National 5 History

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Scottish

Section 1 — answer one part

The Wars of Independence, 1286–132858 Mary Queen of Scots, and the Reformation, 1542–158758 The Treaty of Union, 1689–171558 Migration and Empire, 1830–193958 The Era of the Great War, 1900–192858

British

Section 2 — answer one part

The Creation of the Medieval Kingdoms, 1066–140657 War of the Three Kingdoms, 1603–165157 The trade in enslaved African people, 1770–180757 Changing Britain, 1760–191457 The Making of Modern Britain, 1880–195157

European & World

Section 3 — answer one part

The Cross and the Crescent: the Crusades, 1071–119259 ‘Tea and Freedom’: the American Revolution, 1774–178359 USA, 1850–188059 Hitler and Nazi Germany, 1919–193959 Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution, 1894–192159 Mussolini and Fascist Italy, 1919–193959 Free at Last? Civil Rights in the USA, 1918–196859 Appeasement and the Road to War, 1918–193959 World War II, 1939–194559 The Cold War, 1945–198959