History

Assessment

Standard Level history is examined by a combination of coursework (the Internal Assessment), essays and document work. We have selected the following topics: ● Rights and Protests The development of two protest movements: African American protest in the USA and the anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. ● Origins and development of authoritarian and single-party states Mao Zedong in China; Fidel Castro in Cuba; Lenin and Stalin in the Soviet Union. In each case, we examine how they acquired and wielded power. ● The Cold War Material for detailed study includes Germany (especially Berlin (1945-61)), Afghanistan (1979-88), Korea, Cuba, Vietnam; Stalin, Truman, Castro, Kennedy and Reagan. ● Internal Assessment A deconstructed essay on a topic of the student’s own choosing.