AQA GCSE History key terms

Germany’s democratic system of government between 1919 and 1933.

A system in which the government provides services and financial support to protect people against problems such as illness, unemployment and poverty.

Kaiser Wilhelm II’s ‘world policy’, intended to make Germany a leading global power through overseas expansion, international trade and a powerful navy.

An Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southern England, ruled by Alfred, which resisted Viking conquest.

A member or supporter of the political grouping that emerged during the succession crisis of 1679–1681, supporting James’s exclusion from the throne and opposing the danger of Catholic, arbitrary government.

The political grouping that supported excluding the Catholic James, Duke of York, from the throne.

The diverse anti-Bolshevik armies of the Russian Civil War, whose supporters included monarchists, former army officers, liberals and some socialists.

The racist belief that white people are superior to other racial groups.

Caribbean migrants who settled in Britain after the Second World War, named after the ship Empire Windrush; the term includes people who travelled on other ships.

The Anglo-Saxon council of leading nobles and churchmen that advised the king.

The buying and selling of sheep’s wool, which could be used to make cloth.

A written royal order sent to officials to communicate and enforce the king’s instructions.

Radiation used to produce images of structures inside the body, helping doctors locate injuries and plan treatment.

The Bolshevik women's organisation established in 1919 to improve women's rights and position in society.

A German message intercepted by British intelligence in January 1917 proposing an alliance with Mexico against the USA and assistance in recovering lost territory.