Eduqas GCSE History key terms

A US wartime agency established in 1942 to organise industrial production for the armed forces.

The Soviet-led military alliance formed in 1955 with Eastern European allies following West Germany’s admission to NATO.

The scandal involving the 1972 break-in at Democratic Party headquarters and the subsequent cover-up, which led to President Nixon’s resignation in 1974.

Germany’s democratic system of government established after the First World War, with an elected parliament and a constitution protecting civil liberties.

People’s wellbeing and living standards, including access to adequate housing and support.

Government measures intended to protect people against difficulties such as sickness, unemployment and poverty in old age.

A system in which government takes responsibility for protecting people’s welfare through services and financial support, including healthcare, education and benefits.

Compensation paid to a victim’s family under Saxon law, with the amount depending on the victim’s social status.

The battlefront in Belgium and France where German armies fought British, French and other Allied forces during the First World War.

A platform along the water’s edge where ships can lie alongside to load or unload.

The Caribbean migrants who settled in Britain after the Second World War, associated with the arrival of Empire Windrush in 1948 and migration before the 1971 Immigration Act came into force in 1973.

The wave of industrial disputes in winter 1978–79 over pay restraint and falling purchasing power, which disrupted transport and public services and damaged Labour’s reputation.

A movement which challenged women’s unequal treatment and restrictive social expectations, including through public protest and direct action.

Industrial action in which workers follow their contractual duties strictly and refuse additional tasks, slowing normal operations.

The Women’s Social and Political Union, formed in 1903 and led by Emmeline Pankhurst, which adopted the motto ‘deeds not words’.

Fear, dislike or hostility towards people regarded as foreign.

A form of radiation used to produce images of internal body structures, particularly bones.

A farmer who owned and cultivated land, generally below the gentry in social standing.

The 1929 reparations settlement that reduced Germany’s total bill and spread payments over almost 60 years; it was accompanied by agreement on ending Allied occupation of the Rhineland.

The distinctive tastes, fashions, behaviour and values shared by groups of young people.

An optical toy with a rotating drum containing a sequence of still pictures, which appear to move when viewed as the drum turns.