Half-term: Spring 1 Unit title: Conflict in the 20th Century Weeks 14–15 Enquiry question: How did new ideas cause conflict? Content details Links to Progression scale Target understanding Additional Extra stretch End of half term Edexcel GCSE focus for all students understanding for understanding assessment will (9–1) History some students cover Chronology Week 14 * Russia and Causation and Causation and Causation and Causation and * What did communists the Soviet Target Step 7 consequence Step 7: consequence Step 8: consequence Step consequence believe in? Union, Causation and Learners are becoming Learners are able to 8: Learners show Analytical * Changes brought about in consequence confident in forming a construct and explain a recognition of the narrative Russia by industrialisation Background to: Target Step 7 causal picture using causal argument using importance of and war, and why this made * Stretch to Step 8 information that they are historical knowledge selecting Mao’s China, communism appealing given and can construct a with which they are knowledge to 1945–1976 * Briefly cover the Russian sound explanation of why becoming increasingly strengthen their * Superpower Revolution and the West's relations and something happened. familiar. This points, although reaction to it the Cold War, Causation and argument will put this is not always 1941–91 consequence Step 7: forward a case for successful. They may be starting to defining the Interpretations Week 15 Weimar and prioritise some causes as importance of * What is Fascism? Target Step 7 Nazi Germany, more important than particular causes or * Who was Adolf Hitler and 1918–1939 Stretch to Step 8 others, but the groups of causes, but what did he believe in? explanation or reasoning there will be a lack of * Nazi ideas about behind this remains weak. organisation or nationalism, race and (Reinforced) sustained argument. Lebensraum, and how these Causation and Interpretations Step contributed to the outbreak Learners will consequence Step 7: 8: of the Second World War Learners are beginning to understand that be more selective when interpretations can be deploying historical tested for validity, but knowledge, although this will need a lot of may be patchy. support to begin to do this. Interpretations Step 7: Learners are able to link the construction of different interpretations to the use of different sources. They have a
Half-term: Spring 1 Unit title: Conflict in the 20th Century Weeks 14–15 Enquiry question: How did new ideas cause conflict? Content details Links to Edexcel GCSE (9–1) History Progression scale focus Target understanding for all students Additional understanding for some students Extra stretch understanding End of half term assessment will cover Week 14 * What did communists believe in? * Changes brought about in Russia by industrialisation and war, and why this made communism appealing * Briefly cover the Russian Revolution and the West's reaction to it * Russia and the Soviet Union, Background to: * Mao’s China, 1945–1976 * Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 Chronology Target Step 7 Causation and consequence Target Step 7 Stretch to Step 8 Causation and consequence Step 7: Learners are becoming confident in forming a causal picture using information that they are given and can construct a sound explanation of why something happened. Causation and consequence Step 7: They may be starting to prioritise some causes as more important than others, but the explanation or reasoning behind this remains weak. (Reinforced) Causation and consequence Step 7: Learners are beginning to be more selective when deploying historical knowledge, although this may be patchy. Interpretations Step 7: Learners are able to link the construction of different interpretations to the use of different sources. They have a Causation and consequence Step 8: Learners are able to construct and explain a causal argument using historical knowledge with which they are becoming increasingly familiar. This argument will put forward a case for defining the importance of particular causes or groups of causes, but there will be a lack of organisation or sustained argument. Interpretations Step 8: Learners will understand that interpretations can be tested for validity, but will need a lot of support to begin to do this. Causation and consequence Step 8: Learners show recognition of the importance of selecting knowledge to strengthen their points, although this is not always successful. Causation and consequence Analytical narrative Week 15 * What is Fascism? * Who was Adolf Hitler and what did he believe in? * Nazi ideas about nationalism, race and Lebensraum, and how these contributed to the outbreak of the Second World War Weimar and Nazi Germany, 1918–1939 Interpretations Target Step 7 Stretch to Step 8