ASandAlevelHistoryRouteHtopicbooklet-Edexcel.doc

Pearson Edexcel AS and A Level in History Topic booklet Route H: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century Route H: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century This topic booklet has been written to support teachers delivering Route H of the 2015 AS and A level History specifications. We’re providing it in Word so that it’s easy for you to take extracts or sections from it and adapt them or give them to students. For the route as a whole and for each topic within it, we’ve provided an overview which helps to provide contextual background and explain why we think these are fascinating topics to study. These overviews could be used, for example, in open evening materials or be given to students at the start of the course. You’ll also find a student timeline, which can be given to students for them to add to and adapt, a list of resources for students and for teachers, and – where possible – information about overlap between these topics and the 2008 specification. For more detail about planning, look out for the Getting Started guide, Course planner and schemes of work. Contents Route H: Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century 1 Democracies in change: Britain and the USA in the twentieth century 1 Overview 1 Paper 1, Option 1H: Britain transformed, 1918–97 2 Overview 2 Content guidance 3 Themes 3 Debate: What impact did Thatcher’s governments (1970–90) have on Britain, 1979–97? 4 Mapping to 2008 specification 4 Resources and references 5 What impact did Thatcher’s governments (1979–90) have on Britain, 1979–97? 9 Paper 2, Option 2H.1: The USA, c1920–55: boom, bust and recovery 11 Overview 11 Content guidance 12 Overview 12 Mapping to 2008 specification 14 Resources and references 18 Paper 2, Option 2H.2: The USA, 1955–92: conformity and challenge 21 Overview 21 Content guidance 22 Mapping to 2008 specification 23 Resources and references 24 Student timeline 27 Democracies in change: B