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S6 4hr History

Last update - 06 January 2021

Official European School History S6 Syllabus: English, French, German

THE HISTORY PROGRAMME FOR YEARS 6 AND 7 IN THE EUROPEAN SCHOOL
EUROPE AND THE WORLD FROM THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY TO THE START OF THE 21ST

COMPULSORY CORE: EUROPE AND EUROPEANS SINCE 1914
S6 - Europe 1914-1945		S7 - Europe since the Second World War
Year 6 – 2 period (approx. 24 lessons)	Year 6 – 4 period (approx. 48 lessons)	Year 7 – 2 period (approx. 24 lessons)	Year 7 – 4 period (approx. 45 lessons)
1) Europe transformed by the First World War 2) Dictatorship and democracy: Europe in the interwar years (1918-39) 3) Europe and Europeans in the Second World War		4) Post-war Europe (1945-1949) 5) Eastern Europe, Western Europe (1949-1973) 6) Europe from dictatorship to democracy (1974 - 1995) 7) Europe in the making (1945 to today)

OPTIONAL THEMES				OPTIONAL THEMES		COMPULSORY THEMES
Year 6 – 2 period 3 themes (minimum) x 8 lessons		Year 6 – 4 period 3 themes (minimum) x 15 lessons		Year 7 – 2 period 3 themes (minimum) x 10 lessons		Year 7 – 4 period 3 compulsory themes x 15 lessons

6.2A	The USA 1898 to 1945	6.4A	The USA since 1898	7.2A	Cold War	7.4A	Cold War and international relations since 1945
6.2B	Culture and Society before 1945	6.4B	Culture and Society before 1945	7.2B	China since 1949	7.4B	China since 1949
6.2C	European colonialism and imperialism to 1945	6.4C	European colonialism and imperialism to 1945	7.2C	Decolonisation after 1945	7.4C	Decolonisation and independence since 1945
6.2D	Warfare in the 20^th century	6.4D	Warfare in the 20^th century	7.2D	Arab-Israeli conflict since 1947
6.2E	Women in the 20^th century	6.4E	Women in the 20^th century	7.2E	The USA after 1945
6.2F	Russia and the USSR 1917 to 1953	6.4F	Russia and the USSR 1917 to 1953	7.2F	The United Nations
6.2G	Genocide in the 20^th century	6.4G	Genocide in the 20^th century	7.2G	Mass media, popular culture and authority