AS History Intro.
Edexcel AS (8264) and A2 (9264) History
Introduction to the Course
Units 1 & 4 / units 2 & 5 / units 3 & 6Year 12 / Russia in Revolution, 1905-17
Exam: June
/ The Democratic Experiment: Weimar Germany, 1918-29Exam: June
/ Origins of WW11870-1914
Coursework: Autumn Term
Year 13 / From Peace to Appeasement: British Foreign Policy Between the WarsExam: June
/ The Making of Modern Russia, 1856-64Coursework: Autumn Term
/ Hitler and the Nazi State: Power & Control, 1933-39Exam: June
- Russia in Revolution, 1905-17 [AUTUMN, SPRING & SUMMER TERMS]
The main focus of this unit is on the internal revolutionary changes that affected Russia in the early years of the 20th Century. You will study the causes and events of the 1905 revolution and will examine how the government responded to it. You will assess the impact of the First World War on Russia and the causes and events of the revolutions of 1917. However, you will not be expected to have a detailed knowledge of the 19th Century background to the course.
You will be assessed on a terminal exam of 1 hour 30 minutes that is worth 120 marks. The exam will consist of a set of 4-6 sources and five questions. Questions focus on the skills of comprehension, abstraction, cross-referencing, evaluation and analysis. The last question will ask you to use one or two sources together with your own knowledge.
- Origins of WW1, 1870-1914 [AUTUMN TERM]
The main focus of this coursework unit is on the long and short-term causes of the First World War and the question of who was to blame for it. You will study the development of alliances and the tensions between the Great Powers of Europe to 1900; the development of two armed camps and their military plans; the Moroccan crises of 1906 and 1911; the Balkan crises of 1908 and 1912; the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary and the slide into war in the ‘July Days’ of 1914.
You will be assessed on a final assignment of no more than 2000 words that is worth 90 marks. You will answer two questions. The first asks you to use a set of sources and your own knowledge to measure how much Germany was to blame for the war. The second question carries most of the marks and asks if the war was mainly caused by short or long-term factors.
- The Democratic Experiment: Weimar Germany, 1918-29 [SPRING & SUMMER TERMS]
The main focus of this unit is on how the Weimar republic came to be established against a background of widespread violence. You will study how it attempted to secure political stability within a democratic framework and how successful these attempts had been by 1929. You will not be expected to answer questions on the rise of the Nazis and the topic ends with the death of Gustav Stresemann in 1929.
You will be assessed on a terminal exam of 1 hour that is worth 90 marks. You will have the choice of two questions each divided into two parts. One part focuses on causes and the other on describing key issues.
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