OCR GCSE History A key terms

Germany’s parliamentary republic established after the First World War, in which elected representatives participated in government.

Support intended to meet people’s needs and improve their wellbeing, such as poverty relief, housing assistance or advice about tenants’ rights.

Changes intended to improve people’s health and living conditions, involving greater responsibility for their welfare.

A system in which the government takes responsibility for supporting people's welfare through services and social protection.

Organisations of white politicians, businesspeople and civic leaders formed across the southern USA to resist racial integration.

Irish Jacobite soldiers who left Ireland after the Treaty of Limerick in 1691 to serve abroad, particularly in France.

A supporter of William III against James II, particularly during the war in Ireland.

A term commonly used for Caribbean migrants who came to Britain between 1948 and 1971, not just passengers on the Empire Windrush.

An Anglo-Saxon council of leading nobles and bishops that advised the king and helped choose his successor.

A campaign against people suspected of wrongdoing in which suspicion and accusations take the place of reliable evidence and fair investigation.

Government-funded employment intended to give unemployed people an income while they carry out useful work.

A Communist children’s organisation which used group activities and political education to encourage loyalty to the new society.