History

What will I study in Year 10

Paper 1

Option 3. Germany: development of dictatorship, 1918–45

• The establishment of the Weimar Republic and its early problems; 

• the recovery of Germany, 1924–29; 

• the rise of Hitler and the Nazis to January 1933; 

• Nazi Germany 1933–39; 

• Germany and the occupied territories during the Second World War  

Option 6. A world divided: superpower relations, 1943–72

Reasons for the Cold War; Early developments in the Cold War, 1945–49; Cold War in the 1950s; Three crises: Berlin, Cuba and Czechoslovakia; the Thaw and moves towards Détente, 1963–72

What will I study in Year 11?

Paper 2 

Section A 

A4 The Vietnam Conflict, 1945–75

 The struggle against France for independence, 1945–54; 

US policy and intervention, 1954–64; 

Confrontation in the Vietnam War, escalation 1964–68; 

Nixon and Ford’s policies – Vietnamisation, peace and Communist victory,1969– 75; 

the impact of conflict on civilians in Vietnam and attitudes in the USA

Section B

B8 Diversity, rights and equality in Britain, 1914–2010

• The fight for recognition, 1914-1928; the impact of Depression and war, 1928-45: consequences of war and the end of empire,1945-62; changes in civil rights, c1962-1986; changes in opportunity and culture, 1986-2010

• changing opportunities: race and gender  changing opportunities: disability and class  influences of immigration and diversity on British society  the role of protest and pressure groups in changing opportunities  the role of government in changing opportunities.

How will I be assessed?

The IGCSE will be assessed solely by means of  three examinations (although you are studying four topics):

Paper 1: Depth Studies 

• Externally assessed 

• Worth 50 percent of the total International GCSE 

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

• There are 60 marks available in total. • The assessment duration is 1 hour 30 minutes.

Paper 2: Investigation and Breadth Studies

 • Worth 50 percent of the total International GCSE 

• There are 60 marks available in total. • The assessment duration is 1 hour 30 minutes.

The Examination Board is Edexcel and the specification number is You can see the full specification here.