Frederick Bremer GCSE History Revision
Personalised Learning Checklists
Attached you will find 3 Personalised Learning Checklists (PLCs). These are a list of everything you need to know for
the exams, broken down into small chunks.
How to use PLCs:
1. Go through the list and tick the box that represents how confident you are in your knowledge of each one
(,  or ). Be honest!
2. Revise the sections you have marked as  first. Then go onto the other two.
3. Use the PLC to create a revision guide/set of mind maps for yourself, where you will go into lots of detail
about each topic (row) on the PLC. This should be detailed.
Helpful resources for revision:
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Revision booklets you have received from your history teacher
OCR History B – revision guide (£7.99 on Amazon)
Your old exercise books
Your teachers will put lots of resources on SMH
Past papers from SMH or OCR website (History B. Paper 1 with Russia and Paper 2 British Depth Study 1975)
Resources list and how to use them
Resource
Past Papers
Revision booklets
Model answers
How to use
Practice doing these in timed conditions. The mark schemes are also available,
so you can mark your own and see how you did and how to improve. You could
pair up with a friend and mark each other’s.
Have an overview of lots of content/facts. Also includes exam tips e.g. timing
and how to answer each question. This is included show my homework
Read through and highlight/make notes on strong features of the model
answer. Read it next to a mark scheme from the ‘Past Papers’ section, to see
why it got such a high mark. Then practice your own answers.
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OCR Paper 1 Depth Study: Russia 1905-1941
Key Question 1: Why did the Tsar’s Regime Collapse in 1917?
The Tsar’s empire
Identify the problems of the Tsar’s empire (ie. Size of Country)
Name the different nationalities of people living in Russia under the Tsar
The different groups of people living in Tsarist Russia (i.e. Peasants)
The management of the Tsar’s government
The positive aspects of the Tsar’s government (i.e. the level of control)
Identify the opposition groups to the Tsar
Explain the different perspectives and beliefs of these opposition groups.
Explain what Marxist theory and communism is
How/why did the 1905 revolution happen
How/why Bloody Sunday occurred
Identify who and what the Soviets were (i.e Petrograd Soviet)
Who was Stolypin and what were his reforms
Explain what the October Manifesto and Duma is
Who was Rasputin and his connection to the Tsar
Russia involvement in World War One and the impact of the War
The different groups effected by World War One (i.e. Peasants )
How/why the March Revolution occurred in 1917
The successes of the March Revolution
Comparisons of the March Revolution to the 1905 Revolution
Who/what was the Provisional Government
The problems facing the PG when they came into power (i.e. Land of the Peasants)
Who was Alexander Kerensky
The PG problems faced whilst controlling Russia
The ‘July Days’ and its impact
What happened to Kornilov in September 1917
Key question 2: How did the Bolsheviks gain power, and how did they consolidate their control
The Bolshevik Revolution
Who were the Bolsheviks
Who was Vladimir Lenin and where had he been leading up to the revolution
How did Lenin get into power
What did Lenin promise the Russian people
What happened after Lenin and the Bolshevik get into power
What parties were in the new Constituent Assembly
Who opposed the Bolsheviks in power
What happened during the Civil War in 1917-18
What were the advantages of the Reds
What were the disadvantages of the Whites
Explain what War Communism is and it’s aims
What were some consequences of War Communism
What were the difference between War Communism and the NEP (New Economic Policy )
The reaction to the NEP
When did Lenin die
What problems would there be because of Lenin’s death
Key question 3: How did Stalin gain and hold onto power
Stalin or Trotsky?
Why was there a leadership contest after Lenin’s death
Who was in the leadership contest
What was Lenin’s opinions of those men in the leadership contest
Who was Joseph Stalin and what was their role in the Bolshevik before Lenin’s death
Who was Leon Trotsky and what was their role in the Bolshevik before Lenin’s death
How/why did Trotsky lose the leadership contest eg. Lenin’s funeral etc..
Explain what the Purges were
Explain what the Great Terror was
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Who was effected by the purges and the Great Terror
How were oppositional groups treated by Stalin in the purges
Who were the NKVD
What is a Gulag and where were they
How many people were put into gulags
What was an informer in the Great Terror
Who was sent to the gulags
How were people treated in the gulag
Explain what totalitarian means
Explain the cult of personality and cult of Stalin
What was life like for people in Russia under Stalin
Explain the experiences of ethnic minorities
Explain the experiences of women
Explain the experiences of peasants
Explain the experiences of workers
Explain the experiences of the social elite
What was the ‘Great Retreat’
Explain if the USSR reached an equal society under Stalin
Key question 4: What was the impact of Stalin’s economic policies
What was the economic state of Russia when Stalin became leader
Why did Stalin want modernise Russia eg. Increase military strength
Explain the first 5 Year Plan
Explain the second 5 Year Plan and why there were changes were made from the first plan
The successes/failures of both 5 year plans
What was collectivisation and how did it work
Why did Stalin introduce collectivisation
What was the impact of collectivisation
Successes/failures of collectivisation
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Core Content: International relations The Cold War 1945-1975yesterday
Key Question 1: Who was to blame for the Cold War?
