TRANSFER GOALS: THE CONTINOUS USE OF HISTORICAL THINKING SKILLS AND KEY CONCEPTS, ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS ( PRACTICES), THE USE OF PRIMARY SOURCES AND EVALUATIVE SKILLS

TOK CONNECTIONS: AOK- Historical knowledge. Limitations of the sources; the evaluation of the primary sources/ secondary sources. Is economy the driving force of history. Past as a foreign country with its own values, ideas and approaches. Contemporary eyewittnesses role?
WOK- what ways of knowing does history as a subject value?
CAS- CONNECTION: EUROPEAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT SESSIONS- ACTIVE PARTICIPATION
EUROSCOLA
EXCHANGE WITH  RYDAL PENRHOS SCHOOL IN COLWYN BAY, WALES. STUDY TRIP ( VOLUNTARY WORK PROJECT)

ESSENTIAL UNDERSTANDINGS: 
CONTENT:
World history topic 10: Authoritarian states (20th century)

This topic focuses on exploring the conditions that facilitated the rise of authoritarian states in the 20th century, as well as the methods used by parties and leaders to take and maintain power. The topic explores the emergence, consolidation and maintenance of power, including the impact of the leaders’ policies, both domestic and foreign, upon the maintenance of power. Examination questions for this topic will expect students to make reference to specific authoritarian states in their responses, and some examination questions will require discussion of states from more than one region of the world. In order for students to be able to make meaningful comparisons across all aspects of the prescribed content, it is recommended that a minimum of three authoritarian states should be studied.

Topic	Prescribed content
Emergence of authoritarian states	Conditions in which authoritarian states emerged: economic factors; social division; impact of war; weakness of political system Methods used to establish authoritarian states: persuasion and coercion; the role of leaders; ideology; the use of force; propaganda
Consolidation and maintenance of power	Use of legal methods; use of force; charismatic leadership; dissemination of propaganda Nature, extent and treatment of opposition The impact of the success and/or failure of foreign policy on the maintenance of power
Aims and results of policies	Aims and impact of domestic economic, political, cultural and social policies The impact of policies on women and minorities Authoritarian control and the extent to which it was achieved

EXAMPLES: Mussolini, Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, Mao and Castro

World history topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower tensions and rivalries (20th century)

The Cold War dominated global affairs from the end of the Second World War to the early 1990s. This topic focuses on how superpower rivalries did not remain static but changed according to styles of leadership, strength of ideological beliefs, economic factors and crises involving client states. The topic aims to promote an international perspective on the Cold War by requiring the study of Cold War leaders, countries and crises from more than one region of the world.

Topic	Prescribed content
Rivalry, mistrust and accord	The breakdown of the grand alliance and the emergence of superpower rivalry in Europe and Asia (1943–1949): role of ideology; fear and aggression; economic interests; a comparison of the roles of the US and the USSR The US, USSR and China—superpower relations (1947–1979): containment; peaceful co-existence; Sino-Soviet and Sino-US relations; detente Confrontation and reconciliation; reasons for the end of the Cold War (1980–1991): ideological challenges and dissent; economic problems; arms race
Leaders and nations	The impact of two leaders, each chosen from a different region, on the course and development of the Cold War The impact of Cold War tensions on two countries (excluding the USSR and the US)
Cold War crises	Cold War crises case studies: detailed study of any two Cold War crises from different regions: examination and comparison of the causes, impact and significance of the two crises

Examples: Truman, Stalin, Mao, Castro, Khruschev
Crises; The Berlin Blockade, Second Berlin Crises, The Cuban Missile Crisis, Hungarian Uprising

STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THE FOLLOWING SKILLS:

* e.g. Collaborative, social, research, thinking, knowledge skills.
Learning methods: Snowball method, dialogue, debate,essay writing, power point lecture, pair/ group presentations, socratic seminar ( team learning, the use of the dialogue circle)
Students will grasp the key concepts of historical thinking ( four C.s + significance and perspectives)
* the aim of each lesson is to build up self-esteem and to encourage the students to take part in discussions and analytic thinking

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT: PAPER 1 PRACTICE, ESSAY WRITING ( PROCESS WRITING), CONTINUOS PEER AND TEACHER FEEDBACK
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT: PAPER 1, PAPER 2
SELF-ASSESSMENT DURING AND AT THE END OF THE TERM