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OCR (Cambridge OCR) GCSE (9-1) History A 'Explaining the Modern World' (J410) revision
40 free interactive History A (Explaining the Modern World) revision modules for OCR GCSE, matched to the OCR (Cambridge OCR) GCSE (9-1) History A 'Explaining the Modern World' (J410) specification.
📚 5 topics
🎮 40 modules · free
Revision modules
1920s International Agreements
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
Anglo-Saxon and Norman Power
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
Challenges to Parliament from the 1980s
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
Civil War and Restoration
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
De-Nazification and Divided Germany
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
Germany at War, 1939-45
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
Interpreting Appeasement
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
Interpreting Cold War Blame
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
Kenilworth's Changing Functions
Paper 3, Section B: Historic Environment: Castles: Form and Function, Kenilworth Castle
⏱️ 20 min
Kenilworth's Changing Layout
Paper 3, Section B: Historic Environment: Castles: Form and Function, Kenilworth Castle
⏱️ 20 min
Kenilworth's Key Events
Paper 3, Section B: Historic Environment: Castles: Form and Function, Kenilworth Castle
⏱️ 20 min
Kenilworth's Owners and Staff
Paper 3, Section B: Historic Environment: Castles: Form and Function, Kenilworth Castle
⏱️ 20 min
Magna Carta and the Rise of Parliament
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 22 min
Nazi Consolidation of Power, 1933-34
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
Persecution Under Nazi Rule
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
Religious Policy Under Henry the Eighth and Edward the Sixth
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
⏱️ 20 min
State Power, 1914-1980
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
The Berlin Blockade and Airlift
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 22 min
The Berlin Wall, 1961
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 22 min
The Church in England, c.1520
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
⏱️ 20 min
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 22 min
The Escalation to the Holocaust
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
The Glorious Revolution and Parliamentary Monarchy
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
The Location of Kenilworth Castle
Paper 3, Section B: Historic Environment: Castles: Form and Function, Kenilworth Castle
⏱️ 20 min
The National Community and Propaganda
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
The Nazi Terror State
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
The Origins of the Cold War in Europe
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
The Pilgrimage of Grace
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
⏱️ 20 min
The Prayer Book Rebellion
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
⏱️ 20 min
The Process of Dissolution
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
⏱️ 20 min
The Reform Acts and the Struggle for the Vote
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
The Reformation Parliament
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
⏱️ 20 min
The Road to War, 1939
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
The Wars of the Roses
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
The Weimar Crisis
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
Tudor Royal Power
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
⏱️ 20 min
US Withdrawal from Vietnam
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
Versailles and the League of Nations
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 19 min
Vietnam War Tactics
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
⏱️ 20 min
Winners and Losers in the Nazi Economy
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
⏱️ 20 min
Past papers for this specification
OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World) past papers
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What the specification covers
CG1.PERIOD
Paper 1, Section A: Period Study (compulsory): International Relations, 1918-1975
CG1.DEPTH
Paper 1, Section B: Non-British Depth Study: Germany, 1925-1955
CG2.THEMATIC
Paper 2 Thematic Study: Power: Monarchy and Democracy in Britain, c.1000-2014
CG3.BRITISH
Paper 3, Section A: British Depth Study: The English Reformation, c.1520-c.1550
CG3.SITE
Paper 3, Section B: Historic Environment: Castles: Form and Function, Kenilworth Castle
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