TRINITY 2
How far was the USA land of the free?
Jim Crow Laws, Brown vs Topeka, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Emmet Till, Civil Rights Act.
MICHAELMAS 1
What kind of country was the USSR?
Romanov Russia, Bolsheviks, Civil War, Life in the USSR, USSR’s relations with the West.
Assessment:
What kind of country was the USSR?
MICHAELMAS 2
Why was the Arndale blown up in 1996?
Civil Rights movement in Northern Ireland, rise in violence, road to the Good Friday Agreement.
Assessment:
Why was the Arndale blown up in 1996?
LENT 1
What can the treatment of Windrush Nurses teach us about Britain?
Reasons for arrival, treatment at the time, how the telling of their story has changed.
LENT 2
How dangerous is/was the war in Ukraine?
Causes of conflict, responses to the initial conflict, NATO and possible developments.
Assessment:
Year 9 Exam.
TRINITY 1
Challenging conspiracies:
Where do they come from, why they differ from history, Hitler’s death, JFK & the moon landings.