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Edexcel A-level History 9HI0
289 points in 41 topics, with Edexcel's codes and titles.
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1A The crusades, c1095–1204
2A.1 Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106
2A.2 England and the Angevin Empire in the reign of Henry II, 1154–89
1B England, 1509–1603: authority, nation and religion
2B.1 Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55
2B.2 The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609
1C Britain, 1625–1701: conflict, revolution and settlement
2C.1 France in revolution, 1774–99
2C.2 Russia in revolution, 1894–1924
1D Britain, c1785–c1870: democracy, protest and reform
2D.1 The unification of Italy, c1830–70
2D.2 The unification of Germany, c1840–71
1E Russia, 1917–91: from Lenin to Yeltsin
2E.1 Mao’s China, 1949–76
2E.2 The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90
1F In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1917–96
2F.1 India, c1914–48: the road to independence
2F.2 South Africa, 1948–94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’
1G Germany and West Germany, 1918–89
2G.1 The rise and fall of fascism in Italy, c1911–46
2G.2 Spain, 1930–78: republicanism, Francoism and the re-establishment of democracy
1H Britain transformed, 1918–97
2H.1 The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery
2H.2 The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge
30 Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509
- 30.B Aspects in breadth: changes in royal authority, 1399–1509
- 30.B.1 Changing relationships between crown and the nobility: 'over-mighty subjects'
- 30.B.2 Changes in the sinews of power
- 30.D Aspects in depth: kings challenged and kings triumphant
- 30.D.1 The crises of 1399–1405
- 30.D.2 Henry V and the conquest of France, 1413–21
- 30.D.3 Renewed crises and challenges, c1449–61
- 30.D.4 The Yorkists divided, 1478–85
- 30.D.5 Henry VII: seizing the throne and trying to keep it, 1485–97
31 Rebellion and disorder under the Tudors, 1485–1603
- 31.B Aspects in breadth: changes in Tudor government, 1485–1603
- 31.B.1 Changes in governance at the centre
- 31.B.2 Gaining the cooperation of the localities
- 31.D Aspects in depth: challenges to authority
- 31.D.1 Challenging the succession, 1485–1499
- 31.D.2 Challenging religious changes, 1533–37
- 31.D.3 Agrarian discontent: Kett’s Rebellion 1549
- 31.D.4 Queen takes Queen? The Revolt of the northern earls, 1569–70
- 31.D.5 Tyrone’s rebellion, 1594–1603
32 The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598
- 32.B Aspects in breadth: changes in Spanish influence and power, 1474–1598
- 32.B.1 Changing geographical reach of Spanish power
- 32.B.2 Changing military and financial power
- 32.D Aspects in depth: ruling Spain – newly united but still divided
- 32.D.1 The Spanish Inquisition and the persecution of the Jewish community, 1478–92
- 32.D.2 The accession of Charles and the revolt of the Comuneros, 1516–29
- 32.D.3 The price revolution and its impact, c1500–c1570
- 32.D.4 The campaign for orthodoxy, 1558–70
- 32.D.5 The crisis in Aragón, 1590–93
33 The witch craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750
- 33.B Aspects in breadth: challenges to the witch craze, c1580–c1750
- 33.B.1 Changing attitudes to witchcraft in Britain
- 33.B.2 Wider context: the age of science and reason
- 33.D Aspects in depth: persecuting witches
- 33.D.1 The North Berwick witches in Scotland, 1590–91 and the aftermath to 1597
- 33.D.2 The Lancashire witches of 1604–13
