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Historians have disagreed on the start of the Cold War.

For those historians like Arthur Schlesinger who emphasise ideological conflict between the two superpowers, the Cold War began in 1917 with ...

When dealing with essays under exam conditions, you need to be able to quickly work out what is being asked and what you should include. It is often helpful to go through the question and pick out the key...

It is important firstly to remember not to take a source at face value. As a historian you want to take a step back and consider the wider picture and where this source sits in historiography. There are t...

This question is asking for an overall judgment. A number of factors must be examined in order to explore the question in an analytical form. In order to get to the higher level, you need to produce a sus...

There is no set length for how long a 30 mark essay answer should be. However, in terms of content, the answer should include 3/4 main arguments. Within these 3/4 paragraphs there should be detailed analy...