IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States
Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch)
Learning Objectives
To explain how the early purges were used to suppress opposition
To assess why Stalin was able to extend the purges to such a grand scale
To analyze the reasons why Stalin persisted with the purges in his later years 1941-1953
To evaluate the extent which there was resistance to the purges
Lesson introducing the concept of diversity for low-ability/SEN pupils using a variety of figures from history who pupils *should* be vaguely familiar with.
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Scheme of Work/IB Unit Plan (all resources listed in this unit plan are also available free on TES)
Overview of Cold War (SL The Cold War and HL History of the Americas - The Cold War in the Americas)
Resource List - bibliography and useful pdcasts and videos recommended for students
Resources for pupils to write a 45 mark essay examining Obama's presidency drawing on all aspects of the topic they have covered including powers, relationship with Congress, popularity, limitations on powers etc.
*NEW AQA GCSE - Thematic Study - Power and the People*
Learning Outcomes
To describe attitudes to reform in the nineteenth century
To explore the results of factory and social reform
To analyse the impact of reform on society
*For details on Anti-Corn Law League and Anti-Slavery movement, use A. Wilkes' AQA thematic studies textbook*
Lesson examining the roles and functions of Congress, and how well Congress fulfils them - encouraging analysis of the efficacy of the US legislative brance
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-1963)
Learning Objectives
To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers
To explain why and how the arms race developed
To use the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study to illustrate your explanation
To evaluate the impact of the arms race