My Revision Notes Edexcel AS History: Stalin's Russia, 1924-53 (MRN) - Softcover

Laura Gallagher; Robin Bunce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444152076 ISBN 13: 9781444152074

Publisher: Hodder Education, 2011

Synopsis

Unlock your full potential with this revision guide which focuses on the key content and skills you need to know for Edexcel AS History: Stalin's Russia, 1924-53.



Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: Stalin's Russia, 1924-53 with revision activities and advice on exam technique. Each section has a model answer with exam tips for you to analyse and better understand what is required in the exam.



- Makes revision manageable by condensing topics into easy-to-revise chunks- Encourages active revision by closely combining content with a variety of different activities- Helps improve exam technique through tailor-made activities and plenty of guidance on how to answer questions- Includes access to quick quizzes at www.hodderplus.co.uk/myrevisionnotes



CONTENTS:



Section 1: The struggle for power 1924-29

The contenders for power

Powerbases

Ideology: the great industrialisation debate

Ideology: foreign policy

Making and breaking alliances

Devious tactics

Exam focus



Section 2: Transforming the Soviet Union - collectivisation and industrialisation

Causes of modernisation

Collectivisation and its consequences

First Five-Year Plan (1928-1932)

Second Five-Year Plan (1933-1938)

Third Five-Year Plan (1938-1941)

The Great Retreat: women

The Great Retreat: family and education

Exam focus



Section 3: Persecution and control - the totalitarian regime

Causes of the Great Terror

Moscow show trials Yezhovshchina

The impact of the Terror

Socialist realism

Cult of Personality

Exam focus



Section 4: The making of a superpower - the impact of the Second World War

The coming of the war

Cost of the war

Reasons for victory: Russia at war

Reasons for victory: military campaigns and Allied support

Superpower

Exam focus

About this title

About the Author

Robin Bunce teaches History at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. He has written and edited a wide range of History textbooks for A-level and GCSE.



Laura Gallagher teaches History at Long Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge. She has written and edited a wide range of History textbooks for A-level and GCSE.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Education
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444152076
• ISBN 13: 9781444152074
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72