- 33.D.3 The Great Witch Hunt, in Bamberg, Germany, 1623–32
- 33.D.4 Matthew Hopkins and the East Anglian witch craze, 1645–47
- 33.D.5 Cotton Mather and the Salem witch hunt, 1692–93
34.1 Industrialisation and social change in Britain, 1759–1928: forging a new society
- 34.1.B Aspects in breadth: a mobile society, 1759–1928
- 34.1.B.1 Changing patterns of adult work and working conditions
- 34.1.B.2 The world of childhood
- 34.1.D Aspects in depth: towards prosperity
- 34.1.D.1 Josiah Wedgwood: china and canals, 1759–87
- 34.1.D.2 Samuel Greg: cotton and cottages, 1784–1816
- 34.1.D.3 Isambard Kingdom Brunel: railways and ships, 1833–59
- 34.1.D.4 John Kemp Starley: cycles, cycling clubs and emancipation, 1885–1901
- 34.1.D.5 Herbert Austin: creating and adapting to market forces, 1905–28
34.2 Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939
- 34.2.B Aspects in breadth: the health of the nation, c1780–1939
- 34.2.B.1 The impetus for public health reforms
- 34.2.B.2 Changes in public health
- 34.2.D Aspects in depth: poverty, the people and the law
- 34.2.D.1 Paupers and pauperism, 1780–1832
- 34.2.D.2 Less eligibility: the Poor Law Amendment Act and its impact, 1832–47
- 34.2.D.3 The government, self-help and charity, 1847–80
- 34.2.D.4 Social and welfare reforms: pressure and action, 1880–1914
- 34.2.D.5 Depression and the Dole: poverty in the inter-war years, 1920–39
35.1 Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763–1914
- 35.1.B Aspects in breadth: ruling the waves
- 35.1.B.1 The changing nature and extent of trade
- 35.1.B.2 The changing nature of the Royal Navy
- 35.1.D Aspects in depth: losing, gaining and governing territory
- 35.1.D.1 The loss of the American colonies, 1770–83
- 35.1.D.2 The birth of British Australia, 1788–1829
- 35.1.D.3 Learning from past mistakes: Canada and the Durham Report, 1837–40
- 35.1.D.4 Nearly losing an empire: the British in India, 1829–58
- 35.1.D.5 The Nile valley, 1882–98
35.2 The British experience of warfare, c1790–1918
- 35.2.B Aspects in breadth: government preparing for war, c1790–1918
- 35.2.B.1 Changes in organising the military
- 35.2.B.2 Changes in weaponry and the role of the people
- 35.2.D Aspects in depth: Britain at war overseas
- 35.2.D.1 Britain and the French Wars, 1793–1815
- 35.2.D.2 The Crimean War, 1854–56
- 35.2.D.3 The second Boer War, 1899–1902
- 35.2.D.4 Trench warfare on the Western Front, 1914–18
- 35.2.D.5 The war in the air, 1914–18
36.1 Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928
- 36.1.B Aspects in breadth: changes in representation in England, c1780–1928
- 36.1.B.1 Reform of Parliament
- 36.1.B.2 Changing influences in Parliament: the impact of parliamentary reform
- 36.1.D Aspects in depth: mass protest and agitation
- 36.1.D.1 Radical reformers, c1790–1819
- 36.1.D.2 Chartism, c1838–c1850
- 36.1.D.3 Contagious Diseases Acts and the campaign for their repeal, 1862–86
- 36.1.D.4 The Women’s Social and Political Union, 1903–14
- 36.1.D.5 Trades union militancy, 1915–27
36.2 Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923
- 36.2.B Aspects in breadth: the struggle for constitutional change, c1774-1923
- 36.2.B.1 Irish nationalism: from agitation to civil war
- 36.2.B.2 British reaction: from resistance to acceptance
- 36.2.D Aspects in depth: societies in change
- 36.2.D.1 Towards emancipation, 1774–1830
- 36.2.D.2 Industrialisation in Ulster, 1825–55
- 36.2.D.3 The Irish Famine, 1843–51
- 36.2.D.4 The Irish land issue, 1870–82
