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AC Britain: Migration, empires and the people: c790 to the present day
Study long-term movement of people, imperial expansion, decolonisation and Britain's relationship with Europe.
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AQAGCSEHistoryPaper 2 Section A: Thematic studies
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Part one: Conquered and conquerors3 objectives
- Study invasion, including Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, reasons for Viking invasions, creation of the Danelaw, Alfred and Wessex, King Cnut, Emma of Normandy and the North Sea Empire.
- Study a Norman Kingdom and Angevin Empire, including England-France relationships, Henry II, invasion of Ireland and losses under King John.
- Study the birth of English identity, including the Hundred Years' War and its impact on England's future development.
Part two: Looking west3 objectives
- Study sugar and the Caribbean, including piracy, plunder, the slave trade, John Hawkins, Barbados and West Indies settlements and the economic and social impact of the slave trade on Britain.
- Study colonisation in North America, including causes and consequences of British colonisation, Raleigh, Jamestown, indigenous peoples, commodities, Pilgrim Fathers, indentured servants and loss of American colonies.
- Study migrants to and from Britain, including Huguenot migration, Highland clearances and Ulster plantations.
Part three: Expansion and empire3 objectives
- Study expansion in India, including causes and impact of British control, East India Company, Robert Clive, Warren Hastings, Indian Rebellion 1857 and empire's impact on Britain and India.
- Study expansion in Africa, including causes and impact of British involvement, trade, missionary activity, South Africa, Egypt, Scramble for Africa, Cecil Rhodes, Boer War and imperial propaganda.
- Study migrants to, from and within Britain, including Irish and Jewish migration, transportation, migration to and within the Empire, Asian migration to Africa and rural-urban migration.
Part four: Britain in the 20th century3 objectives
- Study the end of Empire, including First and Second World War impacts, Suez, nationalism and independence in India and Africa, Gandhi, Nkrumah and Kenyatta.
- Study the legacy of Empire, including Windrush, Caribbean migrants, Claudia Jones, migration from Asia and Africa, Amin in Uganda, the Commonwealth and the Falklands War.
- Study Britain's relationship with Europe and its impact, including the Second World War, economic, social and cultural interaction, the end of the Cold War, European Union membership and European and non-European migration.
Key terms
VikingsDanelawAngevin EmpireHenry IIHundred Years' WarCaribbeanpiracyRaleighJamestownincludingbritainEast India Company
Exam tips
- Exam focus: Vikings: Support each point about Vikings with precise historical evidence.
- Exam focus: Angevin Empire: Support each point about Angevin Empire with precise historical evidence.
Common mistakes
- Avoid confusing Vikings: Anchor the answer to Part one: Conquered and conquerors, use precise evidence, and state whether Vikings is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
- Avoid confusing Angevin Empire: Anchor the answer to Part one: Conquered and conquerors, use precise evidence, and state whether Angevin Empire is a cause, consequence, change, continuity or significant development.
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