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Power and Authority Peace treaties that ended WWI Conditions that allowed dictators to rise Features of dictatorships in Russia, Italy, Japan Rise of Nazi Party Collapse of Weimar Reupblic Nazi consolidation of power Role of prominent individuals in Nazi state Methods used to exercise control including laws, censorship, repression, terror, propaganda, cult of personality Impact on life in Germany including cultural expression, religion, workers, youth, women, minorities Opposition to Nazi regime Ambitions of Germany and Japan Intentions and authority of the League of Nations and the UN Russia Bolshevik ideology in theory and practice competing visions for Bolshevik Party and the USSR Bolshevik consolidation of power Political and economic transformation Social and cultural transformation Nature and impact of Stalinism Aims, nature and effectiveness of Soviet foreign policy Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, Civil War and introduction of NEP impact of Bolshevik consolidation of power, including the creation of the USSR power struggle between Stalin, Trotsky and other leading Bolsheviks Reasons for the emergence of Stalin as leader Nature of USSR under Stalin Economic transformation under Stalin and its impact on society, including collectivisation and five-year plans Political transformation under Stalin - growth of party, terror, show trials, gulags, propaganda, censorship social and cultural change under Stalin nature of Soviet foreign policy Pacific imperialism and responses nature and impact of nationalism Japanese and Allied strategies impact of the war on the home fronts of Japan and Australia impact of the war in occupied territories in South-East Asia use of the A-bomb reasons for Japanese defeat aims and consequences of Allied occupation of Japan economic and political issues in Pacific by 1937 Japanese foreign policy 1937 - 1941 US and British policies in the Pacific 1937 - 1941 reasons for bombing of Pearl Harbor and the US response Japanese advance 1941-42 impact of the fall of the Philippines, Singapore, Burma and the Dutch East Indies Battle of the Coral Sea, Battle of Midway Battle of Guadalcanal, New Guinea Allied strategies again Japan social, political and economic effects on civilians in occupied territories collaboration and resistance in occupied territories War Crimes Tribunals and the status of the Emperor Allied occupation of Japan to 1951 South Africa differing vision of democracy nature and impact of apartheid role and impact of state terror and repression resistance to apartheid changes in society reasons for the collapse of apartheid international responses to apartheid demographic issues in South Africa in 1960 apartheid ideology, policy and practice impact of apartheid on rural and urban communities growth and impact of ANC and PAC significance of the Sharpeville Massacre Mandela as head of MK Rivonia Trial, imprisonment on Robben Island, 'Free Mandela role of Mandela's leadership of the ANC significance of Stephen Biko and BCM nature, impact and significance of tactics of repression and oppression role of SASF role and significance of Bantustans relations with neighbouring African countries international responses to SA policies factors contributing to end of apartheid problems facing the ANC and National Party in transition to democracy Survey peace treaties that ended WWI Rise of dictatorships conditions that enabled dictators to rise features of dictatorships in Russia, Italy, Japan Nazi regime to 1939 rise of Nazi party and Hitler and collapse of Weimar initial consolidation of Nazi power nature of Nazi ideology role of prominent individuals methods to exercise control - laws, censorship repression, terror, propaganda, cult of personality impact of Nazi regime of life including cultural expression, religion, workers, youth, women, minorities opposition to Nazi regime Search for peace and security ambitions of Germany in Europe and Japan in the Asia-Pacific intentions and authority of the League of Nations and the UN Key Features Bolshevik ideology and practice competing vision for the Bolshevik party and the USSR Bolshevik consolidation of power political and economic transformation social and cultural transformation nature and impact of Stalinism aims, nature and effectiveness of Soviet foreign policy Bolshevik consolidation of power Bolshevik ideology, October coup 1917 and early Soviet government Treaty of Brest-Litvosk, Civil war and introduction of NEP Bolsheviks and power struggle following the death of Lenin impact of consolidation of power including creation of USSR power struggle between Stalin, Trotsky and other leading figures in the 1920s reasons for the emergence of Stalin as leader by late 1920s Soviet State under Stalin nature of the USSR under Stalin, including dictatorship and totalitarianism economic transformation and its impact including collectivisation and five year plans political transformation under Stalin - growth of the Party, terror, show trials, gulags, propaganda and censorship social and cultural change under Stalin Soviet foreign policy nature of Soviet foreign policy Key Features imperialism and responses nature and impact of nationalism Japanese and Allied strategies impact of the war on home fronts of Japan and Australia impact of the war in occupied territories in South-East Asia use of the A-bomb reasons for the Japanese defeat aims and consequences of Allied occupation of Japan Growth of tensions economic and political issues by 1937 Japanese foreign policy 1937 - 1941 US and British policies in the Pacific 1937 - 1941 Outbreak and Course of Pacific War reasons for bombing of Pearl Harbor and US response Japanese advance 1941-42 and impact of fall of Philippines, Singapore, Burma and Dutch East Indies turning points - Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, New Guinea strategies used by Allied forces against Japan 1942 - 1945 Civilians at War social, political and economic effects on civilians in occupied territories life under occupation - collaboration and resistance, slave labour effect of the war on the home fronts in Japan and Australia End of the conflict reasons for the use of the A-bomb reasons for Japanese defeat War Crimes Tribunals and status of Emperor Key Features differing visions of democracy nature and impact of apartheid role and impact of state terror and repression resistance to apartheif changes in society reasons for the collapse of apartheid international responses to apartheid Nature of apartheid system political, economic, social and demographic issues in South Africa in 1960 apartheid ideology, policy and practice impact of apartheid on rural and urban communities National resistance to apartheid nature, growth and impact of the ANC and PAC significance of Sharpeville Massacre Mandela as head of MK Rivonia Trial, imprisonment on Robben Island, 'Free Mandela' campaign role of Mandela's leadership of ANC significance of Stephen Biko and BCM Repression and control by South African governments nature, impact and significance of tactics of repression and oppression role of SA security forces role and significance of Bantustans relations with neighbouring African countries international responses to South African policies End of apartheid political, economic and social factors contributing to the end of apartheid international factors contributing to the end of apartheid