KS REVISION NOTES

Unit 1 Outline Study Peace and War: International Relations 1900 -1991

Our focus here will be on the period from 1945-1991 on the causes and development of the Cold War. This unit tests knowledge and understanding and is examined by short answer questions and structured essays.

Unit 2 Depth Study Germany 1918-39
Germany between the two world wars will be our focus here looking at the circumstances leading to Hitler’s rise to power in Germany in 1933 and then the nature of the Nazi regime in Germany in the 1930’s before the Second World War. This unit is again examined by a written examination with some stimulus questions and structured mini essays.

Unit 3 Modern World Source Enquiry War and the transformation of British Society c1931-51.
The focus here is on British History, before, during and after the Second World War. This unit is examined by sources or documents questions in a written examination.

Unit 4 Representations of History: The Vietnam War
This is the controlled assessment tasks part of the course and replaces conventional coursework. This is again a sources and documents paper. Our focus will be the Vietnam War. The assignments are completed in Year 11.