History (Year 11)

Exam Board

CIE (Cambridge iGCSE)

What will you study?

Autumn Term:

Coursework – Assess the significance of Kristallnacht

Origins of the Cold War – Who was to blame for the Cold War?

US Containment – How effectively did the United States contain the spread of
communism? Case studies, Korea, Cuba & Vietnam

Spring Term:

USSR & Eastern Europe – How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern
Europe, 1948-c.1989?

Paper 2 – Sources (Topic and timing of teaching varies annually)

Revision

Summer Term:

Revision and past papers

Paper 1 & Paper 2 IGCSE Examinations – usually take place in early May

Useful tips and resources

See Year 10

What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school?

See Year 10