GCSE SCHEMES OF WORK
UNIT 1 ----- The
Rise and Fall of the Communist State: The Soviet Union, 1928–91 (this unit
takes a whole term)
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Key Issues |
Concepts |
Content |
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The
nature of Stalin’s dictatorship |
Power
Struggle Dictatorship Cult
of Personality |
How
Stalin was able to overcome the opposition and emerge as leader by 1928 How
Stalin dealt with opposition Stalin’s
personal involvement Control
over the party and the country |
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Changes
in industry and agriculture under Stalin |
State
control Gosplan Command
Economy Economic
targets Kulaks NEPMEN New
Economic Policy Gulags Slave
labour Collectivisation Industrialisation Five
Year Plans |
Situation
in 1928 –legacy of NEP and Civil War Why
Stalin embarked on these policies – personal, political, economic and
social reasons How
these plans were implemented How
popular these policies were The
costs and achievements The
impact on Russia |
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The
impact of Stalin’s rule on his people – Cult of Stalin, Purges,
Terror, Women, Education, Religious and minority groups |
Propaganda Cult
of Personality Indoctrination Terror Purges Show
Trials Gulags Secret
Police OGPU,
NKVD Socialist
Realism |
How
did Stalin set out to control people? Methods
used – censorship, propaganda; socialist realism; education and
indoctrination; cult image Dealing
with opponents and rivals – the Purges and the Terror – why carried
out; murder of Kirov, The Great Purge; who was affected – party, army,
NKVD, intellectuals etc How
far was Stalin responsible? Why
did Stalin use Show Trials and why did people confess? Effects
of the Purges and the Terror How
certain groups were affected – women, children, religious minorities |
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De-Stalinisation |
De-Stalinisation Secret
Speech |
Why
Khrushchev denounced Stalin in 1956 The
effects of his secret speech What
was de-Stalinisation and how did it affect people in Russia and Eastern
Europe? |
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Khrushchev’s
attempts at modernisation |
Virgin
Land Scheme Space
Race Regional
Economic Councils Cold
war |
What
problems did Khrushchev inherit in 1956? How did
he set out to solve them : agriculture and industry Rivalry
with USA and Space Race Effects
of his policies Fall of
Khrushchev |
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The
decline and fall of the Soviet Union : the Role of Gorbachev |
Cold
war Détente Galsnost Perestroika Sinatra
Doctrine Coup |
What
problems did Gorbachev face in 1985? What had happened between 1960s and
mid-1980s? How did
Gorbachev try to solve problems? What
was meant by perestroika and glasnost? How did
people react at home and abroad? Why did
he fail? Role of
coup and Yeltsin Collapse
of communism in Eastern Europe and Russia |
UNIT 2 ----- A divided
Union? The USA, 1941-80
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Key Issues |
Concepts |
Content |
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The
Impact of the Second World War on American Society and Economy |
War
economy Cold
War Nuclear
power |
How
the war affected the US economy and key groups : women, youth, Japanese,
black Americans |
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McCarthyism
and the Red Scare |
Red
Scare McCarthyism Witch-hunt |
Why
USA feared communism in 1950s and 1960s Events
of Cold war What
happened during this period Who
was affected and what harm was done? Why
did it come to an end? |
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The
Civil Rights Movements and their impact on US society |
Civil
Rights Jim
Crow Segregation Racism Supreme
Court States
Rights Integration Passive
Resistance Boycott Black
Power Militancy |
What
was life like for black Americans before and during the war? How
did the Second World war help the Civil Rights Movement? The
impact of Martin Luther King and Malcolm X The
activities and campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement Role
of the media, the Supreme Court and the President How
far was civil rights achieved White
reactions |
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‘New
Frontier’ and ‘Great Society’ : the roles of Kennedy and Johnson |
New
Frontier Great
Society Southern
Democrats Congress Medicare Social
Reforms |
What
social, economic and political problems faced the USA in the 1960s? What
was meant by the New Frontier and the Great Society? What
reforms were carried out? What
resistance was met? How
far did they achieve their aims? |
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Protest
Movements in the 1960s and early 1970s |
Protest Women’s
Liberation Anti-war |
Why
was there so much unrest in the USA in the 1960s? What
were the political, economic and social reasons? What
were the aims of the protest movements? How
far did they change American society? |
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The
Watergate Scandal and its impact |
Watergate Impeachment |
Why
was Nixon forced to resign? What
happened and how did Nixon become implicated? What
