Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To explain why the constitution does not provide protection for the civil liberties of minorities To explain the impact of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments To describe the racial discrimination towards African Americans in the 19th and early 20th centuries

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 ** Learning Objectives** To describe how the Cold War developed To explain how the Cold War led to the Red Scare in the USA To analyse how the events of the Cold War increased the fear of communism in the USA

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To describe the methods and activities of Martin Luther King To explain the impact of the mass peace marches in Birmingham and Washington To evaluate the reasons for the failure of the Mississippi Freedom Summer and the events in Selma

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To explain the reasons for legislation, especially the impact of protests To analyse the provisions and impact of the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965)

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To explain the sit ins and analyse their significance To explain the freedom rides and the response to them To evaluate the significance of the James Meredith case

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To explain the impact of the CRM on other groups To identify shared reasons for the growth of protest movements in the 1960s To identify unique reasons for the growth of protest movements in the 1960s

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To explain the reasons for the growth of Black Power and its impact To analyse the influence of Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Scheme of work document that includes lesson by lesson breakdown for this unit of iGCSE including enquiry questions, learning objectives, activities, resources and assessments. All lessons and resources are available for download on TES for FREE.

A scaffolded historiographical approach to delivering this topic in the style of a spiral curriculum. The emphasis of this approach is to encourage students to develop and extend their ability to analyse and evaluate different interpretations. This first topic focuses on a comparative approach to students exploring the policies and impact of Mao and Hitler, with the impact of Mussolini and Lenin/Stalin referenced as additional case studies for students. IB History - Paper 2 - Topic 10: Authoritarian States (20th century)

Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74 Learning Objectives To describe how the Women’s Movement developed To explain why the Women’s Movement developed To evaluate the extent of success of the Women’s Movement in the 1960s and 1970s

Pupil-led project examining the composition of Congress

Lesson examining the leadership roles in both houses of Congress

Lesson introducing the separation of powers - building on the knowledge of checks and balances to investigate whether 'separate' institutions is a more fitting description than 'separate' powers.

Lesson introducing the system of checks and balances with contextual examples that pupils can use in exam answers to support their analysis.

Last lesson of the constitution topic recovering content and exam skills through pupil assessment of a sample exam question, discussion of assigned marks and how the exam answer can be improved.

A lesson introducing parliament.

Lesson examining the role and powers of the various congressional committees - used to develop skill of scanning large text for information (using Phillip Allan textbook) with teacher generated 'core notes' on roles and powers of the different types of committees and committee chairs.

A lesson examining reform of the House of Commons.

Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (The Nuclear Arms Race 1949-1963) Learning Objectives To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers To explain why and how the arms race developed To use the Cuban Missile Crisis as a case study to illustrate your explanation To evaluate the impact of the arms race

IB History SL - Paper 2: Authoritarian States & Causes and Effects of War This student booklet facilitates both teacher led and independent student work to complete a SOW that takes students through the following elements; Saddam’s Rise to Power Saddam’s Consolidation of Power Saddam’s Economic, Social and Cutural Policies The Iran-Iraq War The Gulf War The Iraq War Saddam’s Trial and Execution