Spartacus Schoolnet - central Nazi organisation that helped shape young impressionable minds
   
Sparatcus Schoolnet - explaining Nazi attitudes to education and key policy makers such as Bernhard Rust
   
Spartacus Schoonet - explains origins of anti Semitic feeling within the Nazi Party and German society at the time.
 
Spartacus Schoolnet - one of the key agencies of the Police State under Hitler. See also the SS below.
   
Spartacus Schoolnet - one of the key agencies of the Police State under Hitler. See also the SS below.
   
Spartacus Schoolnet - sets out to explain the complex relationship between the Nazi Party and the Church under the Third Reich
   
Cold War
   
CNN - Cold War
Arguably the richest source of materials and interactive features on the Cold War, a definite first stop, though bear in mind this is a US site and you need to achieve as much balance as you can in your research.
   
Learning Curve - Cold War
Useful bank of sources and activities, including previously classified (top secret) letters and photos.
   
BBC - Cold War
Another rich source from the BBC, particularly for personal accounts and multi-media presentations.
   
Spartacus
Very stong on the individuals involved in Cold War events. Good for more curious researchers, who like to go beyond the superficial understanding of events.
   
History Learning Site - Cold War
Good solid overview of events. Useful for getting a sense of chronology and understanding of key figures and happenings.
   
Learning Curve - Korea
Useful overview of war, plus a source investigation to develop your interpretations skills as well as handy links to other sites.
   
   
Britain & Second World War
 
National Archives website containing a range of sources and interactive learning activities
   
Clear, accessible and extremely detailed site with everything fromAir Raid Wardens to Anderson Shelters
   
Essay on a range of issues related to Home Front. Useful for extended writing tasks.
   
Advice sent to every home in Britain to prepare them for a possible attack.
   
Wide-ranging and unusual details about key events of WWII
   
Different areas of conflict, war at sea, in the air, key battles, issues and more
   
Useful stop for images, photos, posters as well as clear and informative context. Links to places of interest, too.
   
Bomber Command
Interesting site, with useful personal testimonies and an alternative perspective on this emotive subject.