For the Mock, you should revise the following topics:

History 1 (EDC and ORE)

- A world divided: superpower relations, 1943-72

- The Vietnam Conflict, 1945-75

History 2 (SJB)

- A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74

- South Africa: from union to the end of apartheid, 1948–94.

History 2 (ACC)

- A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945-74

- Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905–24

History Paper 1 code: 4HI1 01

• 50% of the total International GCSE marks

• Students are assessed through an examination based on their depth studies.

• Students answer two questions, one on each of the depth studies they have studied.

• There are 60 marks available in total.

• The examination time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Content

Students must study at least two depth studies from the following.

• 1 The French Revolution, c1780–99

• 2 Development of a nation: unification of Italy, 1848–70

• 3 Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45

• 4 Colonial rule and the nationalist challenge in India, 1919–47

• 5 Dictatorship and conflict in the USSR, 1924–53

• 6 A world divided: superpower relations, 1943–72

• 7 A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74

• 8 South Africa: from union to the end of apartheid, 1948–94

History Paper 2 code: 4HI1 02

• 50% of the total International GCSE marks

• Students are assessed through an examination based on their historical investigation and breadth study in change.

• Students answer two questions, one question on their historical investigation and one question on their breadth study in change.

• There are 60 marks available in total.

• The examination time is 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Content

Students must study one historical investigation from the following.

• A1 The origins and course of the First World War, 1905–18

• A2 Russia and the Soviet Union, 1905–24

• A3 The USA, 1918–41

• A4 The Vietnam Conflict, 1945–75

• A5 East Germany, 1958–90

Students must study one breadth study in change from the following.

• B1 America: from new nation to divided union, 1783–1877

• B2 Changes in medicine, c1848–c1948

• B3 Japan in transformation, 1853–1945

• B4 China: conflict, crisis and change, 1900–89

• B5 The changing role of international organisations: the league and the UN, 1919–c2011

• B6 The changing nature of warfare and international conflict, 1919–2011

• B7 The Middle East: conflict, crisis and change, 1917–2012