HISTORY

Assessment

Unit 1 - In search of the American Dream: the USA, c1970-96 Changing political environment Civil Rights movement Social Change and the quality of life 2 hours and 15 minute exam 30% of final grade Unit 2 – South Africa, 1948-94: from apartheid state to ‘rainbow nation’ Responses to the apartheid Consolidation of National Party power Resistance to National Party End of the apartheid and creation of a ‘unified’ country 1 hour and 30 minutes exam 20% of final grade Unit 3- Britain: losing and gaining an empire, 1763– 1914 The development of the British empire and the part played in this by the Royal Navy and merchant marine. Case studies of losing, gaining and governing territory in America, Australia, Canada, India, Egypt and Sudan. 2 hours and 15 minutes exam 30% of final grade 4- Historical enquiry Coursework exam 20% of final grade