- 36.2.D.5 Improving working and living conditions: trades union militancy in Ireland, 1907–14
37.1 The changing nature of warfare, 1859–1991
- 37.1.B Aspects in breadth: war and the American public mind, 1859–1991
- 37.1.B.1 Reporting and portraying war
- 37.1.B.2 Attempts to influence the public response to war
- 37.1.D Aspects in depth: new technology and its use by military leaders
- 37.1.D.1 Increased firepower and steam power, 1859–70
- 37.1.D.2 Technology of defence: machine guns, smokeless powder and artillery, c1900–16
- 37.1.D.3 Radios, the internal combustion engine and mobile warfare, 1917–1940
- 37.1.D.4 The war at sea, 1917–45
- 37.1.D.5 Air power and nuclear weapons, 1943–91
37.2 Germany, 1871–1990: united, divided and reunited
- 37.2.B Aspects in breadth: prosperity and social change, 1871–1990
- 37.2.B.1 Social change in Germany and West Germany
- 37.2.B.2 Economic change in Germany and West Germany
- 37.2.D Aspects in depth: different approaches to the problem of difference
- 37.2.D.1 Ruling the Second Reich, 1871–79
- 37.2.D.2 The birth of democratic Germany, 1917–19
- 37.2.D.3 A new Reich, 1933–35
- 37.2.D.4 Establishing and ruling the new Federal Republic, 1949–60
- 37.2.D.5 Reunification: recreating a united Germany, 1989–90
38.1 The making of modern Russia, 1855–1991
- 38.1.B Aspects in breadth: the land and the peasantry, 1855–1991
- 38.1.B.1 The changing status and condition of the peasantry
- 38.1.B.2 Agriculture and productivity: meeting the country's needs?
- 38.1.D Aspects in depth: reform and revolution
- 38.1.D.1 The reforms of Alexander II, 1855–70
- 38.1.D.2 Revolution and reform, 1904–06
- 38.1.D.3 The end of the Romanovs and the triumph of the Bolsheviks, 1916–18
- 38.1.D.4 Khrushchev and attempts to reform the Soviet system, 1956–61
- 38.1.D.5 Gorbachev and the downfall of Soviet communism, 1985–91
38.2 The making of modern China, 1860–1997
- 38.2.B Aspects in breadth: industrialisation and the making of an economic titan, 1860–1997
- 38.2.B.1 The growth of industry
- 38.2.B.2 Ideologies and individuals behind economic growth
- 38.2.D Aspects in depth: China and the outside
- 38.2.D.1 Opening up China to foreigners, 1860–70
- 38.2.D.2 Defeat and humiliation, 1894–1901
- 38.2.D.3 The Japanese threat, 1931–41
- 38.2.D.4 The Sino-Soviet split, 1958–69
- 38.2.D.5 Reconciliation with old enemies and the return of Hong Kong, 1978–97
39.1 Civil rights and race relations in the USA, 1850–2009
- 39.1.B Aspects in breadth: changing perceptions of race relations, 1850–2009
- 39.1.B.1 The changing geography of civil rights issues
- 39.1.B.2 Changing portrayal of civil rights issues in fiction and film
- 39.1.D Aspects in depth: emancipation and moves towards greater equality
- 39.1.D.1 ‘Free at last’, 1865–77
- 39.1.D.2 The triumph of ‘Jim Crow’, 1883–c1900
- 39.1.D.3 The New Deal and race relations, 1933–41
- 39.1.D.4 ‘I have a dream’, 1954–68
- 39.1.D.5 Obama's campaign for the presidency, 2004–09
39.2 Mass media and social change in Britain, 1882–2004
- 39.2.B Aspects in breadth: social change – family, home and leisure, 1882–2004
- 39.2.B.1 Women's lives in the family and at work
- 39.2.B.2 Changing patterns of family leisure
- 39.2.D Aspects in depth: mass media: mirroring or moulding society?
- 39.2.D.1 The age of the press barons, 1914–36
- 39.2.D.2 Wireless and the war: propaganda, information and entertainment, 1939-45
- 39.2.D.3 Media in the sixties: satire image and social change
- 39.2.D.4 The Thatcher governments and the media, 1979–90
- 39.2.D.5 Labour government, the media and the Iraq dossiers, 2002–04