Welcome to A Level History !

Your adventure starts here!!

Mrs Kirk Mrs Wilson

Mr Church

The ethos of the History Department

We see history as a discipline that helps to develop and maintain excellent academic standards. We welcome enthusiastic students who regard themselves as Historians and view History as a relevant, rigorous and stimulating subject that encapsulates all aspects of known life.

In the sixth form we want to:Instil a belief of the relevance of History: Promote History as a strong academic discipline:Make the learning of History a fun and enjoyable experience:

TODAY You are going to get a glimpse into our Year 12 courses

The Cold War In AsiaThe Early Tudors

Unit 3: Y318Russia and its Rulers 1855–1964 40%

Unit 2: y222 Unit 2: Y100 15%The Cold War in Asia 1945–1993

Unit 4: A Coursework unit

Exam Board OCRIn A Level History there are 4 units that are completed over two years.

Unit 1: Y107: England 25%1485–1558: the Early Tudors

Unit 4: A Coursework unit 20%

An essay 3000-4000 wordsIndependently researched

Part One

The Cold War in Asia

This course focuses on the years 1945 - 1993 and looks at the US and their policies to hold back communism in Asia.

Today you are going to look at the background to the Korean War

Can you see where Korea is on this map. Just above this box

True or False

1. The first leader of North Korea was Kim Il Sung 2. The leader of North Korea today is Kim Il Sung3. The Korean War was a war by proxy involving the Russians

and the Americans4. The South Koreans never signed a peace Treaty5. The border between North and South today is a 3 meter

wall.6. The War was won by the North7. The war was an example of the US policy of containment.8. Today north and south Korea are at peace.

Why did a war break out in Korea?

1. Read slide 7 and study slide 8 to give you some background to this question. You may want to make your own notes

2. Read the hand out and underline key information on each country’s involvement in the Korean War.

3. Complete the table with your view about who was most and least to blame with your explanation. You may have some country with equal blame.

4. Write your judgmentExtra taskWrite your view of the interpretation on slide 10.

The Background??A REVIEW

What was the situation in Korea after the Second World War?

America’s policy was to contain Communism (to stop it spreading). In 1949 China became Communist and it seemed like containment had failed in Asia.Korea (China’s neighbour) used to be ruled by Japan, but at the end of World War II, it was divided between the USA and the USSR along the 38th parallel until a government could be elected to run the whole country.In August 1948, the Americans set up the Republic of Korea in the south, with Syngman Rhee as the first president. A month later, the Russians set up the Korean People’s Democratic Republic in the north, ruled by Kim II Sung, a Red Army captain. Each man claimed to represent the whole country. Russian and US troops out moved out.

The 38th Parallel

Who was to blame for the outbreak of the Korean war?

● Although ideological confrontation between authoritarian communism and liberal capitalism often appeared at the heart of the outbreak of the Korean war, it invariably was filtered through nationalist perspectives, domestic pressures and individual personalities.

● What you think this view means?

True or False The answers

1. The first leader of North Korea was Kim Il Sung 2. The leader of North Korea today is Kim Il Sung3. The Korean War was a war by proxy involving the Russians

and the Americans4. The South Koreans never signed a peace Treaty5. The border between North and South today is a 3 meter

wall.6. The War was won by the North7. The war was an example of the US policy of containment.8. Today north and south Korea are at peace.Watch the video on next slide 6 minutes in for more understanding of q1 and q2

Something extraPanorama: Inside North Korea

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If you are interested this video on a fascinating insight into Korean History

● Panorama watch it from 6 mins to 8 mins If you are interested you can watch all of it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScdzsW7As1I&t=436s

Part Two

This activity is an example of a piece of work we would do when studying Part A of the course on Edward VI and Mary I. This part of the course is based on sources whereas Part B of the course is based on own knowledge.

Who are the sources about?Mary I

- Daughter of Henry VIII and named as the successor to Edward IV , in the Act of Succession by Henry VIII if he had no heirs. Mary was the only one of Henry VIII’s children who was raised a Catholic.

Who are the sources about?

Lady Jane GreyShe was the granddaughter of Henry VIII’s sister Mary so was a distant line to the throne. She was a Protestant. She became queen of England for 9 days!!!!

Reasons why people supported Mary and NOT Lady Jane Grey

1. Religion - Mary was a Catholic, which most people in England were even after Henry and Edward VI’s religious changes.

2. Mary - was the rightful Tudor heir. Henry VIII had stated she would be queen after Edward VI as she was his eldest daughter. This was stated in the Act of Succession 1544.

3. Hatred of the Duke of Northumberland. He was in charge of the Privy Council and had been in charge of Edward VI because he came to the throne at 9 and died when he was 16. He did not want Mary to be queen for several reasons - he wanted to remain in power, so he organised for his son, Guildford Dudley, to marry Lady Jane Grey and therefore could continue to influence the Queen. Northumberland was also a Protestant and wanted England to remain Protestant. So he wrote an agreement which became part of Edward VI’s will stating that Lady Jane Grey would succeed Edward VI and become Queen, NOT Mary. Some people hated him for doing this as they thought it went against what Henry VIII had set out in his will and that he was

power hungry.

In this task you need to argue which of the three reasons below was the main reason why Mary became the next Queen of England after Henry VIII.

Follow the instructions below

1. Highlight the sources in either green, red or yellow (or choose your own colours but make sure you use them on the key above) to show what reason the source gives for why Mary became the next Queen of England.

2. Then fill in the planning table.3. Then write a paragraph using EITHER source to argue why

did Mary become the next Queen of England.

Key Textbooks for the course● Cold War : Essay based● Sanders V — The USA and Vietnam

1945–1993(Hodder and Stoughton ‘Access to History’ series, 2015)

● ISBN 978-1-4718-3879-8

● Early Tudor : Sources and essay based● Nicholas Fellows and Mary Dicken – OCR A level

History England 1485-1603 (Hodder Education 2015)● ISBN 978-1-4718-3669-5