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...January and February 2012





CLASSES

We meet on Tuesdays, periods III-IV,
and Wednesday, period VIII:
Heather, Nino William, Remy.

Last term we studied Weimar Germany and the rise of the deplorable Nazis.
Click here for Term I study materials.
After half-term we move on to the Cold War.
Click here for Term IIb.




SCHEDULE

......... Tuesday, 17 January
World War I ends suddenly. What everyone wanted from the peace.

homework
read Modern World History to p. 17.

Wednesday, 18 January
The victors assemble in Paris. Wilson's odd ideas. Videos summarising the knowledge of Versallies necessary for GCSE; the end of the Great War (and an amusing news story about final payment).

homework
read MWH to p. 21.

Tuesday, 24 January
Videos on the terms of Versailles; the treaties of St Germain with Austria and, most controversially, Trianon with Hungary, which produces continuing Magyar bitterness.

homework
read MWH to p. 37

Wednesday, 25 January
The post-war world and the spirit of arbitration. See this site on the League's successes and failures.

homework
read MWH to p. 49

Tuesday, 31 January
History takes a nasty turn: the Depression and the Nazis

homework
read MWH to p. 59

Wednesday, 1 February
The League crumples before Japanese and Italian aggression. See the handout (or read it online in glorious technicolour).

homework
read MWH to p. 73

Tuesday, 7 February
Appeasement fails, and German wars resume. See these excellent notes.

homework
read MWH to p.79.

Wednesday, 8 February no class: Presheren Day

Tuesday, 14 February no class: midterm break

Wednesday, 15 February no class: midterm break

homework
compose brief notes on all Weimar topics, as outlined in the summation exercise.


10 April Yalta Americna newsreel.
Monty Python.


EXAMS

Details of the exam timetable are here
morning of 10 May 2012: Paper 1: 2 hours: choice of 2 questions on the core content
.........and 1 question (choice of 2) on the depth study (Germany 1918-1945)
morning of 18 May 2012: Paper 2: 2 hours: source-based question; no choice
morning of 23 May 2012: Alternative to coursework: 1 hour
...A checklist of topics to study.






CONTACTING ME

Here is a fine cartoon showing the League
mesmerised by international strife.
To email me, click on the ribbon.
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