9489 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A collection of four A* standard essays for Cambridge A-Level History (9489) Paper 4: Stalin’s Russia. I achieved an A* for History in the Cambridge A-Level October/November 2022 Examinations and was awarded the Outstanding Cambridge Learners High Achievement Award for History. The responses to the following titles are included: 1. To what extent does Stalin’s use of his position as General Secretary of the Communist Party explain his rise to power by 1928? 2. Assess the effectivenes...

These revision notes follow the updated CAIE A-level History 9489 syllabus and scheme of work for for Paper 1/2: EUROPEAN HISTORY: THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION IN BRITAIN, 1750–1850 ). Easy to follow, clear and very detailed notes that cover all the core content topics, with exam guidance, structure, sample answers, summative and formative assessment feedback and useful resource weblinks. Ideal for students!

Paper 3 is notorious for its potential pitfalls as getting the interpretation wrong can cost you almost half of the 40 marks offered! These summary notes will give you the most concise bits of knowledge you need to be familiar with about the 4 interpretations for the Origins of the Cold War: 1. Traditional/Orthodox, 2. Revisionist, 3: Post-Revisionist, 4: Post-Post-Revisionist/Post-Soviet as well as specific arguments from important historians you can reference to WOW the examiners.

These revision notes follow the updated CAIE A-level History 9489 syllabus and scheme of work for Paper 4: European option, Depth study 1: European history in the interwar years, 1919–41, Theme 3: Hitler’s Germany, 1929–41. Easy to follow, clear and very detailed notes that cover all the core content topics with useful study weblinks. Ideal for students! Sample essays with feedback included.

These revision notes follow the updated CAIE A-level History 9489 syllabus and scheme of work for for Paper 4: European option, Depth study 1: European history in the interwar years, 1919–41, Theme 2: Stalin’s Russia, 1924 41. Easy to follow, clear and very detailed notes that cover all the core content topics with useful study weblinks. Ideal for students!

The entire French Revolution summarised from Louis XVI to Napoleon. This covers the entire syllabus for CIE AS History (9489). It contains political, economic and social factors of the course of the revolution. It starts with the causes and immediate outcomes of 1789 the revolution, the French government between 1970-75, Robespierre, Napoleon's emergence and the wars, the directory, Napoleon's takeover of France and his domestic aims.

Stressed about the exam? Worried that Cambridge will throw you a curveball question? These extensive essay plans helped me not only to get an A* but also the TOP IN THE WORLD award for A Level History and they can help you too. They cover every point of the syllabus that can be asked as the Paper 4 HITLER'S GERMANY question. Split into 1. Rise to power 2. Political policies 3. Economic policies 4. Social policies 5. Foreign policies. You can be one step ahead of that dreaded question. ...

The Triumph of Communism in China is a part of theme 2 of the CIE History (9489) International History option which deals with the Cold War in Asia. The document covers the key points that are in the syllabus, such as the Nationalists and Communists in China, US involvement with Chaing Kai Shek, Soviet and US Policy in China, the Marshall Mission, the US and the Chinese civil war, the defeat of the Nationalists, the Sino-Soviet Pact and most importantly the reasons China fell to communism and th...

A complete summary of the unification of Germany. This follows and covers the CIE syllabus 9489. It contains the political, economic and social factors that contributed to the unification and wars. I used my notes and got an A (90). It contains Metternich's system, the power struggle between Prussia and Austria, Zollverein, the causes, course and outcomes of the revolution of 1848/49s, life in the 1850s, Bismarck and his intentions, wars with France, Denmark and Austria and the creation of the G...

These revision notes follow the updated CAIE A-level History 9489 syllabus and scheme of work for for Topic 2: The Holocaust. Easy to follow, clear and very detailed notes that cover all the core content topics and historians' interpretations with exam guidance and useful study weblinks. Ideal for students!