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HistoryGCSE
“Make the lie big, make it simple,keep saying it, and eventually
they will believe it”~Adolf Hitler
Why were so many people
willing to listen to Hitler?
How and why did medicine develop over time?
The SHP History GCSE gives you the
opportunity to study a longer sweep of
human history. The course aims to help you
develop skills in showing how and why
societies developed over long periods of time.
You will look at the development of medicine
in a study which covers over 5 thousand years
of human history. This unit will help you in
explaining continuity and change over a long
period of human history.
● Prehistoric Medicine● Ancient Egyptian Medicine● Greek Medicine & Hippocrates● The Medical Profession● Roman Medicine and Public Health● The Dark Ages of Medicine
Controlled Assessment UnitThe “History Around Us”
unit asks you to focus on
and evaluate an historical
site. You will look at the
importance of religion
in the Middle Ages, as
well as visiting Fountains
Abbey itself. You will
come to conclusions about
the importance of
Fountains as an historical
site as well as investigating
the different ways it has
been portrayed.
You will complete the CA in
Summer of Year 10.
What will I study?● Medieval Health including
the Black Death● The Medical Renaissance
● The Fight Against Disease in the 19th
Century● Modern Medicine & Public Health
Medicine Through Time
Weimar & Nazi Germany
How will I be assessed?The course is assessed by
two exams in the summer of
Year 11. One exam will cover
Medicine and the Nazis and is
worth 45% of the marks for
the GCSE. The other will be a
sources paper on Public
Health in the 19th Century and
is worth 30% of the
marks. The final part of
the assessment with by
the Controlled
Assessment which is
worth 25% and is
completed in Year 10.
This Study in Depth focuses on the reasons for the
development of totalitarianism in Germany
and its impact. You will explore how Hitler and the
Nazis were able to overthrow one of the most
democratic governments in the world and build a
totalitarian regime.
You will go on to look at the political, social,
economic, cultural and religious impact of this
regime on the German people and the reactions of
different groups and individuals.
● The impact of WWI on Germany● The birth of the Weimar Republic● The problems of Weimar● Gustav Stresemann and the Weimar
Golden Years● The Great Depression
What will I study?● Hitler’s Rise to Power● The Creation of the Nazi Dictatorship● The Impact of the Nazis on the German
People● The Nazis and Minority Groups● The Nazis at War
Five Reasons to Take History
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Employers Value HistoryYou learn skills which allow you to use evidence critically, weighup conflicting factors and come to reasoned conclusions.
Employers REALLY Value HistoryHistory encourages you to debate and express your opinions
in a well structured way. This is an invaluable skill both forwork and for study at university.
‘Which’ Magazine Recommends Us“Historians are regarded as having had an education whichtrains their minds to assemble...facts and opinions...History is anexcellent preparation for many jobs.”
It Helps You Understand the Modern WorldBy looking at how people behaved in the past, you can make
judgements about how they might behave in the future...
It’s FascinatingNot convinced? What about the fact that History deals with everyhuman condition and emotion that has ever been. History is acollection of stories about real people.
“Those who do not rememberthe past are condemned to
repeat it.” ~Santayana
Until the lion has a
historian of his own
,
the tale of the hunt
will always glorify
the hunter. ~African
Proverb