What was the relationships like between the allied countries during world war two
Explain what capitalism is
Explain what communism is
Topics you need to know
What are the differences between these ideologies
Give examples of countries with these ideologies
When/why did the Yalta conference happen
Who were the key people/leaders at the Yalta conference
List the Aims of the Yalta conference
Explain the decisions made at the Yalta conference
When did the Potdam conference take place
Who were the key people/leaders at the Potsdam conference
Explain the changes in the decisions made at the Potsdam conference
Why were there changes in the decisisons made at the conference (eg. Atomic Bomb)
Explain what the ‘Iron Curtain’ was and when/where the phrase came from
Explain what Soviet expansion is and how it happened
Who were the satellite states for the Soviet Union
Why did communism fail in Greece and Turkey
List three reasons why the Truman Doctrine was made
What was the America policy of ‘containment’
Explain when and what the Marshall Aid Plan and who it involved
What is the Cominform and Comecon
What was the relationship like between the USA and the countries in the Marshall Aid Plan
Explain the developing problems in Germany and Berlin before 1948
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How did the Soviets react to the western countries decisions in West Germany
Explain how/when the Berlin Blockade took place
How did the western countries react to the blockade
What was the Berlin Airlift
Explain/List the consequences of the Berlin blockade and airlift
Key Question 2: Who won the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Explain containment in the context of the Cold War
Where is Cuba in relation to the USA
Explain the USA’s involvement in Cuban affairs up to 1959
When/how did the Cuban revolution take place
What was the USA’s reaction to the Cuban revolution
Who were the leaders of the USA and of Cuba at this time
Explain what happened at the Bay of Pigs
What were the consequences of the invasion
Explain what nationalism is in context with Cuba
Who was leader in the USSR during this time
How did tension increase between the USA and the USSR after the Bay of Pigs
Explain what the Cuba Missile Crisis (CMC) was
What were the events during the CMC
Why did the USA place a naval blockade on Cuba
Why did Khrushchev send Kennedy letters and what did they say
Explain the positive decisions made by Kennedy (USA) during the crisis
Explain the positive decisions made by Khrushchev (USSR) during the crisis
Explain the consequences of the crisis (eg.Kennedy was the victor)
How did the USA view the result of the CMC
How did the Soviet Union view the result of the CMC
How did Cuba view the result of the CMC
Key Question 3: Why did the USA fail in Vietnam?
Increasing involvement in Vietnam - Eisenhower
Increasing involvement in Vietnam - Kennedy
Increasing involvement in Vietnam - Johnson
Tactics used by USA – bombing, search and destroy, agent orange, deforestation
Tactics used by communists – guerrilla warfare, tunnel system
Whose tactics were more effective USA or communists?
Why did USA withdraw from Vietnam? Events in Vietnam e.g. My Lai, Tet Offensive
Why did USA withdraw from Vietnam? Protests at home
Why did USA withdraw from Vietnam? Nixon and Vietnamisation
Why did USA withdraw from Vietnam? Nixon and Vietnamisation
BRITISH DEPTH STUDY
How far did British Society change, 1939-1975?
Topics you need to know
YOUNG PEOPLE
What was the impact of WWII on young people?
The experiences of young people during WWII – rationing and diet
The experiences of young people during WWII – the Blitz
The experiences of young people during WWII –evacuation
The experiences of young people during WWII – children’s health and education
The experiences of young people during WWII – absence of fathers
The reasons for the Beveridge Report
Details of the Beveridge Report
Impact of the Beveridge Report
The creation and impact of the NHS
What was life like for young people in the 1950s and 1960s?
The impact of affluence and consumerism
The impact of changes to education - comprehensivisation
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The impact of American culture
Youth culture e.g. mods and rockers
Youth culture – fashions and music
Student protests and responses of authorities
The extent to which ALL lives of young people changed by 1975
WOMEN
What was the impact of WWII on women?
The role of women in the Second World War – civil defence
The role of women in the Second World War – the land army
The role of women in the Second World War – factory work
The role of women in the Second World War – joining the armed forces e.g WAAF
The role of women in the Second World War – looking after families
The impact of the Second World War on women after the war had finished
What was life like for women in the 1950s and 1960s?
Discrimination faced by women in the 1950s and 1960s e.g. in the workplace
The introduction and impact of the Contraceptive Pill
The role of the Women’s Liberation Movement in bringing about changes for women
The introduction and impact of the Abortion Act
The introduction and impact of the Divorce Reform Act
The introduction and impact of the Equal Pay Act
The introduction and impact of the Sex Discrimination Act
The extent of progress made by 1975
MULTICULTURALISM
What was the impact of WWII on people living in Britain?
Experiences and impact of American GIs
Experiences and impact of Italian and German Prisoners of War
Experiences and impact of African American GIs
Experiences and impact of Commonwealth soldiers
Reasons for post-war immigration to Britain – the British Nationality Act, labour shortages…
Reasons for post-war immigration to Britain – crisis driven immigration e.g. Ugandan Asians
Experiences of early immigrants (Caribbean) and attitudes towards them
Experiences of early immigrants (Indian, Pakistani, Ugandan) and attitudes towards them
Contribution made to British society by Caribbean immigrants
Contribution made to British society by Indian, Pakistani, Ugandan immigrants
1958 summer of violence
Activities of the BNP/National Front
Legislation relating to immigration (1960s)
Legislation relating to race (1970s)
Enoch Powell in 1968
The extent to which Britain was a multi-cultural society by 1975