This text covers the topic: Dictatorship and Democracy,1920-1945, the compulsory Document-based Question, to be examined in 2024 and 2025.

An exam focused text, suitable for students of all abilities,
using accessible language, layout and concepts
The book has been designed to entirely focus on the prescribed Case Studies allowing students to achieve an in-depth understanding of each of the Case Studies
For 2024 and 2025, the three Case Studies studied through documents are drawn from Dictatorship and Democracy, 1920-1945: Stalin's Show trials, The Nuremberg Rallies, The Jarrow March
A detailed treatment of each Case Study including background information the consequences are outlined to provide more in-depth understanding for each Case Study. There are exam-type document questions, including documents-based questions from past leaving Certificate History papers
The exam-type document questions are differentiated for higher and ordinary level students
The Case Studies chapters contain primary source documents with accompanying questions
relevant key personalities and key concepts to the topic are included