History

Assessment

In Year 12, students will study for two examined units. They both equally weighted. At the end of Year 12 they will sit mock AS exams, both 1hour 30 minutes in length. Unit 1: The British Empire 1867-1914 This option allows students to study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in this period through the following key questions: • Why did opposition develop and how effective was it? • How and with what results did the economy develop and change? • What was the extent of social and cultural change? • How important were ideas and ideology? • How important was the role of individuals and groups and how were they affected by developments? These questions will be studied at AS under the following themes: • The Development of Imperialism, c1857-1890 • Imperial Consolidation and Liberal Rule, c1890-1914 Unit 2: Weimar Germany 1918-1933 This option provides for the study in depth of Weimar Germany 1918-1933, focusing on the development of Democracy in Germany post WW1, the crises of the peace treaty of Versailles, the changing period of the 1920s and finally the causes behind the rise of the Nazi party by 1933. This will be taught under the following headings: • The establishment and early years of the Weimar Republic, 1918-24 • The Golden Age of Weimar, 1924-28 • The Collapse of Democracy, 1928-33