History

This contextualises a study of the Great Depression

Pupils know that the USA was founded by European settlers

USA boom years: how did the 'boom' affect the American people?

This contextualises the later Civil Rights movement

Pupils know that the 1920s had been a period of 'boom' in the USA

USA bust years: how did the Great Depression affect the American people?

This unit prepares pupils to think about how the USA changed after the war

Pupils know that the early 1930s had been a period of bust in the USA

USA New Deal and WW2: how far did the American economy recover?

This prepares pupils for an understanding of the early Cold War

Pupils know that the USA had been transformed by the Second World War

USA Society: how far did American society change after WW2?

This provides domestic context for the USA's geopolitical position

Pupils know that African Americans had suffered prejudice and discrimination earlier in the period

USA Civil Rights: how successful was the American civil rights movement?

In this unit, pupils studied the events that led to the outbreak of the Cold War. In 'Cold War development: how did the Cold War develop in Asia?', pupils will look at events in China, Korea and Vietnam and how they affected global relations.

In 'USA Civil Rights: how successful was the American civil rights movement?', pupils studied the efforts that different groups in American society made to gain equality. In 'Cold War origins: what led to the breakdown of the 'Grand Alliance'?', pupils will study the events that led to the outbreak of the Cold War.

Cold War origins: what led to the breakdown of the 'Grand Alliance'? 

In this unit, pupils looked at events in China, Korea and Vietnam and how they affected global relations. In 'Cold War development: how peaceful was 'peaceful co-existence'?', students will consider the development of the Cold War and the events and competition that caused the Cold War to progress.

In 'Cold War origins: what led to the breakdown of the 'Grand Alliance'?', pupils studied the events that led to the outbreak of the Cold War. In 'Cold War development: how did the Cold War develop in Asia?', pupils will look at events in China, Korea and Vietnam and how they affected global relations.

Cold War development: how did the Cold War develop in Asia? 

Pupils have context to understand why tensions increased to the brink of nuclear war

Pupils know about the policies of the superpowers in Asia

Cold War development: how peaceful was 'peaceful co-existence'? 

Pupils have studied the near misses of the 1960s and understand why a period of détente would be welcomed

Pupils know about the era of peaceful coexistence

Cold War transformation: was the world on the brink of a nuclear war?

Pupils know about the nuclear brinkmanship of the 1960s

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