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Revision websites | Nazi Germany | Cold War | Britain & Second World War | Suffragettes | Stalin | Vietnam
| Drop down menus and detailed notes. Mark schemes and exam techniques | |
| Interactive and accessible revision pages | |
| Detailed selection of downloadable documents and gap fill exercises | |
| 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! | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| List of some of the slang or colloquial expressions used by US servicemen during the war. | |
| 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 | |
| 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. | |
| Useful bank of sources and activities, including previously classified (top secret) letters and photos. | |
| Another rich source from the BBC, particularly for personal accounts and multi-media presentations. | |
| 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. | |
| Good solid overview of events. Useful for getting a sense of chronology and understanding of key figures and happenings. | |
| Useful overview of war, plus a source investigation to develop your interpretations skills as well as handy links to other sites. | |
| 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. | |
| Interesting site, with useful personal testimonies and an alternative perspective on this emotive subject. | |