Edexcel A-Level History 9HI0
The Crusades, c1095–1204Paper 1
England, 1509–1603: Authority, Nation and ReligionPaper 1
Britain, 1625–1701: Conflict, Revolution and SettlementPaper 1
Britain, c1785–c1870: Democracy, Protest and ReformPaper 1
Russia, 1917–91: From Lenin to YeltsinPaper 1
In Search of the American Dream: The USA, c1917–96Paper 1
Germany and West Germany, 1918–89Paper 1
Britain Transformed, 1918–97Paper 1
Anglo-Saxon England and the Anglo-Norman Kingdom, c1053–1106Paper 2
England and the Angevin Empire in the Reign of Henry II, 1154–89Paper 2
Luther and the German Reformation, c1515–55Paper 2
The Dutch Revolt, c1563–1609Paper 2
France in Revolution, 1774–99Paper 2
Russia in Revolution, 1894–1924Paper 2
The Unification of Italy, c1830–70Paper 2
The Unification of Germany, c1840–71Paper 2
Mao’s China, 1949–76Paper 2
The German Democratic Republic, 1949–90Paper 2
India, c1914–48: The Road to IndependencePaper 2
South Africa, 1948–94: From Apartheid State to ‘Rainbow Nation’Paper 2
The Rise and Fall of Fascism in Italy, c1911–46Paper 2
Spain, 1930–78: Republicanism, Francoism and the Re-Establishment of DemocracyPaper 2
The USA, c1920–55: Boom, Bust and RecoveryPaper 2
The USA, 1955–92: Conformity and ChallengePaper 2
Lancastrians, Yorkists and Henry VII, 1399–1509Paper 3
Rebellion and Disorder Under the Tudors, 1485–1603Paper 3
The Golden Age of Spain, 1474–1598Paper 3
The Witch Craze in Britain, Europe and North America, c1580–c1750Paper 3
Industrialisation and Social Change in Britain, 1759–1928: Forging a New SocietyPaper 3
Poverty, Public Health and the State in Britain, c1780–1939Paper 3
Britain: Losing and Gaining an Empire, 1763–1914Paper 3
The British Experience of Warfare, c1790–1918Paper 3
Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928Paper 3
Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923Paper 3
The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and RealityPaper 3
Germany, 1871–1990: United, Divided and ReunitedPaper 3
The Making of Modern Russia, 1855–1991Paper 3
The Making of Modern China, 1860–1997Paper 3
Civil Rights and Race Relations in the USA, 1850–2009Paper 3
Mass Media and Social Change in Britain, 1882–2004Paper 3
The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and Reality
- 19 subtopics
- 55 things to know
- Paper 3
- Paper 3 themes option, chosen from sixteen
What The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and Reality covers
A Paper 3 option combining aspects in breadth on how war has been reported, remembered and presented to the public with aspects in depth on the changing technology of war, from railways and breechloaders through the deadlock of 1914 and armoured warfare to submarines, air power and the bomb.
Where it is assessed
Paper 3
Themes in breadth with aspects in depth, one option of sixteen.
Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗The 19 subtopics
Each one has its own page.
- Changes in the reporting of war, 1859-1991Recall questions on the telegraph, Brady's photographs, newsreel and radio, why Vietnam was the first television war, and the effect of satellite transmission.Open →
- The remembrance and portrayal of warRecall questions on the Cenotaph and the Unknown Warrior, the war books of the late 1920s, comics, Oh! What a Lovely War, and television's role in shaping memory.Open →
- Official attempts to shape public perceptionRecall questions on the Gettysburg Address, Bismarck and the Ems Telegram, the Ministry of Information, Churchill's broadcasts, and the Five O'Clock Follies.Open →
- The impact of propaganda and news controlRecall questions on the New York draft riot, anti-German feeling in America, the Committee on Public Information, Nazi news control, and the contrast between Vietnam and the Gulf.Open →
- Railways and steam boats in moving armiesRecall questions on the French mobilisation of 1859 and its supply failure, how railways changed strategy, the Prussian railway section, and the limits of horse transport.Open →
- Increased firepowerRecall questions on Colt's revolver, the breechloader's advantage and the resistance to it, Krupp's steel artillery, rifling, and why doctrine lagged behind technology.Open →
- Von Moltke and the Prussian general staffRecall questions on what the general staff was, marching divided and fighting united, Auftragstaktik, Koniggratz, and Grant's use of the same technologies.Open →
- Smokeless propellants and machine guns before 1914Recall questions on what smokeless powder changed, the magazine rifle, the Maxim gun and its colonial use, and the pre-war cult of the offensive.Open →
- Artillery and the Schlieffen and XVII plansRecall questions on German heavy howitzers, the French 75 and its limitation, Plan XVII, the Schlieffen Plan, and why the German plan failed.Open →
- Technology and the failure of a war of movementRecall questions on Joffre and the younger Moltke, the Race to the Sea, why technology favoured the defence, and Falkenhayn and Petain at Verdun.Open →
- The internal combustion engine, 1917-18Recall questions on Cambrai and why the breakthrough was not held, Amiens as the black day, all-arms battle, motor transport, and the use of radio.Open →
- New technology and French planning in the 1930sRecall questions on the lessons France drew from 1918, the Maginot Line, methodical battle, the dispersal of French tanks, Gamelin in 1940, and De Gaulle's arguments.Open →
- New technology and German planning in the 1930sRecall questions on Guderian's ideas, what Blitzkrieg meant, where the ideas came from, the importance of radio, the Manstein Plan, and Rommel in 1940.Open →
- The impact of submarines, 1917-18Recall questions on unrestricted submarine warfare, how close it came to success, why Germany accepted American entry, convoy and why the Admiralty resisted it.Open →
- The impact of submarines, 1939-45Recall questions on Donitz and the wolf packs, the scale of shipping losses, the technologies that defeated the U-boats, why May 1943 was decisive, and Ultra.Open →
- Air power at Pearl Harbour and MidwayRecall questions on Yamamoto's reasoning, what Pearl Harbor achieved and missed, the plan at Midway, why Japan lost, and what carrier warfare meant for the battleship.Open →
- Developments in aerial warfareRecall questions on counter-measures and radar, the jet engine, the V-1 and V-2, how nuclear weapons changed strategy, and precision guided munitions.Open →
- The destructive impact of terror bombing, 1943–45Recall questions on Hamburg and the firestorm, Harris's area bombing strategy, Dresden, LeMay over Tokyo, the effectiveness of bombing, and the moral debate.Open →
- Varying impacts of air powerRecall questions on Rolling Thunder and Linebacker, why air power failed over North Vietnam, the 1991 campaign, and why it was so much more effective then.Open →
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What was the outcome of Verdun?
