A LEVEL HISTORY

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A LEVEL HISTORY
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Why study history ?

• History teaches you a range of different issues,
  values and themes which are important to the
  world of work
• allows us to understand, judge and interpret
  information
• encourages critical thinking
• to become independent and work under pressure
• develop an understanding of how we have arrived
  at the present point
• develop our own ideas, thoughts and opinions
• construct arguments and develop your own opinions

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How will History be taught ?

• It will be slightly different from what you might
  have experienced at GCSE. There will be a range
  of different teaching methods. These will
  include
• debate and discussion
• independent research
• seminar and whiteboard presentations
• opportunities for a visit in Year 13

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A Level History

• The A2 consist of 3 modules-
• Unit 4 - From Peace to Appeasement - Britains
  Foreign Policy from 1920 -1939 - An essay based
  examination - 1 hr 15 Minutes
• Unit 5 Probably USA 1865-1960s Civil War
  to Civil Rights Essay based unit
• Unit 6 - Hitler and the Nazi State - Power and
  Control - This is the Synoptic Unit and is an
  essay based examination which draws together
  themes studied through the whole course - 1 hr 45
  Minutes

• The AS consists of 3 Modules
• Unit 1 The Seeds of Evil The Rise of National
  Socialism in Germany to 1933 - A Source based
  examination - 1hr 30 minutes
• Unit 2 Welfare and the Constitution The Liberal
  Governments 1906-1915 -An Essay based examination
  - 1 essay -1 hr
• Unit 3 Life in Hitlers Germany between 1933 and
  1939 This is a source based Unit Written paper

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Unit 1The Seeds of Evil

• This Unit looks at the growth of The Nazi Party
  from its early days in Munich to the take-over of
  power in 1932.

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Unit 2Welfare and the Constitution

• This Module looks at the Liberal Government of
  1906-1915 and examines how it set up early Social
  Reform measures
• how it dealt with opposition in the House of
  Lords
• how it dealt with problems in Ireland

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Unit 3Life in Hitlers Germany

• This module looks at Life in Hitlers Germany
  between 1933 and 1939
• This is assessed by a source based examination at
  the end of the year.
• Students will study-
• Nazi economic solutions
• The Social impact of Nazism
• Nazisms racist policies

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Unit 4 From Peace to Appeasement

• This unit examines the way in which British
  Foreign Policy aimed to avoid war with Germany
  through the 1920s and 1930s
• We ask the question why this policy was pursued
  and why it failed in 1939

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Unit 5Integration and DiversityUSA from Civil
War to Civil Rights

• How did living standards and opportunities for
  different social and ethnic groups change in this
  period?
• In what ways did emigration and race-relations
  policies change in the period

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Unit 6 Hitler and the Nazi State

• this unit is about the power and control that
  Hitler and the Nazis exerted in Germany in the
  period 1933-1945. We ask the questions
• How popular was Nazi Rule
• Was Hitler a weak Dictator or Master in the
  3rd Reich
• This is the Synoptic paper and draws on the range
  of skilled employed through the whole course

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Every year the History department takes Y12 and
Y13 students on a trip abroad that has some
historical relevance to the taught courses This
year we are going to Washington and New York
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What is the IB?
International Baccalaureate History

• The International Baccalaureate is a broad and
  balanced Diploma course.
• It is recognised as a first rate international
  University entrance qualification.
• The Diploma allows students to specialise in
  certain areas, but also maintain a breadth of
  academic study

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Why study IB History?

• The Department have a very successful IB teaching
  record. The maximum points score is 7. 6 points
  is often seen as roughly equivalent to A level
  grade A

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The Course

• The course content is very varied and covers some
  of the most fascinating events, people and
  concepts from the last century
• Topics include
• Russian History including the rule of Lenin and
  Stalin
• Castros rule in Cuba 1959-present
• Mao Tse-Tung and his rule in China
• The First and Second World Wars
• The Spanish Civil War
• The Vietnam War

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Assessment

• Students are examined at the end of the two year
  course. The exams therefore test all of the
  skills that students have built up over time.
• Students also complete one 2,000 word piece of
  coursework on any history topic of their choice.

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• For further information on the IB History course
  please see Mr Wallace