Year 10 / 11 IGCSE History



Year 10 IGCSE HistoryName ____________________________COURSE OBJECTIVESDate ______________ Option Group _______The IGCSE History course is a two-year study. Students will examine Six Core 20th Century Topics and an additional In Depth Study of another 20th Century Topic. We will begin with the end of World War I (picking up from Year 9 History) and the Peace Treaties that resulted. Here is a list of OBJECTIVES for the course. TOPIC #1: Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?OBJECTIVES:1. Identify the mood and the Big 3 at Versailles. 2. Describe the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles. 3. Describe the impact of the TOV on Germany up to 1923.4. Argue whether the treaties could be justified at the time.5. Describe the importance of the newest countries in Europe after the Paris Peace IC #2: The League of Nations in the 1920s and 1930s OBJECTIVES:1. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the League structure and its membership. 2. Explain the League successes and failures in peacekeeping during the 1920s.3. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the League’s punishments. 4. Describe the many League successes during the 1920s. 5. Determine the League’s success with disarmament in the 1920s. 6. Describe the impact of the World Economic Depression on the work of the League after 1929. 7. Explain how nations dealt with their economic problems. 8. Explain how the League dealt with Japan over its invasion of Manchuria.9. Describe the important events of the World Disarmament Conference, 1932 - 1933.10. Describe the events in Abyssinia and the League’s reaction.11. Explain why the League failed in the 1930s (Manchuria and Abyssinia).TOPIC #3: Causes of WWII – Hitler’s PlansOBJECTIVES: 1. Describe the consequences of the League’s failures in the 1930s. 2. Describe how Hitler’s foreign policy aims contributed to the outbreak of WWII in 1939. 3. Describe the events following the Munich Agreement (Sept 1938). 4. Discuss the arguments FOR and AGAINST Appeasement.5. Explain how the policy of appeasement was justified. 6. Explain the significance of the Nazi-Soviet Pact. 7. Discuss the causes of WWII. TOPIC 4: Intro to - Blame for Cold War OBJECTIVES:1. Explain why the Allied Alliance was formed during WWII.2. Explain why the Alliance broke down after WWII.3. Describe what took place at Yalta (Ukraine) in February 1945.4. Identify the Big Three at Yalta and their feelings toward each other.5. Identify the areas of agreement and disagreement at Yalta.6. Describe the differences between Capitalism/Democracy and Communism. 7. Identify the Big Three at Potsdam. 8. Describe the changes between the Yalta and Potsdam conferences. 9. Discuss the disagreements at the Potsdam conference. 10. List the methods Stalin used to take control of Eastern Europe. 11. Describe the differences between the USA and the USSR. 12. Explain why Western Governments were suspicious of the USSR from 1945 to February 1948?13. Describe how the Western powers reacted to Stalin’s takeover of Eastern Europe. 14. Describe how the U.S.A. responded to the spread of Soviet Communism in Eastern Europe. 15. Discuss how Berlin became a flashpoint of the early Cold War.16. Explain how the events in Berlin increased tension and suspicion of the Cold War.17. Assess blame for the start of the Cold War. TOPIC #5: U.S. Attempts to Contain Communism CUBA OBJECTIVES:1. Explain why the USA grew increasingly worried about Communism.2. Explain why the USA and the UN took action in Korea -1950. 3. Explain why the USA reacted so aggressively toward Cuba after 1959. 4. Discuss Kennedy’s options and the U.S. course of action. 5. Fill in a calendar of events reviewing the October crisis.6. Describe the outcomes of the Cuban Missile Crisis. 7. Assess the claims of victory for the Cuban Missile Crisis. VIETNAM OBJECTIVES:8. Explain how the USA got involved in Vietnam.9. Describe the tactics used in Vietnam. 10. Explain why opposition grew in the USA over involvement in Vietnam.11. Describe the consequences of the Vietnam War.12. Summarise how the Vietnam War affected the Policy of Containment and the USA. TOPIC #6: USSR Control of Eastern Europe – After StalinOBJECTIVES:1. Explain how Soviet control effected people of Eastern Europe. 2. Describe how Nikita Khrushchev was different from Stalin. 3. Describe how the people of Eastern Europe reacted to Nikita Khrushchev's criticism of Stalin (De-Stalinisation).4. Describe the reasons for opposition to Soviet control in Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968.5. Describe how the USSR reacted to opposition in 1956 and 1968. 6. Compare and contrast the events in Hungary and in Czechoslovakia.7. Describe the mood in Eastern Europe after the Soviet crackdown in Hungary. 8. Explain why the Berlin Wall was constructed. 9. Explain what happened to Cold War tensions in the 1970s and 1980s. 10. Describe the significance of ‘Solidarity’ in Poland for the decline of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe? 11. Measure how far Gorbachev was responsible for the collapse of Soviet control over Eastern Europe? Year 11 IGCSE HistoryName _______________________________RUSSIA IN DEPTH - OBJECTIVESDate ______________ Option Group _______TOPIC: In Depth Study - Russia – 1905 - 1941 OBJECTIVES:1. Explain how the Tsarist regime dealt with the difficulties of ruling Russia up to 1914. 2. Describe how the Tsar survived the 1905 revolution. 3. Evaluate how far the Tsar was weakened by the First World War. 4. Explain why the revolution of March 1917 was successful. 5. Explain the causes of the March 1917 revolution.6. Discuss where the ‘power’ of Russia rests after the Tsar’s abdication. 7. Identify key figures and events from1917 - Kerensky, Lenin, April Thesis, Congress of the Soviets, July Days, and Kornilov. 8. Explain why the people turned against the Provisional government. 9. Describe the roles of Lenin and Trotsky in the November Revolution. 10. Discuss the advantages the Bolsheviks had by November 1917. 11. Describe the immediate actions taken by Lenin and ‘HIS’ new government.12. Describe the immediate challenges Lenin faced and his response.13. Explain how the Bolsheviks won the Civil War, 1918 - 1921. 14. Explain the purpose and results of the NEP. 15. Discuss the arguments for and against Lenin as a leader. 16. Explain how Stalin was able to take control of the Communist Party. 17. Identify the goals that Stalin set for Soviet growth of agriculture and industry (collectivisation and 5 year plans). 18. Describe how Stalin industrialised the USSR through the 5 year plans.19. Describe how Stalin’s Collectivisation plans were implemented.20. Describe how Stalin’s controlled the USSR. 21. Describe how Stalin achieved Totalitarian Rule. ................
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