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Understanding the causes of Union victory in the American Civil War remains a widely debated historiographical topic. Therefore, in order to determine why the Confederacy lost the war one must assess both...

Ultimately, the motive behind all Naval expansion and diminishing was political, as the Navy was under the instruction of Westminster. However, it is possible to sub-divide the over-arching political moti...

Advice on answering this type of question, pay attention to 'how far'. The question encourages you to explore both sides of the argument, e.g. both the reasons why his main aim in foreign...

When looking at primary or contemporary sources (sources written at the time), it's important to examine 3 key areas; provenance, tone and content. Provenance focuses on the origin of the source - what ac...

The most important rule to remember is to never start writing before you have properly thought out your argument and have come up with a comprehensive structure. The best starting point is to find a basic...