History

Course summary

The course is taught in an interactive manner which caters to differing learning styles. Lessons are full of debate - and great use is made of a range of source materials (film, posters, diary extracts, documentaries, etc.) to bring topics to life! The full A Level course consists of three parts: Component One (1H): A breadth study (Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964) (one exam of 2 hours 30 minutes duration, worth 40% of final grade). Component Two (2M): An depth study (Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957) (one exam of 2 hours 30 minutes duration, worth 40% of final grade). Component Three: An independent historical inquiry (4,000- 4,500 words) marked by teachers and moderated by AQA (worth 20% of final grade). Component One (1H): A breadth study (Tsarist and Communist Russia 1855-1964) Part one: Autocracy, Reform, and Revolution: Russia, 1855-1917 • Trying to preserve autocracy, 1855-94 • The Collapse of Autocracy, 1894-1917 • Part two: The Soviet Union, 1917-1964 • The emergence of the Communist dictatorship, 1917-41 • The Stalinist Dictatorship and Reaction, 1941-64 Component Two (2M) Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition 1906-1957 Part one: Society in Crisis, 1906-1929 • The Liberal Crisis, 1906-1914 • The Impact of War, 1914-1922 • The Search for Stability 1922-1929 Part Two: The Emergence of the Affluent Society 1929-1957 • The Hungry Thirties, 1929-1939 • The People’s War and Peace, 1039- 1951 • ‘Never had it so good’? 1951-1957