A Level History

Introduction

A Level History is a flexible and wide-ranging syllabus covering modern history in the 19th and 20th centuries. In the first year AS Level, students will study about the topics on European, American or International history. At A Level, students can study about the topics related to European, American, African, Southeast Asian and International history.

Objectives

Systematize the core knowledge of the subject

Become familiar with most
A Level exam formats

Reduce pressure and study time

Improve scores effectively

Enhance independant thinking

Create a solid foundation for higher education

Characteristics

Quality teachers with extensive knowledge about students psychology

Teaching programs are based on international standards

Exclusive materials that closely follow the A Level formats

Personalized teaching method according to student progress

Commitment on A Level pass grade

Coursework completion support

Course content

Unit 1: European option: Modern Europe, 1750–1921 (AS Level only)

1.1 France, 1774–1814

1.2 The Industrial Revolution in Britain, 1750–1850

1.3 Liberalism and nationalism in Germany, 1815–1871

1.4 The Russian Revolution, 1894–1921

Unit 2: American option: The history of the USA, 1820–1941 (AS Level only)

2.1 The origins of the Civil War, 1820–1861

2.2 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861–1877

2.3 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1870s to 1920

2.4 The Great Crash, The Great Depression and the New Deal policies, 1920–1941

Unit 3: International option: International history, 1870–1945 (AS Level only)

3.1 Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870–1919

3.2 The League of Nations and international relations in the 1920s

3.3 The League of Nations and international relations in the 1930s

3.4 China and Japan, 1912–1945

Unit 4: The origins of the First World War (A-level only)

4.1 Tensions between the Great Powers including the Moroccan Crises

4.2 The alliance system

4.3 The growth of militarism

4.4 The arms race

4.5 Instability in the Balkans

4.6 War plans

4.7 The assassination at Sarajevo and the July crisis

4.8 Mobilisation and declarations of war

Unit 5: The Holocaust (A-level only)

5.1 The background of European and German anti-Semitism and racist theories

5.2 Nazi anti-Semitism and persecution of the Jews, 1933–1941

5.3 The impact of war on Nazi policy towards the Jews

5.4 Ghettoisation and Jewish responses to the Holocaust

5.5 The development of Nazi extermination policies towards Jews and other minorities

5.6 Contemporary reactions to the Holocaust

Unit 6: The origins and development of the Cold War (A-level only)

6.1 Tensions in the wartime alliance against the Axis powers

6.2 Peace-making at the end of the Second World War

6.3 Increasing tensions in a divided Europe

6.4 The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan

6.5 The Berlin Blockade and Airlift

Unit 7: European option, Depth study 1: European history in the interwar years, 1919–1941 (A-level only)

7.1 Mussolini’s Italy, 1919–1941

7.2 Stalin’s Russia, 1924–1941

7.3 Hitler’s Germany, 1929–1941

7.4 Britain, 1919–1939

Unit 8: American option, Depth study 2: The USA, 1944–1992 (A-level only)

8.1 The late 1940s and 1950s

8.2 The 1960s and the 1970s

8.3 The 1980s and early 1990s

8.4 Foreign policy, 1944–1992

Unit 9: International option, Depth study 3: International history, 1945–1992 (A-level only)

9.1 US–Soviet relations during the Cold War, 1950–1991

9.2 The spread of communism in East and Southeast Asia, 1945–1991

9.3 Decolonisation, the Cold War and the UN in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1950–1992

9.4 Conflict in the Middle East, 1948–1991

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