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| Describe two features of [...]. 4mk |
Elizabeth’s religious settlement (1559) | the theatre in early Elizabethan England | the role of the Church of England in Early Elizabethan society | the Babington Plot (1586) | English involvement in the Netherlands, 1585–88 |
| Explain why [...]. You may use the following in your answer: - [...] - [...] |
there was an increase in exploration in the years 1558–88 navigational aids luxury goods |
Raleigh’s first colony in Virginia failed the native Algonquians damage to the ship, The Tiger |
the Puritans challenged Elizabeth’s religious settlement vestments the Act of Uniformity |
Elizabeth faced challenges to her rule in 1558 religion relations with France |
treatment of the poor changed in the period 1558–88 government relief poor relief |
| EITHER "[...]" How far do you agree? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer: - [...] - [...] |
The effective use of naval tactics was the main reason for the English victory over the Spanish Armada. fire ships bad weather |
The attitude of the Papacy was the main reason why Catholic opposition to Elizabeth increased in the years 1559–88. excommunication Mary, Queen of Scots |
The main cause of tension between Elizabeth and Mary, Queen of Scots, was Mary’s claim to the English throne. Elizabeth's legitimacy plots |
The main cause of the war between England and Spain was religious rivalry. Elizabeth's religious settlement Robert Dudley |
The problem of Elizabeth’s legitimacy was the main problem she faced when she became queen in 1558. Anne Boleyn royal finances |
| OR "[...]" How far do you agree? Explain your answer. You may use the following in your answer: - [...] - [...] |
There was little change in attitudes towards the poor in the years 1558–88. Houses of Correction the deserving poor |
Drake’s most significant achievement, in the years 1558-88, was the raid on Cadiz. ‘singeing the King of Spain’s beard’ privateering |
There was little change in education in Early Elizabethan England. education for girls petty schools |
The leisure activities of the rich and the leisure activities of the poor in early Elizabethan England were very similar. football theatre |
The Revolt of the Northern Earls was the most significant challenge to Elizabeth’s rule in the years 1569–86. the Earl of Northumberland Babbington's execution (1586) |
| Explain two consequences of [...]. | the fall of the Berlin Wall | the Cuban Revolution | the collapse of the Soviet Union | the Tehran Conference (1943) | Gorbachev’s ‘new thinking’ |
| Write a narrative account analysing the key events of [...]. You may use the following in your answer: - [...] - [...] |
détente during the 1970s SALT 1 (1972) Afghanistan (1979) |
the Hungarian Uprising in 1956 Imre Nagy Soviet tanks |
Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) nuclear missile sites in Cuba Kennedy’s television address |
the ‘Second Cold War’ (1979–85) Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979) Strategic Defense Initiative |
the key developments of the Cold War crisis over Berlin in the years 1958–63 Khrushchev’s Berlin ultimatum (1958) construction of the Berlin Wall (1961) |
| Explain two of the following: The importance of [... for ...]. The importance of [... for ...]. The importance of [... for ...]. |
the USA’s development of the atomic bomb for relations between the superpowers in the years 1945-49 the Brezhnev Doctrine for the Soviet Union’s control of Czechoslovakia the Bay of Pigs incident for relations between the USA and the Soviet Union |
the Potsdam Conference for early Cold War tension between the USA and the Soviet Union the refugee problem in Berlin for increasing tensions between East and West in the years 1958–61 the ‘Second Cold War’ for relations between the Superpowers |
the formation of NATO (1949) for the development of the Cold War the summit meetings of 1959–61 for relations between East and West the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979) for superpower relations |
the Berlin Crisis (1948–49) for the development of the Cold War the Prague Spring for relations between East and West détente for relations between the superpowers in the 1970s |
the Marshall Plan (1947) for relations between East and West arms race in the years 1949–58 for the development of the Cold War Carter Doctrine (1980) for relations between the USA and the USSR |
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