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HISTORY AS/A2
History is a subject that by its nature requires candidates to consider
individual, moral, ethical, social, cultural and contemporary issues. During
the two year study period, pupils will be required to examine the actions of
people in past societies, and evaluate a range of perspectives and reactions
to these actions by both contemporaries and historians.
The course has been structured to give pupils the opportunity to research
a period study of 100 years, and a shorter indepth study. A range of topics under these
general headings will be studied at AS and A2 level:
British History: 1880 - 198O ( Period Study)
Nazi Germany : 1933 - 194S (Indepth Study)
Examinations
There will be 4 parts to the History exam over the two year study period.
History AS (6i)
HY1 Examination:
Percentage of overall
British History - 1880 - 1940
mark:
General Topics
AS - 60%
Wales and England in transition, c. 1880 - 1929
A2 - 30%
British foreign policy, c. 1902 - 1939
Party politics, c. 1900 - 1940
HY2 Examination:
Percentage of overall mark:
AS - 40%
A2 - 20%
Nazi Germany - c. 1933 -1939
general Topics
Establishment of the Nazi dictatorship.
Nazi social, religious, economic and racial policies.
The role of propaganda, indoctrination and terror in
the Third Reich.
AS exams will be sat in June of 6i, with the option of resits in January of 6ii.
History A2 (6ii) HY3:
Nazi Germany - Course work
20% of A2 marks
Nuremburg Laws / The Holocaust
Course work will be prepared over the summer of 6i, and continued once the pupils return
for their A2 studies.
HY4 Examination:
studied 30% of A2
mark across
both courses
during the two years.
This exam will pose a synoptic question on any of the themes
General Topics
Changes in Wales, c. 1945 - 1980
Social reform, c. 1880 - 1980
Germany: war and defeat, c. 1939—1945
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