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Revise the events which lead to Hitler's control of Germany including the Reichstag Election, the Enabling Act and how opposition was eliminated.

In order to maintain his absolute power, Hitler needed to ensure the total loyalty of the people to him.

Hitler aimed for full employment and self-sufficiency for German people through a variety of methods.

Women were to serve and nurture their family while men were in charge and had to protect their family. Hitler said this was "the natural order".

Young people were very important to the Nazis. To this end, Hitler set about influencing children both inside and outside school.

Hitler and the Nazis had firm views on race, believing Germans were the Master Race. Others were categorised as slave races and sub-human.

Germans reacted to the outbreak of the World War Two with resignation and feared a repeat of the shortages and huge loss of life of World War One.

The USA Constitution states that everyone is equal, but many groups such as black Americans were not treated fairly (CCEA).

At the end of the nineteenth century, the USA had an Open Door policy which encouraged immigration.

The 1920s was an era of discrimination against the Native Americans.

On 16 January 1918, the Eighteenth Amendment to the USA’s Constitution made it illegal to manufacture, transport and sell alcohol in the USA.

The 1920s was a period of great cultural and social change in the USA.

The 1920s was a period of rapid change and economic prosperity in the USA.

Weaknesses in the American economy became more apparent as the 1920s progressed.

On Black Tuesday, 29 October, 16 million shares were sold on the Stock Market in Wall Street and the US economy collapsed completely.

In October 1929, the Roaring Twenties came to a dramatic end and the USA economy went into deep depression.

Until the beginning of the 1920s Ireland was ruled directly by Britain. However, not everyone was happy that the British controlled the island.

How did Éamon de Valera go about dismantling the Anglo-Irish Treaty?

In 1932, the Irish Free State and Britain began what became known as the Economic War which had far-reaching consequences for them and for Northern Ireland.

World War Two had a profound impact on Northern Ireland.

In April 1939, de Valera made it clear he would keep his country out of any potential war.

By June 1940, Hitler began planning Operation Sealion which was the invasion of Britain and this would have huge implications for Northern Ireland and Éire.

After World War Two, there was a sharp contrast in life for those living in Northern Ireland compared to Éire.

What was the effect of constitutional change in Éire on its relationships with Britain and Northern Ireland?

When Terence O’Neill became Northern Ireland’s Prime Minister in March 1963, he wanted to heal the 'ancient hatreds' that divided the two communities.

The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) was formed in 1967 and began campaigning for reforms in voting rights, housing allocation and policing.

By 1969, the situation had become so tense that it looked as if violence would break out at any time.

The re-emergence of paramilitary groups within Northern Ireland’s two communities threatened any prospect of a peaceful end to the tensions that had been developing.

By 1971, the new Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, Brian Faulkner, decided to try out an old method of dealing with paramilitary violence.

The Stormont government was not able to deal with the deteriorating security situation. British Prime Minister Edward Heath decided it was time for his Government to get involved.

With Stormont closed down, the British Government decided that it had to try out a very different solution if peace was to be restored to Northern Ireland.

The decision of the British Government to introduce new security policies in the late 1970s had an impact on the ‘Troubles’ that was never predicted.

The London and Dublin Governments decided that it was time for them to act to halt the rise of Sinn Féin.

In December 1993, the British and Irish governments produced the Downing Street Declaration which outlined their approach to peace.

What led to the Good Friday Agreement and what were its terms?

How did the collapse of the 'Grand Alliance' lead to the Cold War?

As the Second World War came to an end, the growth of the Soviet superpower became increasingly apparent in Eastern Europe.

What caused the Berlin blockade crisis of 1948?

A public uprising in Hungary against the USSR lead to bloodshed. What caused it? And what was the effect on international relations?

Learn about the reasons for growing tension over Berlin, the response of the West, the building of the Berlin Wall, and the consequences and impact on relations.

For four months in 1968, Czechoslovakia broke free from Soviet rule. This period is now referred to as the Prague Spring, but why didn't it last?

In June 1950, with the support of China and the Soviet Union, North Korea launched an attack on South Korea across the 38th parallel.

For 13 days in October 1962, the world appeared to stand on the brink of nuclear war. How was the Cuban Missile Crisis probably one of the most dangerous periods of the Cold War?

How did Vietnam become a disastrous flashpoint for the US during the Cold War?

After a period of détente between the US and the USSR, relations deteriorate once more over Afghanistan.

The Cold War ended because of problems faced by the USSR and USA at home and abroad.

The new age of conflict, the ‘war on terror’ and the impact on international relations.

The American invasion of Iraq in 2003 is partially seen as a legacy of the 1991 Gulf War.