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Year 10 History focuses on the 20th Century and some of the most shocking moments in human history.

  • We begin by looking at a local connection to a world famous event - The sinking of the Titanic in 1912- We look at the possible causes and who specifically was to blame!
  • We will investigate how far we have come in terms of womens rights over 100 years. In the early 20th Century a group of women were determined to push for the right for women to vote. These women were called Suffragettes and they used various methods to get their message across. 
  • Next we look at possibly the worst part of human history - the planned killing of people in the second World war. This is known as the Holocaust. We will investigate why this happened and how it happened. 
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TERM 1 IS AIMED AT INVESTIGATING A LOCAL, A NATIONAL AND AN INTERNATIONAL EVENT IN THE 20TH CENTURY 

1) TITANIC

  • What was the Titanic like?
  • What happened to it in 1912?
  • What were the causes of its sinking?
2) THE SUFFRAGETTES

  • What opportunities did Women have in the 1900's?
  • What did the Suffragettes believe?
  • How did they aim to achieve their aims?
  • What happened to Emily Davison in 1912?
3) THE HOLOCAUST

  • Who was Hitler and what did he believe?
  • What caused the Holocaust?
  • How did Hitler persecute the Jews?
  • What were Ghettos?
  • What happened in Concentration camps?
YEAR 10  Christmas Exam REVISION NOTES (Word)
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TERM 2 IS ALL ABOUT EXPLAINING JUST HOW THE ISLAND OF IRELAND IS PARTITIONED (OR DIVIDED) THIS IS AN EVENT THAT CONTINUES TO PLAY A ROLE IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES. WE LOOK AT ONE OF THE CONSEQUENCES WHICH WAS THE NORTHERN IRELAND TROUBLES. 



1) THE PARTITION OF IRELAND
  • What symbols cause division in Northern Ireland today?
  • What is partition and how did it happen?
  • What are Nationalists and Unionists and what are their views on partition? 
2) THE IMPACT OF PARTITION

  • We look at the Irish Civil war
  • We investigate how the Troubles broke out in Northern Ireland and what happened in the Troubles.
  • We look at the Good Friday agreement and how the Troubles were stopped. 
TERM 3 IS DEDICATED TO INVESTIGATING KEY EVENTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
YOU WILL INVESTIGATE:
 
  • World War 1 - how is started and what happened during it.
  • Pupils will be allowed the chance of choosing a major 20th Century figure or event and completing a website on them.  
GO TO FIRST YEAR 10 SECTION: THE TITANIC
© J Wishart 2014