Academic Year 2024-2025
Required Textbooks
Cambridge IGCSE History Option B: The 20th Century
(2018), Ben Walsh, Hodder Education
ISBN 9781510421189
20th Century History for Cambridge IGCSE
(2018), J Cantrell, N Smith, P Smith & R Ennion, OUP
ISBN - 9780198424925
(Optional) 20th Century History for Cambridge IGCSE: Revision Guide
(2015), R Ennion, OUP
ISBN 9780198332602
Course Overview
10+
History Topics
4
Key Questions
1
Mock Exam
3
Revision Periods
Key Areas of Study
The 20th Century: In-depth study of key events like the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations
World War II Causes: Analysis of Hitler's foreign policy and the outbreak of war in 1939
Cold War: Examination of the USA and USSR relations and conflicts in Korea and Cuba
Exam & Practice: Source-based questions and essay writing techniques to prepare for exams
Topic
Practice
Key Question
Holiday
Revision
Exam
| Week Commencing | Week | Topic | Focus Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.9.25 | 1 | War & Peace | Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations |
| 15.9.25 | 2 | The Treaty of Versailles | Topic |
| 22.9.25 | 3 | Other defeated nations | Topic |
| 29.9.25 | 4 | Key question: Was the Treaty of Versailles fair? | Key Question |
| 6.10.25 | 5 | League of Nations, its Structure and Foundations | Topic |
| 13.10.25 | 6 | The League in the 1920s | Topic |
| 20.10.25 | 7 | The Great Depression and International Relations | Topic |
| 27.10.25 | Half term | ||
| 3.11.25 | 8 | The Manchurian Crisis | Topic |
| 10.11.25 | 9 | The Abyssinian Crisis | Topic |
| 17.11.25 | 10 | Key question: To what extent was the League of Nations a success? | Key Question |
| 24.11.25 | 11 | Exam practice | Practice |
| 1.12.25 | 12 | Hitler's Foreign Policy | Hitler's Foreign Policy and the Outbreak of War |
| 8.12.25 | 13 | Anschluss | Topic |
| 15.12.25 | Christmas holiday | ||
| 22.12.25 | Christmas holiday | ||
| 29.12.25 | Christmas holiday | ||
| 5.1.26 | 14 | The Czech Crisis and Appeasement | Topic |
| 12.1.26 | 15 | 1939 and the outbreak of war | Topic |
| 19.1.26 | 16 | Key question: How far was Hitler's foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939? | Key Question |
| 26.1.26 | 17 | USA and USSR relations 1945-1946 | The Cold War |
| 2.2.26 | 18 | Soviet Expansion in Eastern Europe & American reaction to 1948 | Topic |
| 9.2.26 | 19 | The Berlin Airlift, NATO and the Warsaw Pact | Topic |
| 16.2.26 | Half term | ||
| 23.2.26 | 20 | Key question: Who was to blame for the Cold War? | Key Question |
| 2.3.26 | 21 | Korean War | Topic |
| 9.3.26 | 22 | Korean War continued | Topic |
| 16.3.26 | 23 | Cuban Missile Crisis | Topic |
| 23.3.26 | 24 | Cuban Missile Crisis continued | Topic |
| 30.3.26 | Easter holiday | ||
| 6.4.26 | Easter holiday | ||
| 13.4.26 | Easter holiday | ||
| 20.4.26 | 25 | Vietnam War | Topic |
| 27.4.26 | 26 | Vietnam War continued | Topic |
| 4.5.26 | 27 | Key question: How effectively did the United States contain the spread of communism? | Key Question |
| 11.5.26 | 28 | Source-based Questions & Revision Activities | Practice |
| 20.5.26 | 29 | Revision | Revision |
| 25.5.26 | Half term | ||
| 1.6.26 | 30 | Year 10 Exam | Exam |
| 8.6.26 | 31 | Hungarian Uprising (1956) | Topic |
| 15.6.26 | 32 | Czechoslovakia (1968) | Topic |
| 22.6.26 | 33 | The Berlin Wall | Topic |
| 29.6.26 | 34 | The Solidarity Movement | Topic |
| 6.7.26 | 35 | The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe | Topic |
| 13.7.26 | 36 | Key question: How secure was the USSR's control over Eastern Europe, 1948-c.1989? | Key Question |
| 20.7.26 | Summer holiday begins |