Course Content – AQA Syllabus (7042)
Unit 1 – The Making of a Superpower Part 1: From Civil War to World War
- The Era of Reconstruction
- The weaknesses of the Federal Government
- Political corruption in the Gilded Age
- Social, regional and ethnic divisions
- Economic growth and the rise of corporations
- Laissez Faire Dominance and Consequences
- Foreign affairs and Isolationism
- Populism, Progressivism and Imperialism, 1890–1920
Unit 2 – The Wars of the Roses Part 1: The Fall of the House of Lancaster
- The origins of the conflict, 1450-1459
- The War of the Barons, 1459-1461
- The Triumph of the Yorkists, 1461-1471
Unit 3 – The Making of a Superpower Part 2: Crises and the Rise to World Power
- Domestic Politics in the 1920s
- Underlying economic problems
- Government response to The Great Depression
- Social change and development
- The War and new opportunities
- International Relations 1920-45
- Crisis of identity, 1920–1945
- The Superpower, 1945–1975
- Domestic Politics, 1945-60
- Domestic Politics, 1961-74
- Economic Change & Developments, 1945-75
- The USA and International Relations
Unit 4 – The Wars of the Roses Part 2: The Fall of the House of York
- ‘The Sun in Splendour’: The Reign of Edward IV, 1471–1483
- The Downfall of the Yorkist Monarchy, 1483–1486
- The End of the Yorkist Dynasty, 1486–1499
Preparation for Paper 1K
- Component One: Breadth Study
- Component Two: Depth Study
- Component Three: Historical Investigation
