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Changing Life in Scotland and Britain KU. 1830s-1930s

Posted by Duncan Birse on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, In : Standard Grade History Revision 
Population Growth
  •   Many medical discoveries helped to decrease the death rate.
  •  People were marrying earlier and also having much larger families.
  • There was improvements in housing and hygiene.
  • Improved water supplies led to reductions in the amount of deaths by killer diseases.
  • Infant and maternal mortality decreased.
  • The life expectancy was increasing.
  • Many immigrants moved from Ireland (the famine)
Emigration

  •   People lost jobs and housing in Scotland.
  • Poor living standards in Scotland.
  • Join family ...
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How To Answer KU Questions

Posted by Duncan Birse on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, In : Standard Grade History Revision 
KU1 - Describe Questions
  •  At General level, part of the answer is in the source. To achieve full marks, give information from the source and one piece of your own knowledge. 
  • However at Credit, there is no source! It must all come from your Brain!
KU2 - Explain Question

  •   Exactly as it asks, just explain.
KU3 - How Important. Quite difficult but can easily be mastered. 

Let's use the example: 'How important was the Versailles Treaty in making the Weimar Republic unpopular in Germany?'
  •   Show why th...
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Enquiry Skills

Posted by Duncan Birse on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, In : Standard Grade History Revision 
ES1 - The How Useful Question. Probably the easiest out of them all. Once mastered, it is simple to receive full marks for these questions. Just remember ABCDLP:
A- Author
Is it written by an expert? Written by somebody with first hand experience or was personally involved? Remember that a British Government Source will usually be reliable.
B- Bias
Are we being told the full story? Or does it seem to favour only one side? Remember that Cartoons, Memoirs and Speeches can be biased too! Just thin...
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Standard Grade History Revision

Posted by Duncan Birse on Wednesday, May 11, 2011, In : Standard Grade History Revision 
Welcome to the Standard Grade History revision section of the Website. Here is where revision pages for Standard Grade History will appear!

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