History - Year 11 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

GCSE History (OCR J417)

This course covers three main areas. The first deals with international relations between 1918 and 1945. The second is a depth study of Russia between 1905 and 1941. The final area covered is a source based investigation of Britain between 1890 and 1980. The controlled assessment examines aspects of the United States in the 1920s.

Half Term 1 (June - July)

Women and the struggle for the vote, 1890-1918

What was the social, political and legal position of women in the 1890s?
What were the arguments for and against female suffrage?
How effective were the activities of the suffragists and the suffragettes?
How did women contribute to the war effort?

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (September - October)

The USA, 1919–1929
Key Question 1: How far did the US economy boom in the 1920s?

On what was the economic boom based?
Why did some industries prosper while some did not?
Why did agriculture not share in the prosperity?
Did all Americans benefit from the boom?

Key Question 2: How far did US society change in the 1920s?

What were the ‘Roaring Twenties’?
How widespread was intolerance in US society?
Why was prohibition introduced, and then later repealed?
How far did the roles of women change during the 1920s?

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (November - December)

Russia, 1905–1941
Key Question 1: Why did the Tsarist regime collapse in 1917?

How did the Tsar survive the 1905 revolution?
How well did the Tsarist regime deal with the difficulties of ruling Russia up to 1918?
How far was the Tsar weakened by the First World War?
Why was the revolution of March 1917 successful?

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 4 (January - February)

Key Question 2: How did the Bolsheviks gain power, and how did they consolidate their rule?

How effectively did the Provisional Government rule Russia in 1917?
Why were the Bolsheviks able to seize power in November 1917?
Why did the Bolsheviks win the Civil War?
How far was the New Economic Policy a success?

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (March - April)

Key Question 3: How did Stalin gain and hold on to power?

Why did Stalin, and not Trotsky, emerge as Lenin’s successor?
Why did Stalin launch the ‘Purges’?
What methods did Stalin use to control the Soviet Union?
How complete was Stalin’s control over the Soviet Union by 1941?

Key Question 4: What was the impact of Stalin’s economic policies?

Why did Stalin introduce the Five-Year Plans?
Why did Stalin introduce collectivisation?
How successful were Stalin’s economic changes?
How were the Soviet people affected by these changes?

External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: No
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 6 (April - May)

Revision

External Assessment Yes
Internal Common Assessment: No
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Reading list GCSE Modern World History - Ben Walsh (ISBN 0-7195-7713-6)
GCSE History Active Book. Copy available on NorTLE