YEARS 10 AND 11

YEAR 10 AND 11

The new changes to the GCSE mean that year 10 begins with a depth study on Britain 1906-1918. This allows us to examine the Liberal government of Lloyd George and the development of the Welfare state. This is a controversial issue and the effectiveness of the Liberal government needs to be looked at in a very clear and objective way. click here for some of the background about this era.

At this time women were campaiging for the vote. They argued that if the world was changing and becoming forward looking it should be more than just men who get the vote. click here for more about the arguments for and against the vote for women.

So what was the difference between the suffragists and the suffragettes? click here to find out.

If you want to see what the suffragettes did and how they were treated by the government click here. Note at the end of this page there is a link to a case study of Emily Davison- the suffragette who was killed by the Kings horse.

The First World War put the suffragettes demands on hold. The course now looks at how the First World War impacted on everybody's lives. So here we look at how this happened. The first thing we examine is conscription. To find out more click here.

DORA (the defence of the realm act) changed the way government involved itself in peoples lives. So if you want to know what these changes were click here

When the First World War ended in 1918 there was the question of how the Peace would be settled. In 1919 the Big Three nations of France, Britain and the USA met at Versailles, near Paris to organise how Germany would be punished. Click here to see if this led to the Second World War.

The League of Nations will come up in the exam. It always does. So make sure you are aware of what was, why it failed and the consequences for the World. Some people argue it was the approach taken by the League of Nations that caused the Second World War. click here to find out more.

While Hitler gained power the rest of the World seemed to do nothing. Britain had a policy of appeasement. To find out what this was click here

We now move on to the USA. How did America go into a boom after the First World War. Well Henry Ford had the answer. Mass consumption and mass production was the key. If you want to see how it is the more you earn the more you spend click here

The policy of prohibition was a disaster for America. It led to the growth of organised crime. Click here to find out why it started in 1919.

The Wall Street Crash of 1929 saw the collapse of the boom that America had enjoyed for several years. It was to be the turning point in American politics and the focus for Roosevelt's rise to power. If you want to know more click here.

In 1933 Roosevelt took over from Hoover and introduced the New Deal. This was one of the most important periods in US history. What was the New Deal and what did it seek to do? Click here to find out what Roosevelt was trying to do.

Nazi Germany

the principles of Nazi rule

1) Autarchy- self sufficiency. Hitler needed to develop Germany into a nation that could economically be independent enough to wage war.

2) Fuhrer Principle. The concept of one leader with absolute power. Part of the reason for the Night of the Long Knives. Ernst Rhome was getting too powerful within the SA.    To see more on this press here

To find out a little more about Hitler's rise to power and how he used the Reichstag fire press here

3) Lebensraum. Living space. Hitler had already made it very clear in Mein Kampf that Germany needed more land and the focus would be the east- Russia.

4) Anti-Semitism. Hatred of Jews.

After studying Weimar and Nazi Germany we look at the Cold War and its effects.

So what was the cold war? click here to find out

The Cold War was made even more intense by the introduction of Marshall Aid in 1947. The Americans claimed they were simply offering help to countries and would be happy to offer communist countries such help. But was it this simple? Click here for more

By 1948 Stalin and Truman were in direct conflict over disagreements about the future of the divided Germany. Stalin threw down the gauntlet by blockading Berlin. Truman promised to assist the Berliners by flying in food and supplies. Click here to look at this major event in cold war relations.

This tension continued and in 1950 it reached another flashpoint. The North Korean invasion of South Korea was the beginning of the three year conflict that cost 5 million lives. For more about the Korean War click here.

Vietnam was one of the most important conflict in the cold war era.

In this lesson we look at how the war became incredibly unpopular. Many Americans became very active in working against the war. If you want to see some of the reasons why American people became so concerned click here.