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What is the difference between voluntarist, structuralist and post-structuralist?

These labels are often used to describe certain types of theories adopted by historians, but what do they actually mean?

Voluntarist: These approaches stress the importan...

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Answered by Jacq M. History tutor
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Was the Cold War in fact 'cold'?

The war that took place between 1945 and 1991 has been termed the 'Cold War', largely due to the fact that the two main agitators (The Soviet Union and The United States of America) never came into dir...

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Answered by Imogen S. History tutor
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Could you explain the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine? What is the difference?

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were two seperate parts of United States foreign policy during the Cold War. I like to think that the Marshall Plan was part of the Truman Doctrin...

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Answered by Fin K. History tutor
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How Do I Complete a Coursework Essay?

A coursework essay is different from an exams condition essay for two reasons: 

1. You are given the flexibility of working in your own time, or essentialy, working in 'non-exam condition...

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Answered by Ruchir D. History tutor
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How do you tackle a 20 mark source qs at AS level?

These types of questions want to check that you can understand the main argument of 3 different historical sources.

- Firstly, the most important thing to do is to read all of...

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Answered by Octavia C. History tutor
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