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UNITS COVERED WITHIN THE ACADEMIC YEAR

TERM 1

TERM 2

TERM 3

UNIT 1: World War I

1 Why was there stalemate on the Western Front?

2 To what extent was it a world war?

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3 How important were other fronts?

4 Why did Germany ask for an armistice in 1918? Focus points

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*note: This is the IGCSE History Depth Study which constitutes 43% of the content and marks on the IGCSE Exams which is why Year 10 will spend an entire term on World War I.

UNIT 2: The Treaties of 1919 –

1923 – fair or unfair?

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• The Treaty of Versailles
• Contrasting and comparing the views of the Big 3
• The end result
• Germany and Clause 232
• The other treaties with the losers of W.W.I.
• Consequences of the entire Versailles Settlement

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Guiding Question: How fair was the Versailles Settlement?

UNIT 3: The Formation and

workings of the League of

Nations

• Reasons for its formation
• Composition
• Workings in the 1920’s
• The Great Depression
• Failures in the 1930’s- Manchuria, Abyssinia, and German rearmament.

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Guiding Question: How successful was the League of Nations?

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UNIT 4: The breaking of the International Peace in 1939.

How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?

Focus points

Tthe long-term consequences of the Treaty of Versailles?

The consequences of the failures of the League of Nations in the 1930s?

The policy of appeasement justified?

The Nazi–Soviet Pact?

Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?

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Time Permitting

UNIT 5: The origins of the Cold War.

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Guiding Question: Who was more to blame for the Cold War?

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KEY TEXTBOOK: 20th Century History, Modern World History, and numerous chapter handouts from IGCSE’s source book.

HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD:

(1) Check Google Site (from the EMS website) and Classroom on a weekly basis for news concerning tests, homework assignments and projects.

(2) Encourage your daughter and/or son to review all work covered in class at home on the same day.

(3) Encourage your daughter and/or son to constantly practice their English written skills.

(4) Ask not only  ‘what?’ questions but also ‘why?’ questions.

(5) Remind your daughter and/or son that at this level studying is not the same as doing homework and that students should study on a daily basis (see #2 above).

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