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Bitesize GCSE History

Our hosts take you through history topics to help you revise for your GCSE History exam. There are quizzes, summaries and ways to help you remember the key facts and characters.

Sounds,45 episodes

Episodes

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The British Empire
European exploration and the development of the British Empire
This episode looks into European exploration and the development of the British Empire.
10 Mar 2025,10 mins
The British Empire
How did the East India Company take control of India?
This episode examines how Britain took control of India through the East India Company.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The British Empire
The development of the British Empire in America, and the American War of Independence
This episode covers British rule in America and the American War of Independence.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The British Empire
The British Raj
This episode examines the colonisation of India and the road to Indian independence.
10 Mar 2025,11 mins
The British Empire
The transatlantic slave trade
The experiences of enslaved people and abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
10 Mar 2025,31 mins
The British Empire
British colonialism in Africa
Katie and Datshiane look at British colonialism in Africa
10 Mar 2025,11 mins
The British Empire
Troops from the British Empire, growing nationalism and independence movements in the colonies
Datshiane and Katie examines the impact of the wars on nationalism and independence.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The British Empire
The end of the British Empire and decolonisation
Datshiane and Katie look into the dismantling of the British Empire and decolonisation.
10 Mar 2025,11 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The origins of the Cold War - conflicting ideologies and increasing tensions
Datshiane and Katie look at the origins of the Cold War
10 Mar 2025,13 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The development of the Cold War
Katie and Datshiane look at the development of the Cold War.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The Cold War in Europe
Datshiane and Katie look at the Cold War's impact on Europe.
10 Mar 2025,13 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The Cold War Crisis
Datshiane and Katie look the escalation of the Cold War.
10 Mar 2025,11 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The Korean War
Katie and Datshiane look into the causes and impact of the Korean War 1950-1953.
10 Mar 2025,10 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The Vietnam War
Datshiane and Katie look at the causes and effects of the Vietnam War.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The Cold War and Vietnam
The end of the Cold War
Katie and Datshiane look at the end of the Cold War
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The USA in the 20th century
The establishment of the United States of America
Datshiane and Katie look at the establishment and political structure of the USA.
10 Mar 2025,10 mins
The USA in the 20th century
The United States and the economic boom
Datshiane and Katie examine how the American economy thrived in the 1920s.
10 Mar 2025,13 mins
The USA in the 20th century
The Unites States and immigration in the 1920s
Datshiane and Katie look at immigration to America in the 1920s.
10 Mar 2025,11 mins
The USA in the 20th century
American society in the 1920s, the experiences of African-Americans
Katie and Datshiane look at the experiences of African-Americans in the USA.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The USA in the 20th century
American society in the 1920s, Prohibition and organised crime
Datshiane and Katie look into Prohibition and the rise in organised crime.
10 Mar 2025,11 mins
The USA in the 20th century
The Wall Street Crash and the Great Depression
Katie and Datshiane look into the Wall Street Crash and The Great Depression.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
The USA in the 20th century
Popular culture in the USA, 1920-1960
Datshiane and Katie look into American popular culture throughout the 20th century.
10 Mar 2025,10 mins
The USA in the 20th century
The lives of women in the USA
This episode examines the changing lives of American women in the 20th century.
10 Mar 2025,13 mins
The USA in the 20th century
The civil rights movement
Datshiane and Katie look into the civil rights movement in post-war America.
10 Mar 2025,14 mins
Germany in the 20th century
First World War and its impact on Germany
In this episode Datshiane and Katie look at the impact of the First World War on Germany
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
Germany in the 20th century
The Weimar Republic
In this episode Datshiane and Katie focus on the establishment of The Weimar Republic.
10 Mar 2025,10 mins
Germany in the 20th century
The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party 1920-1933
In this episode Katie and Datshiane look at the rise of the Nazi Party 1920-1933.
10 Jan 2025,11 mins
Germany in the 20th century
Nazi consolidation of power, 1933-1934
Datshiane and Katie look at Hitler's and the Nazi Party's consolidation of power.
10 Mar 2025,7 mins
Germany in the 20th century
Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1945 - terror, totalitarianism and the economy
Katie and Datshiane look at the lives of German people during the Nazi dictatorship.
10 Mar 2025,12 mins
Germany in the 20th century
Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1945 - women, young people and propaganda
The experiences of women and young people in Nazi Germany 1933-1945.
28 Jan 2025,10 mins