Year

Half term

Unit(s) of Work

Key Assessments

Disciplinary Knowledge Focus

Year 10

Autumn 1

The Development of Germany, 1919 - 1991

How far did Gustav Stresemann solve Germany’s problems?

Change and continuity

How far was the Great Depression responsible for Hitler becoming Chancellor?

Cause and consequence

Rank the three factors in Hitler’s consolidation of power, January 1933 – August 1934

Significance

Autumn 2

Which group of people was affected most significantly by the Nazis?

Significance

How far did the Nazis achieve their aims, 1933 – 1939?

Change and continuity

Why was opposition to the Nazis unsuccessful during WW2?

Cause and consequence

Spring 1

Why was life so different in the two Germanies?

Cause and consequence

How far did Willy Brandt reduce tension between the two Germanies?

Change and continuity

How far was Gorbachev responsible for the reunification of Germany in 1990?

Cause and consequence

Spring 2

The USA, 1910 - 1929: A Nation of Contrasts

Which of the two sources is the more useful to an historian studying the issue of immigration to the USA during the period 1910-1929?

Primary sources

Which of the two sources is the more useful to an historian studying the Scopes Monkey Trial?

Primary sources

Summer 1

To what extent do you agree with the interpretation in Source A?

Interpretations

Which of the two sources is the more useful to an historian studying the economic boom of the 1920s?

Primary sources

Summer 2

Do the interpretations support the view that overproduction caused the Wall Street Crash?

Interpretations

Which of the two sources is the more useful to an historian studying the impact of jazz music in the 1920s?

Primary sources

To what extent do you agree with the interpretation in Source A?

Interpretations