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'The Great Depression caused the fall of the Weimar Republic'. Assess the validity of this view.

The collapse of the Weimar Republic has been an area of contentious debate for historians seeking to explain the emergence of the Nazi phenomenon. The political and socio-economic climate of 1930s’ Germany a...
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Answered by Neha G. • History tutor
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How can I improve my answer to "Explain what was important about the rebellion of the Earl of Essex for Elizabethan England?" (GCSE History question from the AQA specimen paper)

First we need to work out what the question is actually asking - they're looking for you to assess what was IMPORTANT about this rebellion in particular. That suggests that we need to think about some potent...
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Answered by Miranda G. • History tutor
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How do you analyse and evaluate a primary source?

Analysing a primary source is, essentially, the same for any period of history. When you analyse and evaluate a source, you're really asking how useful it is. Therefore, we need to first define what "us...
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Why was Charles I Executed?

It is fundamental to understand that the execution of Charles I was not a pre-meditated act; while the pressures that drove the regicide were present throughout the civil wars, any understanding of the perio...
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To what extent was the Treaty of Versailles the most important result of the First World War?

To answer any question in history we need to pull out key terms from the wording of the question. In this question, 'Treaty of Versailles' and 'most important result' are the key terms, so keep them at the f...
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Answered by Lucy T. • History tutor
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