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- GCSE History
Studying the past may brighten your future!
Do you know why the conflicts currently happening in the world even started? Do you know why some countries are friends and others are enemies? Why is it people say that history is repeating itself when certain things happen? Studying History can give you answers to these big questions.
Studying history GCSE will give you the chance to learn how the 20th century has been shaped by conflict, extremism and inspiring individuals. You will get the chance to study fascinating and important turning points of the past 100 years, and see how people view these events in very different ways.
Over the two years you will learn about how Hitler turned Germany in to a country of fear, secrecy and control; about how the world was on the brink of World War Three; about how 20th century Britain has been influenced by popular culture, technology and war and how Martin Luther King’s dream has helped transform modern America.
History GCSE will help you do just that!
Students at GCSE undergo a rigorous curriculum involving a variety of modules including:
- Unit 1 International Relations 1945-1991
- Unit 2 Germany 1918-1939
- Unit 3 20th Century Britain
- Unit 4 Government and protest in America 1945-1975