SGSE

Year 11 History

Curriculum:

Click to Expand Autumn Content:

Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-1991

Life in Germany 1918-1939

Government of the Third Reich

Early Elizabethan England 1558-1598

Key Concepts:

Understand How The Grand Alliance Of Ww2 Turned To Rivalry And Distrust
Understand How The Usa Used Financial Aid To Fight Communism
Explain How Europe Became Deeply Divided With The Formation Of 2 New Military Alliances
Understand How The Arms Race Between The Usa And Ussr Increased International Tension
Understand The Significance Of The Hungarian Uprising

Explain The Reasons For Early Opposition To The Weimar Republic
Evaluate How Successful The Weimar Republic Was In Dealing With These Problems And The Opposition It Encountered
Understand The Causes And Effects Of The Hyperinflation In 1923
Explain How Far The Weimar Republic Recovered In The Years 1924-1929
Explain Why There Was Greater Support For The Nazis In The Years 1929-1932
Describe Which Groups Supported The Nazi Party

To Explain How Hitler Established A Dictatorship Of The Nazi Party In The Years 1933-1934
To Describe The Key Features Of A Police State
To Explain The Importance Of Propaganda In Nazi Germany
To Analyse The Extent Of Opposition And Resistance To The Third Reich

Understand The Structure Of Elizabethan Society In 1558
Understand The Issues Of Legitimacy
Understand The Role Of The Church
Evaluate The Impact Of Elizabeth’s Religious Settlement
Analyse How The Government Was Able To Monitor Threats Against The Queen
Assess The Reasons Why The Spanish Armada Was Defeated, And The Consequences Of English Victory
Identify Shifts In Attitude Towards The Poor During Elizabeth’s Reign

Key Vocabulary:

Ideology, Capitalism, Communism, Soviet Union, Democracy, Satellite State, Colonialism, Reparations, London Poles, Veto, Isolationism, Containment, Conventional, Deterrent

Armistice, Coalition, Constitution, Judiciary, Kaiser, Orator, Putsch, Reichstag, Reparations, Spartacists

Democracy, Dictatorship, Fuhrer, Purge, State parliament, SS, Third Reich, Censorship, Concentration Camps, Concordat, Gestapo, Indoctrination, Police State, Propaganda, Edelweiss

Vagabonds, Heretics, Clergy, Ecclesiastical, Martyr, Social Mobility, Propaganda, Sacraments, Papacy, Spanish Inquisition, Conspiracy

Click to Expand Spring Content:

Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1945-1991

Revision of Exam Units

Key Concepts:

Know Why The US And Soviet Union Followed A Policy Of Détente In The 1970s
Understand Why Détente Was Abandoned
Know Why The Soviet Union Invaded Afghanistan
Know About Reagan’s Role In The ‘Second Cold War’
Understand The Impact On The Arms Race On The Soviet Economy
Know About The End Of The Cold War And The Breakup Of The Soviet Union

How To Answer Different Types Of Exam Question
Getting The Timing Right In Exams
How To Produce An Effective Set Of Revision Notes
Different Types Of Revision Techniques

Key Vocabulary:

Détente, Interim, Ratification, Economic sanctions, Abdicate, Perestroika, Glasnost

Inference, Explain, Identify, Similarities, Differences, Change, Continuity, Analyse, Detail, Evaluation, Significance

Click to Expand Summer Content:

By this point in the academic year, we have completed the course content and we are focusing on revision, exam technique and pace. Revision for this term continues on the speaking examination but with an additional focus on examination questions for the Listening, Reading and Writing parts of the exam.

Subject Overview:

Students in Year 11 have 3 History lessons each week.

In Year 11 students have homework set every week, this homework is designed to last around 30-60 minutes. There will also be regular practice of suitable examination questions.

Assessments:

Students are assessed 5-6 times a year – every half term or at the end of a topic. Assessment can take the form of a variety of styles such as writing, comprehension, presentations, examination questions.

Students will also sit mock exams during the Autumn Term so personalised practice and revision can be given to each student