IGCSE History

Content – Syllabus Edexcel (4HI1) 

Unit 1 – Germany 1890-1945: Democracy and Dictatorship

  • Germany and the growth of democracy
  • Germany and the Depression
  • The experiences of Germans under the Nazis

Unit 2 – BB Conflict and Tension: The Inter-War Years 1918–1939

  • Peacemaking
  • Treaty of Versaille
  • The League of Nations and international peace
  • The origins and outbreak of the Second World War

Unit 3 – BA Norman England: c1066 – c1100

  • The Norman conquest and control
  • Life under the Normans
  • The Norman Church and Monasticism

Unit 4 – AA Britain: Health and the People c1000 to the Present Day

  • Medicine stands still
  • The beginnings of change
  • A revolution in medicine
  • Modern medicine

Unit 5 – Preparing for Paper 1: Understanding the Modern World (AB and BB)

  • Preparing for Paper 1
  • Paper 1 Section A
  • Paper 1 Section B
  • Punctuation in exams

Unit 6 – Preparing for Paper 2: Shaping the Nation (BA and AA)

  • Preparing for Paper 2
  • Grade Descriptors
  • Paper 2 Section A
  • Paper 2 Section B

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