History (Year 10)
See Year 10s History ‘Schedule of Learning’ for the 2025/26 academic year:
| Topic | Sub-topic |
|---|---|
| 1. Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? | 1) What did the world want from peace? 2) To what extent did the Big Three have the same aims? |
| 1. Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? | 3) Did the Big Three get what they wanted? 4) What was the impact of the Treaty on Germany? |
| 1. Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? | 5) Was the peace settlement too harsh? 6) How similar were the other peace treaties? |
| 1. Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? | Treaty Assessed task |
| 2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success? | 1) Was the League a great idea? 2) How far did the League’s members make failure likely? |
| 2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success? | 3) How far did the League’s organisation make failure likely? 4) How successfully did the League keep peace in 1920s? |
| 2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success? | 5) Did the League make a better world in the 1920s? 6) Disarmament: Did the League reduce countries armies? |
| 2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success? | 7) Why did the League fail in the 1930s? The Great Depression 8) Why did the League fail in the 1930s? The Manchurian Crisis |
| 2. To what extent was the League of Nations a success? | 9) Why did the League fail in the 1930s? Disarmament 10) Why did the League fail in the 1930s? The Abyssinian Crisis |
| 3. Appeasement and the road to war | 1) What were the long term consequences of the peace treaties? 2) What were the consequences of the failure of the League of Nations? |
| 3. Appeasement and the road to war | 3) How far were Hitler’s foreign policies to blame? 4) How shocking were Hitler’s initial actions, 1933-35? |
| 3. Appeasement and the road to war | 5) Why did the Remilitarisation of the Rhineland matter? 6) How did the Spanish Civil War raise tensions? |
| 3. Appeasement and the road to war | 7) Did Anschluss with Austria, 1938, really matter? 8) How did the Munich Conference make ‘peace in our time’? |
| 3. Appeasement and the road to war | 9) How important was the Nazi-Soviet Pact? |
| 4. Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? | 1) How did Germany emerge from defeat in WWI? 2) Was the new government fundamentally flawed? |
| 4. Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? | 3) What early crises did the Weimar Republic face? 4) What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles? |
| 4. Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? | 5) How serious was hyperinflation in 1923? |
| 4. Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start? | 6) To what extent were the years 1923-29 ‘golden years’? |
| 5. Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934? | 1) What did the Nazi Party stand for in the 1920s? 2)What was the significance of the Munich Putsch, Nov. 1923? |
| 5. Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934? | 3) Were the years up to 1929 really ‘years in the wilderness’? 4) What was the impact of the Great Depression? |
| 5. Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934? | 5) Why was Hitler able to become Chancellor by 1933? |
| 5. Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934? | 6) How did Hitler move from Chancellor to Führer by 1934? |
| 6. How effectively did the Nazis control Germany? | 1) How effectively did the Nazis deal with their political opponents? |
| 6. How effectively did the Nazis control Germany? | 2) How did the Nazis use culture and the mass media? |
| 6. How effectively did the Nazis control Germany? | 3) Why did the Nazis persecute many groups in German society? |
| 6. How effectively did the Nazis control Germany? | 4) What was the Nazi racial state? |
| 7. What was it like to live in Nazi Germany? | 1) How did young people react to the Nazis regime? |
| 7. What was it like to live in Nazi Germany? | 2) How successful were Nazi policies towards women? 3) Did most people benefit from Nazi rule? |
| 7. What was it like to live in Nazi Germany? | 4) How did the coming of war change life in Nazi Germany? |
Exam Board – CIE (Cambridge iGCSE)
What will you study?
Autumn Term:
Core study: 20 Century International Relations since 1919
Treaty of Versailles – Were the peace treaties of 1919-23 fair?
League of Nations – To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
Appeasement and Road to War – Appeasement and the Road to War – Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
Spring Term:
Depth Study: GERMANY, 1918–45
Weimar Germany – Was the Weimar Republic doomed from the start?
Rise of the Nazis – Why was Hitler able to dominate Germany by 1934?
Control of the Nazis – How effectively did the Nazis control Germany 1933 – 1945?
Summer Term:
– Life in Nazi Germany – What was it like to live in Nazi Germany?
– Coursework – Assess the significance of Kristallnacht
Useful tips and resources
Cambridge IGCSE and O Level History Workbook 1 – Core content Option B:
The 20th century: International Relations since 1919 – Benjamin Harrison &
Ben Walsh
Cambridge IGCSE and O Level History Workbook 2B – Depth study: Germany,
1918–45 – Benjamin Harrison
Cambridge IGCSE and O Level History Study and Revision Guide – Benjamin
Harrison
Model United Nations – runs fortnightly through the year
Imperial War Museum (London)