My Revision Notes Edexcel AS History: The Experience of Warfare (MRN) - Softcover

Warnock, Barbara

 
9781444152197: My Revision Notes Edexcel AS History: The Experience of Warfare (MRN)

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: The Experience of Warfare.



Written by experienced teachers, this series closely combines the content of Edexcel AS History: The Experience of Warfare 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 impact of the Crimean War

The causes and course of the war

The impact of war reporting - Russell and Fenton

Depictions and remembrances of the war

Medical and nursing provision during the Crimean War

Disorganisation and inefficiency in the British Army

Medical, army and civil service reform

Exam focus



Section 2: The impact of the Second Boer War

The causes and course of the war

The impact of reporting and propaganda

Support for and opposition to the war

Concentration camps and guerrilla warfare

The Boer War, imperialism and national efficiency

Army reform and social reforms

Exam focus



Section 3: The experience of war on the Western Front

The causes and course of the war

Trench warfare and the Western Front

The Battle of the Somme July-November 1916

The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) 1917-1918

Discipline and morale in the British Army

Medical and surgical developments

Exam focus



Section 4: The impact of the First World War on the Home Front

DORA and government control

The creation and recruitment of a mass army

Support for and opposition to the war

The war economy

The impact of the war on women

Propaganda and public attitudes

Exam focus

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About the Author

Barbara Warnock teaches history at Longroad Sixth Form College, Cambridge.

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