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WJEC GCSE History 3130QS
113 points in 4 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.
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1 Unit 1: An in-depth study on Welsh history
- 1.1 Rhys ap Gruffudd, Prince of Deheubarth c.1132–c.1197
- 1.1.1 The family background of Rhys ap Gruffudd
- 1.1.2 The importance of warfare in shaping South Wales between 1146 and 1170
- 1.1.3 Establishing a peace with Henry II, c.1170–1189
- 1.1.4 Further outbreaks of warfare, 1189–1196
- 1.1.5 The death and legacy of Rhys ap Gruffudd
- 1.2 Owain Glyndŵr c. 1354–c.1416
- 1.2.1 The family background of Owain Glyndwr
- 1.2.2 Owain Glyndŵr’s military service for Richard II, King of England
- 1.2.3 Owain Glyndŵr and support for the Welsh Revolt
- 1.2.4 Owain Glyndŵr’s reign as Prince of Wales
- 1.2.5 The death and legacy of Owain Glyndwr
- 1.3 Wales and the early Tudors, c.1485–c.1547
- 1.3.1 The accession of Henry VII
- 1.3.2 The governance of Wales under Henry VII, 1485–1509
- 1.3.3 Henry VIII’s early attempts to control Wales, 1509–1536
- 1.3.4 The impact of the early Reformation on Wales
- 1.3.5 The Acts of Union, 1536 and 1543
- 1.4 Wales in the era of the Civil War, 1603–1660
- 1.4.1 The reign of James I, 1603–1625
- 1.4.2 The drift to Civil War, 1625–1642
- 1.4.3 The importance of Wales in the Civil War, 1642–1651
- 1.4.4 The impact of the Civil War on Wales
- 1.4.5 From Republic to Restoration, 1651–1660
- 1.5 Rebellions and Protest in Wales c.1831–c.1891
- 1.5.1 The Merthyr Rising, 1831
- 1.5.2 The Rebecca Riots, 1839–1843
- 1.5.3 Chartism in Wales
- 1.5.4 The Blue Books of 1847 and their impact in Wales
- 1.5.5 The Tithe War in Northeast Wales, 1886–1891
- 1.6 Wales in the early to mid-twentieth century c.1914–c.1959
- 1.6.1 The First World War and Welsh society
- 1.6.2 Life in Wales during the Depression
- 1.6.3 Wales in the Second World War
- 1.6.4 Political developments in Wales by the 1950s
- 1.6.5 Developments in Welsh society by the 1950s
2 Unit 2: An in-depth study on European and/or World history
- 2.1 Genghis Khan c.1162–c.1227: a case study in medieval imperialism
- 2.1.1 Temujin’s rise to power
- 2.1.2 Creating the Mongol state
- 2.1.3 The Mongol invasion of China
- 2.1.4 Mongol attacks on central Asia
- 2.1.5 The death and legacy of Genghis Khan
- 2.2 The Black Death c.1330–c.1360: a case study in medieval society
- 2.2.1 Spread of disease in the fourteenth century
- 2.2.2 The spread of the Black Death
- 2.2.3 Attempts to limit the spread of disease
- 2.2.4 Reactions to the spread of disease
- 2.2.5 The legacy of the Black Death
- 2.3 The Spanish Conquest of the Aztecs, c.1492–c.1525
- 2.3.1 The Spanish expansion into the “New World”
- 2.3.2 Aztec civilisation
- 2.3.3 Hernán Cortés
- 2.3.4 The defeat of the Aztecs
- 2.3.5 The effects of the Spanish conquest
- 2.4 Süleyman I c.1520–c.1566: a case study in early modern imperialism
- 2.4.1 The establishment of Süleyman’s authority
- 2.4.2 The expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe in the 1520s
- 2.4.3 The maritime expansion of the Ottoman Empire
- 2.4.4 The significance of religion in the sixteenth century
- 2.4.5 The reign and legacy of Süleyman I
- 2.5 The Third Reich c. 1933–c.1945: a case study in modern nationalism
- 2.5.1 The consolidation of the Nazi Party c.1933–1934
- 2.5.2 Racial and Social policies c.1933–c.1939
- 2.5.3 Religious and Economic policies c.1934–c.1939
- 2.5.4 The Second World War and the German people
- 2.5.5 The fall of the Third Reich and de-Nazification
- 2.6 Afghanistan c.1979–c.2001: a case study in modern international relations
- 2.6.1 The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1979–1989
- 2.6.2 Consequences of the end of the war
- 2.6.3 The rise of Al-Qaeda
- 2.6.4 Al-Qaeda’s targeting of the US as a centre of Western power
- 2.6.5 The “Global War on Terrorism”
3 Unit 3: A study of a period in world history
- 3.1 The Vikings c.750–c.1066
- 3.1.1 The influence of the eastward expansion of the Vikings
- 3.1.2 The impact of the westward expansion of the Vikings
- 3.1.3 The extent of Viking expansion around the north of the Atlantic
- 3.1.4 Establishing Viking rule in the Danelaw in the British isles
- 3.1.5 The end of Danish rule in the British isles
- 3.2 The Crusades, c.1095–c.1291
- 3.2.1 The First Crusade
- 3.2.2 The Second Crusade
- 3.2.3 The Third Crusade
- 3.2.4 Developments in the later Crusades
- 3.2.5 The outcomes of the Crusades
- 3.3 The Songhai Empire, c.1464–c.1591
- 3.3.1 The early Songhai Empire under the Sonni Dynasty
- 3.3.2 The rule of Askia Muhammad c.1493–1528
- 3.3.3 The Golden Age of Songhai in the sixteenth century
- 3.3.4 Life in the Songhai Empire in the sixteenth century
- 3.3.5 The decline and fall of the Songhai Empire
- 3.4 The Mughal Empire, c.1526–c.1707
- 3.4.1 From Babur to Humayan, c.1526–1556
- 3.4.2 Akbar and the extension of the Mughal Empire, 1556–1605
- 3.4.3 Expansion and stability under the rule of Jahangir, 1605–1627
- 3.4.4 The rule of Shah Jahan, 1627–1657
- 3.4.5 Aurangzeb and the end of the Mughal Empire, 1657–1707
- 3.5 Russia and the Soviet Union c.1861–c.1953
- 3.5.1 The rule and overthrow of Nicholas II
- 3.5.2 The Bolshevik Revolution
- 3.5.3 The rule of Lenin
- 3.5.4 Stalin
- 3.5.5 The Second World War and its aftermath
- 3.6 Changes in US society c.1880–c.1980
- 3.6.1 Race and immigration
- 3.6.2 The roaring ’20s
- 3.6.3 The end of prosperity
- 3.6.4 Civil Rights c.1945–c.1968
- 3.6.5 Second-wave Feminism c.1960–c.1980