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The examiner is very keen that students demonstrate a clear understanding of central terms when they are used in essay questions. In this activity<\/a>, students work in pairs then as a class to design a clear definition of such key terms as ‘Guerilla Warfare’ and ‘Totalitarianism’. The worksheet uses the examples of Stalin and Mao but others could just as easily be used. Some teacher notes are also available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The examiner is very keen that students demonstrate a clear understanding of central terms when they are used in essay questions. In this activity, students work in pairs then as a class to design a clear definition of such key terms as ‘Guerilla Warfare’ and ‘Totalitarianism’. The worksheet uses the examples of Stalin and Mao… <\/p>\n

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