Monkwearmouth Academy - GCSE History

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Monkwearmouth Academy Podcasts to support students with their GCSE History Revision.

  1. 14/11/2025

    Paper 3 Topic 4 Life in Nazi Germany

    Topic 4 examines life in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1939, exploring how the Nazis attempted to shape society through policies affecting key groups like women, the young (through organisations like the Hitler Youth), and workers. Crucially, it also details Nazi economic policies to reduce unemployment and, most significantly, the escalating persecution of Jewish and other minorities, including the implementation of the Nuremberg Laws and the violence of Kristallnacht.

    12 min

  2. 14/11/2025

    Paper 3 Topic 3 Hitler takes control

    Topic 3 details the consolidation of Nazi power from 1933 to 1939, describing how Hitler moved from Chancellor to Führer by eliminating political opposition through the Reichstag Fire and the Night of the Long Knives. This period explores the creation of the Police State (including the SS and Gestapo) and the use of propaganda and censorship to control and influence the attitudes of the German people.

    13 min

  3. 14/11/2025

    Paper 3 Topic 2 Rise of the Nazis

    Topic 2 focuses on Hitler's rise to power from 1919 to 1933, detailing the early development of the Nazi Party, its growing appeal following the Great Depression and the Weimar Republic's political instability.

    16 min

  4. 14/11/2025

    Paper 3 Topic 1 Weimar Germany

    Topic 1 covers the creation of the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-1929) after WWI. This period addresses the Republic's early challenges, such as the Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, and political uprisings, followed by a time of economic and cultural recovery known as the "Golden Years" under Gustav Stresemann.

    18 min

  5. 03/10/2025

    Paper 2 - American West Topic 3 - The end of the Great Plains

    This podcast focuses on 1876 to 1895 and the culmination of the conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. It covers the dramatic end of the Indigenous way of life, driven by the destruction of the buffalo and the devastating impact of events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre. It also examines the final push for white settlement such as the Oklahoma Land Rush.

    20 min

  6. 03/10/2025

    Paper 2 - American West Topic 2 - Homesteaders and cattle ranching

    This podcast covers the period from 1862 to 1876, explores how the American Civil War accelerated the development and settlement of the Plains. Key government policies like the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railroad Act significantly encouraged white settlement, leading to increased conflicts with Native American tribes, most notably during Little Crow's War and the Great Sioux War.

    18 min

  7. 03/10/2025

    Paper 2 - American West Topic 1 - Indigenous beliefs and early migration

    This podcast focuses on the early settlement of the West between 1835 and 1862. It examines the way of life of the Indigenous people, the reasons for westward migration by white settlers, and the resulting conflicts and tensions between the two groups.

    24 min

  8. 29/09/2025

    Paper 2 - Elizabeth I Topic 3 - Elizabethan Society

    This podcast explores Elizabethan society during the "Age of Exploration." It covers the problem of poverty and how the government attempted to deal with it through Poor Laws. The topic also examines changes in education and leisure, and the significant voyages of discovery, focusing on key figures like Sir Francis Drake and the attempted colonization of Virginia by Sir Walter Raleigh.

    20 min
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