Advanced Level History increases your powers of argument, analysis and judgement, whilst also developing your ability to state and support a point of view coherently and convincingly. History is now widely acknowledged as providing pupils with transferable skills, not only useful for an understanding of the world today, but also essential for many areas in the job market. The following topics will be studied over the full A Level course: 1.The making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975: This option allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period through the following key questions: • How did government, political authority and political parties change and develop? • In what ways did the economy and society of the USA change and develop? • How did the role of the USA in world affairs change? • How important were ideas and ideology? • How united was the USA during this period? • How important was the role of key individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments? 2.The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007 This option provides for the study in depth of the key political, economic, social and international changes which helped to mould Britain in the second half of the 20th century. It explores concepts such as government and opposition, class, social division and cultural change. It encourages students to reflect on Britain’s changing place in the world as well as the interrelationship between political policies, economic developments and political survival. 3.Historical Investigation