History

Course summary

It may surprise you to know that history is always changing. Historians uncover new sources or view them in different ways. Many issues in the news have historical roots so that studying history will help you to understand the modern world. This makes it a lively and provocative subject to study, full of issues and arguments. If you’re interested in people and their lives in the past, then history is a good choice for you. This course starts with an in-depth study of the rise and fall of fascism in Italy from 1911 to 1946. This will be followed by an overview study of Germany and West Germany from the First World War to the fall of the Berlin Wall. In the second year, students will study the British Empire from the 1760s to the outbreak of the First World War, including the American Wars of Independence and the colonisation of India, Canada and Australia.