History

Course summary

Unit 1 allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period through the following key questions: • How far did the monarchy change? • To what extent and why was power more widely shared during this period? • Why and with what results were there disputes over religion? • How effective was opposition? • How important were ideas and ideology? • How important was the role of key and groups and how were they affected by developments? Unit 2 provides for the study in depth of a period of German history during which a newly developed democratic form of government gave way to a dictatorial Nazi regime. It explores political concepts such as 'right' and 'left', nationalism and liberalism as well as ideological concepts such as racialism, anti-Semitism, and Social Darwinism. It also encourages reflection on how govemments work and the problems of democratic states as well as consideration of what creates and sustains a dictatorship.