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Curriculum Overview
Aims
The aims describe the purposes of a course based on this syllabus.
The aims are to enable students to develop:
• an interest in and enthusiasm for learning about the past
• knowledge and understanding of individuals, people and societies in the past
• knowledge that is rooted in an understanding of the nature and use of historical evidence
• an understanding of key historical concepts: cause and consequence, change and continuity, and similarity
and difference
• an understanding of international issues in history
• historical skills, including investigation, analysis, evaluation and communication skills
• a sound basis for further study and the pursuit of personal interest.
About the Course
Topics Covered
The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
The content focuses on the following key questions:
• Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
• To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
• How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939?
• Who was to blame for the Cold War?
• How effectively did the United States contain the spread of communism?
• How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?
In addition, all candidates must also study at least one of the following depth studies:
Germany, 1918–45
Assessment and examinations
Assessment overview
All candidates take three components. All candidates take Paper 1 and Paper 2 and either Component 3 or
Paper 4. Candidates will be eligible for grades A* to G.
All candidates take: and:
Paper 1 2 hours
Structured Questions 40%
60 marks
• Candidates answer two questions from Section A (Core content) and one question
from Section B (Depth studies).
• All questions are in the form of structured
essays, split into three parts: (a), (b) and (c).
Externally assessed
Paper 2 1 hour 45 minutes
Document Questions 30%
40 marks
• Candidates answer one question on one
prescribed topic taken from Section A (Core
content).
• Candidates are presented with a range of
source materials relating to each prescribed
topic.
• The prescribed topics change in each exam
series – see section 4.
Externally assessed
All candidates take either: or:
Component 3
Coursework 30%
40 marks
• Candidates produce one piece of extended
writing based on a depth study from the
syllabus or a depth study devised by the
centre.
Internally assessed and externally moderated
Paper 4 1 hour
Alternative to Coursework 30%
40 marks
• Candidates answer one question on a depth
study.
• All questions are in the form of structured
essays, split into two parts: (a) and (b).
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