Year 11 History

History is the study of people, places and events in the past, and how this has changed over time. History looks at the differnet perspectives people have about events. In Year 11 History, students look at the causes and consequences of events, and differnet perspectives people have on events. Learning how to use critical thinking skills underpin History as a subject. History is a research-led, where students consider strengths and limitations of sources and developing corroboration skills to determine reliability and historical significance.

Topics include:

• Israel Palestine Conflict 1948-2011. 
  • An understanding of how place is important to identity will focus on the city of Jerusalem as important to both Jewish people in Israel and Christian Palestinians and Muslim Palestinians.
• The 9.11 terrorist attack on the USA in 2001. 
  • An understanding of the causes and consequences of this terrorist attack is the focus.
• The Rise of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi ideology of anti-Semitism that led to the Holocaust. 
  • The focus is on how Hitler rose to power and Nazi ideology, with a focus on the impact of this regarding the rise of antisemitism policies.
• Black Civil Rights in the USA. 
  • A focus on the social justice campaign to end segregation in the USA undertaken under the leadership of Martin Luther King.