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Ready-made sets rarely match your teacher's topics or your exam board's wording. Upload your own material and get cards built from it, ready for spaced repetition.

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Why build your own OCR A-Level history flashcards

OCR A-Level history flashcards work best when they come from the lessons you actually sat through, because your teacher's emphasis on causes, key figures and interpretations varies between classes.

  • Upload notes, slides or photographed handouts from each topic as you go.
  • Keep cards focused on one date, cause, or interpretation each.
  • Review a deck for 10 to 15 minutes a day rather than cramming before the exam.
  • Edit generated cards so the wording matches the terms your teacher uses.
Example OCR A-Level history flashcards
What did the war guilt clause (Article 231) of the Treaty of Versailles require?Germany to accept responsibility for causing the First World War, which was used to justify reparations.
What was the Truman Doctrine?A 1947 US pledge to support countries resisting communism, used to justify aid to Greece and Turkey.
What did the Great Reform Act of 1832 change?It redistributed seats from rotten and pocket boroughs to growing industrial towns and extended the vote to some middle-class men.
What is historiography?The study of how historians have interpreted the past and how those interpretations change over time.
What did the Parliament Act of 1911 do?It removed the House of Lords' power to veto money bills and cut its power to delay other bills to two years.
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Works from your own material

Upload PDFs, PowerPoint slides, Word documents, typed notes or photos of handouts and get flashcards from what you were actually taught.

Spaced repetition built in

Cards you find difficult come back sooner, so you spend your revision time on the dates, causes and interpretations you keep forgetting.

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Start on the free plan with no credit card, review on any device, and export to Anki, CSV, PDF or DOCX when you upgrade to Plus.

How it works

Upload your material

Add the PDF, slides or notes from your OCR A-Level history lessons, or photograph a page and let text recognition read it.

Review the generated cards

Check the questions and answers, edit anything that does not match your teacher's wording, and remove cards you do not need.

Study with spaced repetition

Work through the deck daily, and the cards you miss will return more often until they stick.

Good history cards test the reasoning as well as the facts. A card that asks why a historian reads a source a certain way prepares you for source-based questions far better than a list of dates.

Generating cards from your own notes also means you can update the deck after each topic, rather than searching for a set that may cover a different specification.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for one OCR A-Level history topic?

Aim for roughly 15 to 30 cards per topic, covering key dates, causes, consequences and named interpretations. Short, specific cards are easier to review than long paragraphs.

How should I use flashcards for source-based history questions?

Write some cards about the argument behind a source, such as why a historian holds a particular view, not only the facts. Then test yourself by explaining the answer aloud in full sentences.

Can I export my flashcards to Anki or PDF?

Yes, but exports to PDF, DOCX, Anki and CSV are part of the Plus plan, which costs $99.90/year or $9.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser with 3 generations per month.

Do I need a credit card to start?

No, you can start on the free plan without a credit card. Students get 40% off with a school email.

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