Eduqas GCSE History key terms

A locally organised traditional game, often associated with community gatherings and played without nationally standardised rules.

Work imposed on people against their will, under threat of punishment and without the freedom to leave.

A government’s aims and actions in its relations with other countries.

The use of scientific methods to examine evidence during a criminal investigation.

The use of scientific methods to examine evidence when investigating crime.

Medieval laws protecting animals reserved for royal hunting and the vegetation that sheltered them, while restricting other people’s activities in royal forests.

The ancient theory that health depended on balancing four bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile.

The Soviet economic plan for 1946–50, which prioritised rebuilding heavy industry and strengthening military production.

A programme launched in 1936 under Hermann Goering to accelerate rearmament, increase self-sufficiency and prepare Germany for war within four years.

The Nazi economic programme introduced under Hermann Goering in 1936 to prepare Germany for war within four years, prioritising rearmament and self-sufficiency.

The right to vote in elections.

A name used locally for western European Crusaders and settlers, not only those who came from France.

Using deception to obtain money or another benefit.

The right to debate and express opinions; in Elizabethan Parliament, disputes concerned which subjects MPs could discuss without punishment.

A festival organised around free admission, often associated with communal participation and alternative lifestyles rather than commercial entertainment.

A person admitted to the formal freedom of a town or city, which could provide rights to practise a trade independently.

Armed volunteer groups, often including former German soldiers, which were active after the First World War; many members opposed socialism and parliamentary democracy.

The Federal Republic of Germany, commonly called West Germany: the state formed from the three western occupation zones in 1949.

Meaning ‘leader’, the title Hitler used when he combined the powers of President and Chancellor in August 1934.

A situation in which almost everyone seeking work can find a job; it does not mean that nobody is unemployed.

A Christian who believes that the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, is literally true.

An Anglo-Saxon emergency army raised when needed, containing experienced soldiers but also many farmers with limited equipment and experience.

An electronic system designed for playing video games, such as Sony’s PlayStation.

The death and decay of body tissue when its blood supply is lost; serious wounds can become gangrenous.

An official responsible for guarding prisoners and running a gaol, an older term for a prison.

A planned settlement intended to combine the opportunities of town life with the space and healthier surroundings of the countryside.

A body of troops stationed in a particular place; the term can also refer to the military establishment housing them.