1. What was the average life expectancy in Liverpool in 1830? a) 18 b) 32 c) 44

1. Your Starter for 10 (well actually for 8) 1. What was the average life expectancy in Liverpool in 1830? a) 18 b) 32 c) 44 2. Which British Prime Minister was also a best selling novelist? 3. Which one of the following jobs would you associate with Stalin? a) Priest b) Bank Robber c) book editor 4. Who referred to Tsar Nicholas II as a ‘dunce’, a ‘weakling’ and a ‘girlie’? a) His wife, Alexandria b) Rasputin c) His father, Alexander III 5. Where does the phrase ‘Bob’s Your Uncle’ come from? 6. What drove Prime Minister William Gladstone to patrol the streets of London at the dead of night? 7. Whose nickname was ‘Koba’? 8. What did Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of Britain have in common?

2. Your Starter for 10 (well actually for 8) 1. What was the average life expectancy in Liverpool in 1830? a) 18 b) 32 c) 44 2. Which British Prime Minister was also a best selling novelist? Disraeli 3. Which one of the following jobs would you associate with Stalin? a) Priest b) Bank Robber c) book editor 4. Who referred to Tsar Nicholas II as a ‘dunce’, a ‘weakling’ and a ‘girlie’? a) His wife, Alexandria b) Rasputin c) His father, Alexander III 5. Where does the phrase ‘Bob’s Your Uncle’ come from? Arthur Balfour gaining the job of PM from his uncle, Lord Robert Salisbury. 6. What drove Prime Minister William Gladstone to patrol the streets of London at the dead of night? Rescuing the souls of ‘fallen women.’ 7. Whose nickname was ‘Koba’? Stalin 8. What did Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and King George V of Britain have in common? Queen Victoria

3. A Level History at High Storrs Objectives: To give you a taste of the topics you would study in A Level Modern or Early Modern History To show you the structure of the course and how it is assessed To answer any questions you might have

4. Modern History At AS, you will compare two 19th Century autocratic societies (Germany and Russia) and study a 20th Century totalitarian dictatorship (Stalin). At A2, you will explore how a democratic society dealt with the same pressures that eventually destroyed the autocratic regimes of Germany and Russia (Britain) The course contrasts violent and forceful change with democratic and non-violent approaches. This is developed further by your Unit 4, in which you will investigate the struggle for African American Civil Rights between 1865 and 1980. Burlington Court 1870

5. What will I study? AS Level Unit 1 The study of a development over time Russia and Germany, 1871-1914 Unit 2 A study in depth over a short period [17 years] The Impact of Stalin’s Leadership in the USSR, 1924-1941 A2 Level Unit 3 A depth study over a longer period, c. 50 years British State and People, 1865-1915 Unit 4 A historical enquiry of an issue over 100 years. The Struggle for African American Civil Rights, 1863-1980

6. Early Modern History At AS, you will compare the development of kingship and government in both Britain (Tudors) and Europe(France.) You will examine how Britain and France withstood the pressures arising from the Renaissance, Reformation and Counter Reformation. This is extended in A2 by looking at the ideas issues that shaped relations between the people and the state between the Mid-Tudor Crisis and the death of Elizabeth I. The question of how the early modern monarch and state coped with new ideas and beliefs is explored further in Unit 4 when you will investigate the huge impact of religious change on Spain.

7. What will I study? AS Level Unit 1 The study of a development over time Britain, 1483-1529 Unit 2 A study in depth over a short period [21 years] The reign of Henry IV of France, 1589-1610 A2 Level Unit 3 A depth study over a longer period, c. 50 years The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain 1547-1603 Unit 4 A historical enquiry of an issue over 100 years. The Golden Age of Spain 1469-1598: Religious Issues

8. How will I be assessed? AS • Unit 1 Exam Paper 1hour 15 minutes 50% of total AS marks • 25% A Level marks • Unit 2 Exam Paper 1hour 15 minutes 50% of total AS marks • 25% A Level marks A2 • Unit 3 Exam Paper 1hour 30 minutes • 30% of total A Level marks • Unit 4 Personal Study Courseworkc.3500 word • 20% of total A Level marks

9. Final thought ‘ Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the dispossessed.’ Martin Luther King Do you agree?