Aims of the course
To develop an interest in and a love of History. To use historical sources, accounts, arguments and interpretations to explain, analyse and make judgements about the past.
Summary overview of the programme: Core texts
Term 1
- The Great Powers,
- The Causes of the First World War
- Trench Warfare
- The Western Front
- Conscription
- The War Poets
- The Gallipolli Campaign
- War in the Air
- The Home Front
- 1917 – The Russian Revolution
- USA enters the War
- The Treaty of Versailles
Term 2
- The Inter War Years
- Weimar Germany
- The USA
- Russia
- The impact of the Wall Street Crash
Term 3
- The Causes of World War II
- The rise of Hitler
- World War II
Assessment
Students are assessed according to the following framework:
- Project work, role play and empathy exercises
- Oral feedback
- The ability to communicate clear, concise and logical arguments substantiated by relevant evidence, both orally and in writing
- End of Year Examinations