How did the new technologies shape French planning in the 1930s?
How were railways used in the 1859 war in Italy, and with what problems?
What was General Gamelin's role in 1940?
Why was Midway (1942) decisive?
How did television coverage of the Tet Offensive (1968) affect opinion?
What was distinctive about reporting the First Gulf War in 1991?
Why did remembrance change after the First World War?
How did war books shape perceptions in the late 1920s?
How was the German enemy portrayed in Allied propaganda in the last two years of the First World War?
What was the role of the Ministry of Information?
How did hostility to conscription show in the American Civil War?
How was anti-German feeling expressed in America in 1917-18?
Why was Krupp's artillery important?
What advantage did breechloading rifles have over muzzle-loaders?
What was the Prussian general staff?
What was Auftragstaktik?
What were smokeless propellants?
Why did smokeless powder change the battlefield?
Why did Germany invest in heavy artillery before 1914?
Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
Why did the war of movement fail on the Western Front in 1914?
What was significant about Cambrai?
What was all-arms battle?
What was Guderian's contribution to German planning?
What was Blitzkrieg?
What was the impact of submarines in 1917–18?
What British counter-measures defeated the U-boats in the First World War?
What was Dönitz's strategy in the Battle of the Atlantic?
How did Enigma and naval codes matter?
What was Yamamoto's role at Pearl Harbor in 1941?
What key developments transformed aerial warfare after 1943?
What counter-measures were developed against bombing?
What was the impact of Harris's assault on Hamburg in 1943?
What was LeMay's bombing campaign against Tokyo in 1945?
How was air power used in the First Gulf War of 1991?
What were Rolling Thunder and Linebacker?
How did the telegraph change war reporting after 1859?
How did comics and boys' papers portray war?
What was the Five O'Clock Follies?
What was the Committee on Public Information?
What were the limitations of railways in 1859?
Why did some armies resist the breechloader?
What was the magazine rifle?
How did Joffre and the younger Moltke each perform in 1914?
How did motor transport affect the fighting of 1918?
Why did the Maginot Line not extend along the Belgian border?
How important was radio to German methods?
What was unrestricted submarine warfare?
How serious was the Atlantic threat?
What was the wider significance of air power at sea?
What was the V-1 and how was it countered?
What was the significance of Hiroshima in 1945?
Why was air power ineffective over North Vietnam before 1972?
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Commonly confused
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Plan XVII vs Schlieffen Plan
Plan XVII: the French offensive plan for an all-out attack into Alsace-Lorraine, relying on spirit and the offensive; it failed against German firepower in 1914. Schlieffen Plan: Germany's plan to defeat France quickly with a great wheeling advance through Belgium before turning to face Russia.
Questions from this topic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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How did the telegraph change the reporting of war?
Model answer
It allowed news to be transmitted rapidly from the front to newspapers, as in the American Civil War, greatly speeding up public awareness of events.
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How did photography affect perceptions of the American Civil War?
Model answer
Photographers such as Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner brought images of the war and its dead (as at Antietam) to the public, though the technology required static, posed shots.
- 3
How did television coverage of the Tet Offensive (1968) affect opinion?
Model answer
Televised images contradicted official optimism and shook American public confidence, even though Tet was a military defeat for North Vietnam.
- 4
What was distinctive about reporting the First Gulf War in 1991?
Model answer
Satellite television (notably CNN) gave near-instantaneous live coverage, but the military tightly controlled access through press pools.
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How did the telegraph change war reporting after 1859?
Model answer
News reached home within hours rather than weeks, so public opinion could react while a campaign was still running and governments lost control of the timing of news.
- 6
Who was Mathew Brady?
Model answer
The American photographer whose teams produced some 10,000 images of the Civil War, including the dead at Antietam, which shocked New York when exhibited.
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The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and Reality revision questions
- What does The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and Reality cover in Edexcel A-Level History?
- 19 subtopics: changes in the reporting of war, 1859-1991, the remembrance and portrayal of war, official attempts to shape public perception, the impact of propaganda and news control, railways and steam boats in moving armies, increased firepower, von moltke and the prussian general staff, smokeless propellants and machine guns before 1914, artillery and the schlieffen and xvii plans, technology and the failure of a war of movement, the internal combustion engine, 1917-18, new technology and french planning in the 1930s, new technology and german planning in the 1930s, the impact of submarines, 1917-18, the impact of submarines, 1939-45, air power at pearl harbour and midway, developments in aerial warfare, the destructive impact of terror bombing, 1943–45 and varying impacts of air power. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
- How is The Changing Nature of Warfare, 1859–1991: Perception and Reality organised?
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