Link to spec; https://www.wjec.co.uk/qualifications/history/r-history-gce-asa-from-2015/wjec-gce-history-spec-from-2015-e.pdf
AS studies (Year 12)
UNIT 1; Government, Rebellion & Society In England & Wales c 1485-1603
Themes of study include:
- Main changes in politics and religion 1485-1588.
- Developments of protests and rebellions against the Tudor Dynasty 1509-1569.
- Changing relationships between England and Wales after 1530.
UNIT 2; Germany: Democracy & Dictatorship c 1918-1945
Part 1- Weimar and it’s challenges 1918-1933.
(this element of study is part of a wider depth study, and links directly to UNIT 4, which is delivered in Year 13)
Themes of study include:
- The challenges facing the development of the new republic 1918-1923.
- Changes to foreign and economic policy under Stresemann 1924-1929.
- The changing fortunes of the Nazi Party 1924-1933.
- The crisis of the Weimar Republic 1929-1933.
- Historical interpretations of key issues within the topcis above.
A2 Studies (Year 13)
UNIT 3; The American Century c 1890-1990.
Themes of study to include;
Theme 1: The Struggle for Civil Rights
- The development of changing attitudes, from emancipation to World War II 1890-1945.
- Changing developments in the demand for Civil Rights 1945-1968.
- The consequences of the Civil Rights Movement and the the extent of change 1968-1990.
Theme 2: Making of a Super Power
- Change and continuity in foreign policy 1890-1945.
- Impact of World War II and the Cold War 1941-1975.
- Significance of Detente and the end of the Cold War 1975-1990.
Across both themes there will be a study of the similarities and differences within policy making and impact of change.
UNIT 4; Germany: Democracy & Dictatorship c 1918-1945
Part 2- Nazi Germany c 1933-1945
Themes of study to include;
Developments in Nazi control of government after 1933.
Impacts of Nazi racial, social & religious policies 1933-1945.
Effectiveness of Nazi economic policy 1933-1945.
Changing Nazi foreign policy & World War II 1933-1945.
