Year 10 @ IvoHistory
In Year 10 pupils who choose to study History at GCSE will study the following:
Autumn Term: Depth Study A: The Russian Revolution, c1910 - 1924
- then - Outline Study: The Emergence of Modern China, 1911 - 1976
Spring Term: Outline Study: The Emergence of Modern China, 1911 - 1976 continued
Summer Term: Coursework on Votes for Women in Britain, 1900 - 1928 and the 1960s in Britain
The Russian Revolution, c1910 - 1924
This study will focus on: the impact of the war on Tsarist Russia; the events of 1917; the impact of Bolshevik rule.
Russia before the First World War: politics, society and the economy.
Opposition to Tsarist rule: Liberals, Socialists and Socialist Revolutionaries.
Impact of the First World War on Russian government and society.
1917: reasons for the fall of the Tsar and the collapse of the Provisional Government.
The nature of the Bolshevik takeover; the roles of Lenin and Trotsky.
Bolshevik rule and its impact, 1918–24: the Civil War.
The Wedding Cake Cartoon worksheet
Who Wants To Be A Russian Millionaire? (PowerPoint slide show)
Russia interactive diagrams (scroll down the page and look in the left column)
Russia revision (use the Russian Revolution and Lenin's Russia sections)
The Emergence of Modern China, 1911 - 1976
Through the content specified below, candidates should develop an overview of the following:
Changes in the nature of political control
The impact of political changes on the people of China
Attempts to modernise Chinese society and the economy.
Specified content
China under the warlords: origins of the CCP.
Changing relations between the CCP and the GMD: the Long March.
Communists, Nationalists and the Japanese at war: the Communist victory.
Aims and changing policies of Mao after 1949.
Economic, social and political changes; the changing role of women.
The Cultural Revolution and its effects.
China booklet (this is a PDF document which is password protected - pupils should ask their History teacher for the password)
China 1900 - 1949 - Walk the Plank game (questions by Mrs Barnes)
China 1900 - 1949 (Word document - summary boxes to fill in)
Why did rebellion break out at Wuchang in 1911? (Word document - essay framework to complete)
China 1931 - 1945 - timeline and questions (Word document - complete and print out)
How did the GMD take control of China between 1924 and 1934? OR Explain why the GMD were successful in achieving control of China in the 1920s. (Word document - essay framework to complete)
China and Japan 1937 - 1945 (PowerPoint slide show)
How did the Communists win the civil war from 1945 to 1949? (PowerPoint slide show)
China 1949 - 1976 (Word document - summary boxes to fill in)
Reform in China Post 1949 (PowerPoint slide show)
Mao - Reforms Post 1949 (Word document - fill the spaces in the text boxes and then print out)
China under Mao - education, women and control
Mao's China Post 1949 - Control
The Great Leap Forward (PowerPoint slide show)
The Cultural Revolution - reasons for the launch of the revolution and its key features (PowerPoint slide show)
In what ways did Mao gain control of China during the Cultural Revolution? (Word document - essay framework to complete)
What were the Effects of the Cultural Revolution (PowerPoint slide show)
Links to websites:
Votes for Women - Sources, Assignment and Mark Scheme
Votes For Women - Question 3 Framework
Women in the First World War (interactive diagram)
The 1960s - Assignment and Mark Scheme
The 1960s - Question 1 Framework