History International GCSE (Archived)
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Price:
| Price | £450.00 |
Course requirements
No previous knowledge is required for this course. This is an online course so you will need access to the internet.
Duration of study
As a guideline, you should allow for between 120 and 150 hours' study time, plus additional time for completing assignments. You will have tutor support for a period up until the final exam opportunity in Summer 2018.
Specification
This course follows specification 4HI0 from the awarding organisation Edexcel. Full details of the specification can be obtained from Edexcel's website.
Topics
Module 1 - Introductory skills
Module 2 - Russia in revolution, 1914–24
Module 3 - Russia: dictatorship and conflict, 1924–53
Module 4 - Development of dictatorship: Germany 1918–45
Module 5 - The changing nature of warfare, c.1936–c.2003
- Skills in history
- Considering the question
- Extended writing style questions
Module 2 - Russia in revolution, 1914–24
- Russia before 1914
- The end of Tsardom
- The Bolshevik Revolution
- Lenin and establishing communist rule
- Economic changes, 1918–24
Module 3 - Russia: dictatorship and conflict, 1924–53
- Stalin's rise to power
- Stalin's dictatorship
- Economic change under Stalin
- The Soviet Union, 1941–53
Module 4 - Development of dictatorship: Germany 1918–45
- Germany in 1918
- Early problems of the Weimar Republic, 1919–22
- The events of 1923
- The recovery of the Republic
- The growth of the Nazi Party
- The Nazi breakthrough
- Nazi consolidation of power
- The main features of the Nazi dictatorship
- Nazi policies and their effects
- Racial policies and the Second World War
Module 5 - The changing nature of warfare, c.1936–c.2003
- Changing methods of warfare, 1914–18
- Changing methods of land warfare, 1939–c.2003
- Changing methods of sea warfare, 1939–c.2003
- Changing methods of air warfare, 1939–c.2003
- The development of atomic and nuclear weapons
- Warfare at the end of the twentieth century
Exams and assessment
Two exams:
Non-exam assessment (NEA):
- 1 hour 30 minutes, 50% of marks
- 1 hour 30 minutes, 50% of marks
Non-exam assessment (NEA):
- None
Assignments
Assignments do not contribute towards your final grade but provide you with an opportunity to submit work to your tutor for marking and feedback. This will help you to gauge your progress as you work through the course.
This course has:
This course has:
- 1 introductory assignment
- 16 assignments
Set texts and resources
There are no additional set texts.
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