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Russia Synoptic OCR module 1855-1956: revision notes?

Hey guys

was just wondering if any of you had any revision notes for the OCR synoptic 100 years of russian history 1855-1956 module?

its just im a home student and am finding it difficult making thematic notes and all that.

would be much appreciated.

james

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Reply 1

ahijaw

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/studentforum/index.php?showtopic=560

Try this link.

Reply 2

CathyLou1

THE STRUCTURE WORKS LIKE THIS:

AGRICULTURE:
Choose sections to talk about the change and continuity of agriculture (3 sections per thematic essay)
- Modernisation
- Government Attitude to the Peasants
- Peasant Freedom
- Oppression

INDUSTRY:
- Modernisation
- Government Attitude to Workers
- Focus of Production
- Relationship with the west
- Creation of an Industrial Workforce
- Control of Workers
- Workers Quality of Life

GOVERNMENT CONTROL AND OPPRESSION:
- Use of Force and Terror
- Censorship and Propaganda
- Centralised Control
- Church
- Sources of Support

Opposition
- Nature of Opposition
- Aims of Opposition
- Methods of Opposition
- Sources of Support
- Methods of Control by Tsars and Communists

Identify the theme of the question, then choose 3 sections within the theme that relates to the question. Within each section you should aim to make 3 or 4 points that shows change and continuity across the time period, you don't have to mention every leader per section, instead show a range across all three sections and points.

This thematic structure sets you on at least a C, the content and analysis of content will then get you the A.

Hope this helps

Reply 3

Sachlee

erm my teacher made us do a massive diagram,leaders in columns and rows indicating the different major areas of change e.g peasantry,war,use and level of repression etc.im currently in the process of typing it up so when thats done i can post it up here if thats helpful?

Reply 4

Sachlee

right so i havent finished it completely,but i thought i'd put it up here for anybody to look at so far,and perhaps fill in the rest themselves if they got into it?

big_themes_sheet.xls25.1KB

Reply 5

Charlurr

Sachlee

right so i havent finished it completely,but i thought i'd put it up here for anybody to look at so far,and perhaps fill in the rest themselves if they got into it?

I bloody love you. It wouldnt let me rep you again, but seriously. Babies. x10. Oh yeaahhh.

Reply 6

Sachlee

haha,thats ok,as long as its helpful:-)

Reply 7

Sachlee

final version...and im assured by my teacher,that his results havent been weird in the 4 years hes taught this(we had the problem at AS,with a students getting e's in one module and then resitting and getting what they deserved),so im guessing it works!

big_themes_sheet.xls27.6KB

Reply 8

sir-lewis

I've had a look at you sheet Sachlee and it looks similar to one i did as a class at school, very useful so thank you very much for posting (will save me typing it all up =])

Just wondering if anyone know ALL the thematic types of questions they can ask you. I've done several essays and just wondering if anyone knows of any other issues/essay styles they can ask you. So far i seem to have notice they ask you on:
Peasants - (life was bad, exploited, any change)
Which Leader did the most - (agricultural and industiral wise, comparing tsars to commisars)
Opposition - (rarely successful, who dealt with it the most)
Ways in which tsars and commisars ruled - (change or continuity, repression or reform)
Political change - (which event had most effect on govt system, how did it change)

Am i right in thinking this is basically all they can ask you about or is the more thematic questions they can(or have) look at.

Reply 9

Charlurr

Working class as well. Not sure if you all know but not so long ago, a law was passed so they could ask you a question on working class. It had to go through parliament becauseit doesnt cover the whole 101 years.

Mind you, it did come up in January. Buuuut, it's the first time they've asked a question on it since passing it through parliament about 4 years ago.

But yeh. Working class. Completely different from peasants, mind, though you could probably find some way to encorporate them into your essay. It's mostly about 6 per room in Moscow etc, and people striving to be stakanovites (sp?)

Cant see any others missing :biggrin:

Reply 10

Sachlee

yeah,that seems right-i loathe those turning point questions,its so difficult doing relative importance when ur trying to do change/continuity at the same time!

Reply 11

Spike4848

Question:

For the turning points essays, whats the best way of structuring it? Do it by theme (e.g. Political, social, economic, international relations)? Or doing it by alternative turning points (e.g. emancipation of the serfs, assassination of Alex II, abdication of Nich II, fall of PG etc.)?

Views? Which way have you been taught?

Reply 12

Sachlee

turning points-events always i've been taught.you discuss how their turning point is significant,then argue why the one you think is more important than the one they've given,then give a couple of other related less significant turning points and obviously discuss why each one is less important than one given and/or the one you've chosen as most important.

Reply 13

lit_gal

thanks for the notes :smile:

so anyone got any predictions of what might come up?

Reply 14

Sachlee

i dont think u cn question guess ocr too much-i'd like a reallllly broad change/continuity one,im thinking peasants but that came up last yr specifically...

Reply 15

lit_gal

i'd like a turning point one, and the form of government.
hmm, we can hope!

Reply 16

Sachlee

they've never asked a turning point one related to anything other than the development of government,im praying they dont change this!

Reply 17

sir-lewis

Theres not too many topics they can ask you though, which makes it hard to question guess. Seeing as industrial working class, opposition and modernisation all came up in jan, if they were to change all questions that would leave only peasants, turning points, or change and continuity/repression and reform. which therefore the would have the same questions each summer and each jan :s-smilie:

Im hoping for a peasants, then either modernisation or opposition. But i suppose a change/continuity wont be too bad.

Not long left now guys..

Reply 18

Charlurr

Questioonnnn. Have you lotbeen taught that each paragraph should be a 'criterion' eg in oppression 1 - political control, 2 - civil rights, 3 - methodology of oppression etc or do you do a paragraph per leader?

Im starting to wonder about the quality of teaching at my college, considering the only person who got an A in January said they completely disregarded what our tutors said haha.

Im well scared..

Reply 19

sir-lewis

You have to answer themeatically so therefore i dont do it by leader as not only will this be hard to make similarities and differencies without repeating yourself, but also its likely to be chronological which cant get you an A anyway. The way i stucture mine is kind of like the way you've said but obviously id have learned different points to you.
Mine goes something like this:

Opposition
p1-Why there was opposition,(show sims and difs between groups)
p2-The effect this had on the tsars and commisars
p3-How they dealt with this (political police)

Modernisation
p1-Agriculture (EofS,land bank, stolypin,land captains, Mir etc)
p2-Industry (Witte, NEP, 5 Year plans)
p3-Politically (Duma/fundemental laws, the change to communism, socialism in one country etc)

Peasants
p1-Exploitation as a whole(EofS, land bank couldnt capatilise, redemption payments, taxes etc)
p2-war and famine
p3-How they actually gained (NEP, Virgin lands campaign, stolypin)

Those are my three strongest essays anyway(please come up :biggrin:

)
But i also structure others in this sort of way:

Change and continuity/Repression and reform
p1-Agriculture,
p2-Industry,
p3-Political

However, the turning point i do differently, i address the MAIN turning points as a paragraph each while comparing them to less important TP's and address why theyre not as important.

Dont be scared,its just an exam whats the worse that can happen :tongue:

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