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History - Year 12

AS History (AQA 1041)

There are two areas examined for this course. The first deals with analysis of the social, political and economic history of Britain between 1906 and 1951. The second requires a depth study of American involvement in Vietnam between 1961 and 1975. Both papers carry equal weighting.

TEACHER 1
Britain, 1906–1951 (HIS1L)		TEACHER 2
The USA and Vietnam, 1961–1975 (HIS2Q)
Half Term 1 (September - October)
  • The reasons for the 'Liberal landslide' in 1906.
  • The 'New Liberalism': social, constitutional and political reforms to 1914.
  • Controversial domestic issues at the beginning of the twentieth century – poverty; trade unionism; democracy; rebellion in Ireland.
  • The political and economic impact of the First World War on Britain, 1914–1918.
  • Social change as a consequence of the war particularly the acceleration of women's political and social emancipation.
The reasons for US involvement in Vietnam, 1961–1963
  • The situation in Vietnam by 1961.
  • The context of the Cold War and the reasons why the Kennedy. administration intervened to support South Vietnam.
  • The actions and policies of President Kennedy: the Strategic Hamlets programme.
  • The significance of the assassinations of President Diem and President Kennedy.
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No 		External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 2 (November - December)
  • The role and importance of Lloyd George in domestic politics to 1923.
  • Problems of the economy and industrial relations under Conservative and Labour governments, 1923– 1929, including the General Strike.
  • Political change in the 1920s.
Escalation of the US war effort, 1964–1968
  • The personality and policies of President Johnson.
  • The Gulf of Tomkin Resolution and its impact.
  • The aims and objectives of the US army in Vietnam.
  • The mass bombing campaign.
The crisis of the war, 1964–1968: Vietnam
  • The Vietcong: leadership, tactics and effectiveness.
  • The failure of the US and its allies to win the hearts and minds of the people of South Vietnam.
  • The importance of logistical support from North Vietnam.
  • The Tet Offensive and its impact in Vietnam.
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No 		External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 3 (January - February)
  • The policies of Ramsay MacDonald and the second Labour Government in dealing with the economic crisis, 1929–1931.
  • The collapse of the Labour government and the formation of the National Government in 1931.
  • The impact of the 1931 crisis on the Labour Party to 1940.
  • The work of the National Government in dealing with economic crisis and political extremism.
The end of the War, 1969–1975
  • The aims and policies of Nixon and Kissinger, the Paris Peace negotiations and the failure to achieve a lasting peace settlement.
  • The reasons for, and effects of, the widening of the war into Laos and Cambodia.
  • US withdrawal and the position of Vietnam in 1975.
The crisis of the war, 1964–1962: inside the USA
  • The importance of television and the media in influencing public opinion.
  • Growing student protests, especially from 1966.
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No 		External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 4 (March - April)
  • The paradox of the 1930s – a Devil's Decade or an Age of Affluence.
  • The policies and personalities of the wartime coalition government.
  • The impact of total war upon society and attitudes.
  • The reasons for the 'Labour landslide' in 1945.
  • Economic crisis and recovery, 1945–1951.
  • The impact of atrocities such as the My Lai Massacre.
  • The Tet Offensive and its impact in the USA.
  • Political divisions in the presidential campaigns of 1968.
  • The impact on US policy of anti-war protests and the Watergate affair.
External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No 		External Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 5 (April - May)
  • The achievements of the Attlee government and the birth of the Welfare State.
  • Revision.
  • Revision
External Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: No
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No 		External Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: No
Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list:
Access to History: Britain 1900-51 - Publisher: Hodder Education ISBN: 9780340965948
Access to History: The USA and Vietnam 1945–75 - Publisher: Hodder Education ISBN: 9780340929308