In Year 9 students will study: How have twentieth century conflicts affected soldiers and civilians? · How should we remember the First World War 100 years from when it began? · Why did civilians in the Second World War find themselves at greater risk of death than ever before? · What can the story of Frank Bright and his classmates tell us about the Holocaust? · Why was the United States forced to withdraw from Vietnam?
How have people campaigned for equal rights? · Did the militant tactics of the Suffragettes help their cause? · Does Martin Luther King deserve his reputation as the key figure in the Civil Rights Movement? · Nelson Mandela: how did a prisoner become a leader of his country? · Who and what is most worth remembering? |