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Germany, 1890-1945

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Conflict and Tension, 1918-1939

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Elizabethan England, 1568-1603

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Britain: Health and the People, c.1250-present

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Focus 1

Britain: Health and the People, c.1250-present

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Teach it

  • Medieval Medicine c.1250-1500

    Four Humours theory (Galen/Hippocrates): blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile must balance.

  • Renaissance and 17th Century c.1500-1700

    Andreas Vesalius (1543): "The Fabric of the Human Body" - corrected Galen using dissection.

Key facts

  • Four Humours theory dominated medieval medicine for over 1000 years.
  • Black Death (1348) killed 30-40% of England's population.
  • Vesalius (1543) corrected Galen's errors using human dissection.
  • Jenner developed smallpox vaccine in 1796 using cowpox.

Key terms

Four Humours: Blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile - balance needed for health (Galen).
Miasma: Bad air believed to cause disease before germ theory.
Germ theory: Diseases are caused by microorganisms (Pasteur 1861).
Vaccination: Giving weakened disease to build immunity (Jenner 1796).
Antiseptic: Chemical that kills germs (Lister used carbolic acid).
Anaesthetic: Substance that stops pain during surgery (chloroform 1847).

Quick check

Describe two features of medieval medicine.

4 marks · Paper 2

Focus 2

Conflict and Tension, 1918-1939

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  • Treaty of Versailles 1919

    Germany accepted war guilt (Article 231) and paid £6.6bn reparations.

  • League of Nations Structure and Aims

    Aimed to prevent war through collective security and disarmament.

Key facts

  • Treaty of Versailles (1919): £6.6bn reparations, army limited to 100,000, war guilt.
  • League lacked USA, had no army, and required unanimous decisions.
  • Manchuria (1931) and Abyssinia (1935) showed League was powerless.
  • Munich Agreement (1938) gave Sudetenland to Hitler to avoid war.

Key terms

Diktat: Dictated peace - German view that Versailles was imposed unfairly.
Collective security: Countries acting together to deter aggression.
Appeasement: Giving in to demands to avoid conflict.
Lebensraum: Living space - Hitler's aim to expand German territory.
Anschluss: Union between Germany and Austria, forbidden by Versailles.

Quick check

Describe two features of the Treaty of Versailles.

4 marks · Paper 1

Focus 3

Elizabethan England, 1568-1603

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  • What Elizabeth Inherited (1558)

    Religious division after Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I.

  • Government: How Elizabeth Ruled

    Elizabeth kept final control using royal authority.

Key facts

  • Elizabeth became Supreme Governor, not Supreme Head (compromise).
  • Mary, Queen of Scots executed 1587 after Babington Plot.
  • Spanish Armada defeated 1588 through tactics and weather.
  • 1601 Poor Law created organized parish-based poor relief system.

Key terms

Patronage: Rewards and positions given to maintain loyalty.
Privy Council: Small group of key advisers to the monarch.
Supreme Governor: Elizabeth's title as head of Church of England.
Middle Way: Religious settlement balancing Protestant and Catholic elements.
Recusant: A Catholic refusing to attend Protestant services.
Privateering: Licensed piracy against enemy ships, especially Spanish.

Quick check

Describe two features of the Religious Settlement.

4 marks · Paper 2

Recap prompts

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  • Explain Germany, 1890-1945 in three bullet points without notes.

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1. Read the focus cards and answer the quick checks.
2. Complete the recap prompts without looking.
3. Finish one flashcard sprint or paper question.

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Explain "Middle Way" balanced opposing groups.

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