Paper 1: Thematic study and historic environment
Medicine through Time: c.1250-present
This first part of the unit is divided into four time periods
c.1250-c.1500: Medicine in medieval England
c.1500-1700: The Medical Renaissance in England
c.1700-c1900: Medicine in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Britain
c.1900-present: Medicine in modern Britain
Students needs to the following for each time period that is studied:
Ideas about the cause of disease and illness
Approaches to prevention and treatment
One case study
Historic Environment - Medicine one the Western Front
The second part of the unit is the historic environment which is medicine on the Western Front during the First World War.
The British sector of the Western Front: injuries, treatment and the trenches
Knowledge, selection and use of sources for historical enquiries
Paper 2: Period study - Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91
Key topic 1: The origins of the Cold War, 1941–58
Early tension between East and West
The development of the Cold War
The Cold War intensifies
Key topic 2: Cold War crises, 1958–70
Increased tension between East and West
Cold War crises
Reaction to crisis
Key topic 3: The end of the Cold War, 1970–91
Attempts to reduce tension between East and West
Flashpoints
The collapse of Soviet control of Eastern Europe
Paper 2: British depth study - Anglo-Saxon and Norman England, c1060-88
Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66
Anglo-Saxon society
The last years of Edward the Confessor and the succession crisis
The rival claimants for the throne
The Norman invasion
Key topic 2: William I in power: securing the kingdom, 1066–87
Establishing control
The causes and outcomes of Anglo-Saxon resistance, 1068–71
The legacy of resistance to 1087
Revolt of the Earls, 1075
Key topic 3: Norman England, 1066–88
The feudal system and the Church
Norman government
The Norman aristocracy
William I and his sons
Paper 3: Modern depth study - Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918-1939
Key topic 1: The Weimar Republic 1918-29
Origins of the Republic, 1918-19
The early challenges to the Weimar Republic, 1919-23
The recovery of the Republic, 1924-29
Changes in society, 1924-29
Key topic 2: Hitler's rise to power, 1919-33
Early development of the Nazi Party, 1920-21
The Munich Putsch and the lean years, 1923-29
The growth in support for the Nazis 1929-32
How Hitler became Chancellor, 1932-33
Key topic 3: Nazi control and dictatorship, 1933-39
The creation of a dictatorship, 1933–34
The police state
Controlling and influencing attitudes
Opposition, resistance and conformity
Key topic 4: Life in Nazi Germany, 1933–39
Nazi policies towards women
Nazi policies towards the young
Employment and living standards
The persecution of minorities
Course Assessment
Paper 1 - 30% written exam - 1 hr 15 minutes
Paper 2 - 40% written exam - 1 hr 45 minutes
Paper 3 - 30% written exam - 1 hr 20 minutes
What will I achieve?
GCSE History qualification