Edexcel GCSE History key terms

An Indigenous community sharing an identity, customs and social or political relationships; its organisation could differ from that of other communities.

A body that hears evidence and makes a decision; wartime tribunals considered applications for exemption from compulsory service.

A payment demanded by a ruler or authority, which could take the form of goods, money or labour.

An agreement to stop fighting for a period of time, without necessarily settling every dispute.

President Truman’s 1947 commitment to support countries threatened by communism, including through financial and military assistance.

The emperor of Russia; Nicholas II was the tsar during the First World War.

An event or development that significantly altered the direction, pace or extent of change.

A statement of the Nazi Party’s political aims, presented by Hitler on 24 February 1920, combining extreme nationalism, antisemitism, economic demands and authoritarian government.

People who have migrated twice. In Leicester’s case, many Asian migrants had moved from South Asia to East Africa before moving to Britain.

A final demand backed by a threat of action if it is not accepted.

Digging beneath a fortification to weaken its foundations and cause part of it to collapse.

Someone who held land from a tenant-in-chief rather than directly from the king.

The United Nations Emergency Force, deployed after the Suez Crisis to help separate Egyptian and Israeli forces.

A contributory scheme that provides financial support to insured workers when they lose their jobs.

A far-right political organisation founded by Oswald Mosley in 1948 which promoted anti-immigration policies.

The political union of Egypt and Syria established in 1958 under Nasser’s leadership. Syria withdrew in 1961.

The alliance of Trotsky, Zinoviev and Kamenev that opposed Stalin and supported rapid industrialisation.

The right of all adult citizens to vote, subject to the legal voting age.

The UN General Assembly resolution adopted on 29 November 1947 proposing Jewish and Arab states in Palestine, with Jerusalem under international administration.

United Nations Security Council resolution adopted on 22 November 1967, calling for Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories alongside recognition of states’ right to live in peace and security.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which provided relief for Palestinian refugees.

The campaign that sent millions of urban young people to rural areas for work and political re-education, also breaking up Red Guard networks.

The buildings, streets, housing, shops and other physical features of towns and cities.

The growth of towns and cities and the increasing proportion of people living in them.

How far a source helps answer a particular historical question.

A federally appointed officer who enforced US national laws, pursued fugitives and carried out federal court orders.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, formed in 1922 as a union of republics under Communist rule.