KS 5 - HISTORY

Students study the Edexcel History course. During Year 12, students complete three units, which are:

• Unites States Society and Economy in 1917-33
• Civil Rights in the Unites States 1945-68
• Britain Society and Economy 1918-39

During Year 13, students study the following units:

• Unites States and Containment in South East Asia 1945-75
• Decolonisation – the break up of the British Empire
• Early Stages of the Cold War 1945-63

Course Books and Equipment

• Prosperity, Depression and the New Deal, Peter Clements
• Race Relations in the USA since 1900, Vivienne Sanders
• Britain: Domestic Politics 1918-39, R Pearce
• Britain: Society, Economy and Industrial Relations 1900-39, R Pearce
• The British Empire 1815-1914, F McDonough
• End of Empires: European Decolonisation 1919-80, Gary Thorn
  Europe and the Cold War 1945-91, David Williamson
  The USA and the Cold War, 1945-63, Oliver Edwards
• The USA and Vietnam 1945-75, Vivienne Sanders
• Planner, pen, pencils, eraser, ruler, calculator

Events and Visits

Key Dates