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Firstly, look at the source and try to work out who, what when where and why it exists. For example, if it is a recruitment poster from World War II, consider whether it is a German poster or an alliance ...

First, you need to give a brief introduction proving you understand the question and outlining your points and your argument. Each paragraph should then be a point of your argument, where you state your p...

For history essays it is easy to throw in a lot of dates and quotes and feel as if you are backing up your argument effectively because you have provided "evidence". You must ensure however, tha...

You should start with an introduction. The main aim of the introduction is to put the essay question into context, so that the examiner knows you are aware of the time period. However, even at this stage ...

There were four main causes of the First World War before the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, nationalism, imperialism, militarism and alliances. Nationalism: this caused aggression between the...