promote an understanding of history as a discipline, including the nature and diversity of its sources, methods and interpretations
encourage an understanding of the present through critical reflection upon the past
encourage an understanding of the impact of historical developments at national, regional and international levels
develop an awareness of one’s own historical identity through the study of the historical experiences of different cultures.
Topics that will be covered are:
Causes and effects of 20th century wars - WWI, WWII, Chinese Civil War
Authoritarian States - Hitler’s Germany, Mao’s China, and others
Russian Revolution
Move to Global War – Case studies on Japan, Italy and Germany - Expansionism between WWI and WWII
Genocide - the Holocaust; and more recent Genocides are introduced
Independence Movements - India, Vietnam, Cuba, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Ghana, Kenya, Congo, and Algeria