History

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Component 1- Breadth Study – The Tudors: England, 1485-1603 Students study in breadth issues of change, continuity, cause and consequence in the period. Part 1 (A/S Level–50%) – Consolidation of the Tudor Dynasty: England, 1485-1547 Part 2 (A-Level plus part 1 -40%)- England: Turmoil and Triumph, 1547-1603 Component 2- Depth Study- The American Dream: Reality and Illusion 1945-63 This option provides students with the opportunity to study in depth the challenges faced by the USA at home and abroad as it emerged from the 2nd World War. Part 1 (A/S Level- 50%)- Prosperity, Inequality and Super Power status, 1945-1963 Truman and Post-war America, 1945-1952; Eisenhower: Tranquillity and Crisis, 1953-1960; John F Kennedy and the ‘New Frontier’, 1961-1963. Part 2 (A-Level plus part 1- 40%) –Challenges to the American Dream. 1963-1980 The Johnson Presidency 1963-1968, Republican Reaction: the Nixon Presidency, 1968-1974; the USA after Nixon, 1974-1980. Or Component 2- Depth Study- The Cold War, 1945-1991 This unit provides students with the opportunity to study in depth the evolving course of international relations during an era of tension between communist and capitalist powers which brought threats as a nuclear Armageddon Part 1 (A/S Level- 50%)- To the brink of Nuclear War: International Relations, 1945-1962. The Origins of the Cold War, 1945-49; The Widening of the Cold War, 1949-1955, The Global War, 1955-1963. Part 2 (A-Level plus part 1- 40%)- From Détente to the end of the Cold War, 1962-1991 Confrontation and cooperation, 1963-1968; The Brezhnev era, 1968-1985; The Ending of the Cold War, 1985-1991. Component 3- Historical Investigation. (A-Level only 20%) Non- Examined Assessment Candidates will be required to submit a Historical Investigation (extended essay) of 3000-3500 words. There is a choice of issue and question around a theme. The issue to be studied must be placed in the context of approximately 100 years.

Course information

Name: History Qualification title: GCE A level Qualification type: GCE A/AS Level or equivalent Assessment Examination and Extended Essay Awarding Assessment & Qualifications Alliance Created 20160205 11:56:05 Updated 20160304 13:46:34

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