harm was done by Watergate? |
UNIT 3 ----- Coursework on
Northern Ireland and Britain in the Age of Total War
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Key Issues |
Concepts |
Content |
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Britain in the age of Total War : Content: phoney war, ‘Dunkirk Spirit’,
propaganda: use of radio, cinema and the press, the civilian war; evacuation, conscription, Blitz,
rationing, Home Guard, ARP, and the arrival of US troops. |
Total
War Phoney
war Propaganda Evacuation Blitz Conscription Home
Front |
How
war broke out How
Britain got involved Events Home
Front How
to use sources |
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Northern Ireland since c1960 Content: growth of the Civil Rights Movement,
beginning of the Troubles, Direct Rule and its impact on Northern Ireland, The Troubles and the
search for a settlement in the 1970s and 1980s,
moves toward peace in the 1990s. |
Civil
Rights Discrimination Religious
divide Sectarianism Gerrymandering Protestant
Ascendancy The
Troubles |
How
and why Ireland became divided – creation of Northern Ireland How
people reacted to creation of Northern Ireland Catholic
grievances – what they were and were they justified? Protestant
justifications Civil
Rights and break down of control Arrival
of UK troops Attempts
to solve problems |
UNIT 4 ----- The Russian
Revolution, c1910-24
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Key Issues |
Concepts |
Content |
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Russia
before the First World War : Politics, Society, Economy |
Tsarism Autocracy |
Government
and Society in Russia in 1910 Economic
situation Social
problems |
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Opposition
to Tsarist Rule : Liberals, Socialists and Socialist Revolutionaries |
Liberals Socialists Socialist
Revolutionaries |
Why
people opposed the Tsarist regime Who
these groups were – their aims and methods |
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Impact
of the First World War on Russian Government and Society |
Revolution |
Why
the war created problems for the regime How
the regime failed to deal with these problems effectively How
the failure of the regime led to its overthrow |
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1917
: Reasons for the fall of the Tsar and the collapse of the Provisional
Government |
Provisional
Government Constituent
Assembly Revolution Soviet Bolshevik |
Why
the Tsar fell from power Why
the new government was unable to survive How
and why the Bolsheviks were able to seize power |
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The
nature of the Bolshevik take-over : the roles of Lenin and Trotsky |
Coup Bolshevik |
Why
Lenin decided to plan revolution in 1917 How
it was planned and executed Why
it succeeded in Petrograd Role
of Trotsky and Lenin Problems
still faced after seizure of Petrograd |
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Bolshevik
rule and its impact, 1918-24 : The Civil War |
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Opposition
to the Bolsheviks Establishment
of Bolshevik government How
Lenin dealt with opposition Lenin’s
popular reforms The
Civil Wat How
people were affected during this period |
Unit 5 – Nazi Germany,
c1930-39
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Key Issues |
Concepts |
Content |
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Hitler
: Nazism and Nazi beliefs |
Nazism Fuhrer Master
race Anschluss Lebensraum |
The
key ideas of Hitler and the Party |
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The
Nazi rise to power : the role of Hitler |
Wall
Street Crash Unemployment Propaganda Back
room deal |
Why
Nazis made little progress before 1928 Changes
made by Hitler in 1928 Wall
Street Crash and its impact Methods
used by Nazis Propaganda Winning
over groups – business men, farmers 1932
elections Back
room deal |
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Creation
of the totalitarian state : the elimination of the opposition |
Totalitarian Democracy |
How
Hitler transformed Germany from a democracy in 1933 to a dictatorship in
1934 |
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The Nazi state: propaganda, education, youth
movements, the arts, sport, entertainment and religion. |
Propaganda Hitler
Youth Indoctrination Mass
media Censorship Mass
movements |
How
the Nazis set out to control every aspect of society from the arts to
education. Use
of sporting and leisure facilities Economic
measures to win over people – e.g. Volkswagen. Strength Through Joy |
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Racism, citizenship and treatment of minorities,
persecution of the Jews; opposition to Nazi rule. |
Racism Citizenship Nuremburg
Laws Racial
Purity Eugenics Anti-semitism |
Why
the Nazis targeted certain groups – which groups and why Why
the Jews were singled out Persecution
of Jews and other groups Treatment
of political opponents |
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The
social impact of Nazism on social classes; the role and status of women. |
Social
engineering |
How
the Nazis tried to create a classroom society – the volk The
attempts to control women |