AS edexcel history.: (The experience of warfare)

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CONTENTS:

Section 1: The impact of the Crimean War
The causes and course of the war
The impact of war reporting - Russell and Fenton
Depictions and remembrances of the war
Medical and nursing provision during the Crimean War
Disorganisation and inefficiency in the British Army
Medical, army and civil service reform
Exam focus

Section 2: The impact of the Second Boer War
The causes and course of the war
The impact of reporting and propaganda
Support for and opposition to the war
Concentration camps and guerrilla warfare
The Boer War, imperialism and national efficiency
Army reform and social reforms
Exam focus

Section 3: The experience of war on the Western Front
The causes and course of the war
Trench warfare and the Western Front
The Battle of the Somme July-November 1916
The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) 1917-1918
Discipline and morale in the British Army
Medical and surgical developments
Exam focus

Section 4: The impact of the First World War on the Home Front
DORA and government control
The creation and recruitment of a mass army
Support for and opposition to the war
The war economy
The impact of the war on women
Propaganda and public attitudes
Exam focus