GCSE Options 2024
Stafford Grammar School GCSE options booklet 2023
Stafford Grammar School GCSE options booklet 2023
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<strong>GCSE</strong> <strong>Options</strong><br />
• Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91<br />
We will study the origins of the tensions that led to the Cold War. We will move on<br />
to looking at the key crises of the Cold War (including the Berlin Wall, the Cuban<br />
Missile Crisis, the Brezhnev Doctrine and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). Finally,<br />
we will examine the efforts to end the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet<br />
Union.<br />
• Weimar and Nazi Germany (1918-39)<br />
Topics include: Hitler’s rise to power, the creation of a dictatorship, opposition,<br />
resistance and conformity, Nazi policies towards women and the young and the<br />
persecution of minorities such as the Jews.<br />
How are the units assessed?<br />
The units are all assessed in examinations of varying formats. Students will sit three<br />
examinations at the end of Year 11.<br />
If you have any questions about <strong>GCSE</strong> History please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Ayirebi<br />
or Mrs. Griffiths.<br />
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