| Autumn 1 (Sept – Oct) | Autumn 2 (Nov – Dec) | Spring 1 (Jan – Feb) | Spring 2 (Mar – Apr) | Summer (May – Jun) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic Title | ‘Empire and the emergence of world powers, 1870–1919’ | ‘The League of Nations and international relations in the 1920s’’ | ‘The League of Nations and international relations in the 1930s’ | ‘China and Japan, 1912–45’ | ‘ ‘Examination’ |
| Key Skills and Content | Content | Content | Content | Content | • Examination for Papers 1 and 2 |
| ● Imperial expansion in late 19th Century. | ● First World War peace settlements. | ● Crisis in the early 1930s. | ● China: Warlord Era and the civil war. | ||
| ● The rise of Japan. | ● Settling tensions in the 1920s. | ● Failures and collapse of the League of Nations. | ● China: Rise of the CCP. | ||
| ● The emergence of the USA. | ● Early successes of the League of Nations. | ● The policy of appeasement. | ● Japan: Military dictatorship and nationalism. | ||
| ● Causes of the First World War. | ● Why did war break out in 1939? | ||||
| Summative Assessment | Topic based exam style questions for Paper 2 after each topic and at the end of the chapter | Topic based exam style questions for Paper 1 after each topic and at the end of the chapter | Topic based exam style questions for Paper 2 after each topic and at the end of the chapter | Topic based exam style questions for Papers 1 and 2 in preparation for examinations |
