Strand 3: The History of Europe and the Wider World
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The 1960s in Europe and the Wider WorldThis topic explores the political crises, civil rights struggles, and cultural changes that swept Europe and the wider world during the 1960s.An Ancient or Medieval CivilisationThis topic explores daily life, social organisation, and beliefs in an ancient society, using Ancient Rome as our example.Contribution of Technological Development & InnovationTechnological developments and innovations are new tools, machines, and methods that changed how people lived, worked, and travelled across history.Genocide and the HolocaustThis topic covers genocide — the deliberate destruction of a people — and in particular the Nazi persecution of Jewish people from 1933 and the murder of…Impact of Conquest & ColonisationThis topic examines why Portuguese and Spanish voyages began and how they led to overseas conquest, colonial rule, and global trade.Life in Communist and Fascist Countries in the 20th CenturyThis topic examines everyday life under two contrasting totalitarian systems in twentieth-century Europe: fascist regimes such as Nazi Germany or Fascist…Life and Death in Medieval TimesThis topic covers how people lived, worked, and died in Europe during the Middle Ages under the feudal system and in growing towns.International Organisations and Co-operation (e.g. EU, UN)After the Second World War, countries formed international organisations like the European Union and the United Nations to rebuild their societies and stop…Patterns of Change Across Time (e.g. Crime & Punishment, Health & Medicine)Patterns of change trace how human daily life transformed across history while revealing habits that stayed the same.Pre 20th Century Revolutions - Causes, Courses & ConsequencesThis topic examines why people rose in revolt against an established ruler before 1900, using the American Revolution as the core case study.The Reformation and Religious ChangeThe Reformation was a sixteenth-century religious movement that split the Western Christian Church and led to the rise of Protestantism.Renaissance - Changes in the Fields of Arts and ScienceThe Renaissance was a cultural revival inspired by Ancient Greece and Rome that transformed European art, literature, and science.The Cold War & Its Importance in International RelationsThe Cold War (1945–1991) was a long period of hostility between the capitalist USA and the communist USSR that never became a direct war between them.World War I or World War II: Causes, Course and Long-Term ImpactThis topic covers either World War One or World War Two, following your class choice.
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