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  • April blog: Rwandan genocide

    This week sees the 30th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide which took started in April 1994 and is estimated to have killed nearly one million...

  • March blog: New history books

    This is a very timely book. It is the story of the extraordinary career of Britain’s top wartime counter-propagandist, Sefton Delmer, who...

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  • 26 April 2024
    Vikas Pahwa
    Extended Essay
    HI Jo,One of my students came up with this RQ for the Extended Essay: How significant was the role of the Red Guards in the success of the cultural revolution? Request your feedbackBest Vikas
  • 25 April 2024
    Jo Thomas
    6. The Nazi-Soviet Pact
    Hi Tatjana - Done! Not sure why they had disappeared but back in place now.
  • 25 April 2024
    Jo Thomas
    1. Essay writing for Paper 2
    Hi Alexander Really glad you are finding the site useful!Re your first question, a student would demonstrate conceptual understanding with a focused response identifying causes, consequences, change and continuity, significance of xx (depending...
  • 25 April 2024
    Jo Thomas
    The IA
    HI George If a source is authored at the time it is primary regardless of when published. However if it was both written and published after events then it counts as eye-witness testimony (as has hindsight). Hope that helps!