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AITCHISON COLLEGE (Senior School) CURRICULUM GUIDE
CURRICULUM GUIDE
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL HISTORY
AIMS
The syllabus aims to develop:
• An interest in the past and an appreciation of human
endeavour.
• A greater knowledge and understanding of historical
periods or themes.
• A greater awareness of historical concepts such as
cause and effect, similarity and difference, and change
and continuity.
• An appreciation of the nature and diversity of historical
sources available, and the methods used by historians.
• An exploration of a variety of approaches to different
aspects of history and different interpretations of
particular historical issues.
• The ability to think independently and make informed
judgments on issues.
• An empathy with people living in different places and at
different times.
• A firm foundation for further study of History.
Cambridge IGCSE History 0470
All candidates study all the Core Content in either:
Option A
The nineteenth century: the development of modern
nation states, 1848–1914
The content focuses on the following Key Questions:
• Were the Revolutions of 1848 important?
• How was Italy unified?
• How was Germany unified?
• Why was there a civil war in the United States and what
were its results?
• Why, and with what effects, did Europeans expand their
overseas empires in the nineteenth century?
• What caused the First World War?
or:
Option B
The twentieth century: international relations since
1919
The content focuses on the following Key Questions:
• Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
• To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
• Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
• Who was to blame for the Cold War?
• How effectively did the United States contain the spread
of Communism?
• How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe,
1948–c.1989?
• Why did events in the Gulf matter, c.1970–2000?
In addition, all candidates must also study at least one
of the following Depth Studies:
• The First World War, 1914–18
• Germany, 1918–45
• Russia, 1905–41
• The United States, 1919–41
• China, c.1930–c.1990
• South Africa, c.1940–c.1994
• Israelis and Palestinians since 1945