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The
hall-mark of the historically minded person is an itch for
the concrete, a desire to get behind generalizations to the
facts upon which they are based and to establish an almost
physical relationship with the texture of earlier times.
To those who contemplate enlarging their experience through historical
study I can promise a deepening sense of the reasonableness
of the human past and thus modest confidence in the future
.
Denys Hay, former Professor of Medieval History at the University of Edinburgh
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How important were the different ideologies of Capitalism and Communism in creating the Cold War?
Explain the failure of the Hungarian uprising in 1956.
How important was the ‘Star Wars’ programme in ending the Cold War?
How important were the Liberal reforms of 1906-11 in solving the social problems of their day?
How important were the trade unions in the rise of the Labour party?
To what extent did the Suffragettes set back the cause of women’s rights?
To what extent did the Labour government of 1945-51 create the Welfare state?
Assess the impact of Nationalism on creating a sense of Germany in the first half of the 19th century.
How important was the Prussian army in creating a unified Germany?
To what extent was the unification of Germany due to Bismarck’s planning?
How important was Germany’s defeat in World War I to the rise of Hitler?
‘Dancing on a volcano.’ How accurate a description is this of Germany in 1929?
How important is Hitler in explaining the rise to power of the Nazi party?
The
hall-mark of the historically minded person is an itch for
the concrete, a desire to get behind generalizations to the
facts upon which they are based and to establish an almost
physical relationship with the texture of earlier times.
To those who contemplate enlarging their experience through historical
study I can promise a deepening sense of the reasonableness
of the human past and thus modest confidence in the future
.