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About this course

  • £24.00
  • 12 sessions (live or recorded, 45-55 minutes long)
  • Time: 2-4pm
    Start Date: 27th February 2025
  • Age: 14+ (Ages are a guide)

Content

  • Conflict and Tension between East and West 1945-1972

    This is the fourth block in a GCSE course.

    GCSE History is an engaging and challenging subject that is both interesting and useful for building skills such as: analysis, evaluation and written communication. This block we will continue our study of the Cold War by examining events that solidified the division between East and West in the 1940s, such as the emergence of the Iron Curtain and the Truman Doctrine. We will go on to explore the first ‘flashpoints’ in the Cold War, such as the Berlin Blockade and the Korean War. We will consider how these events further reduced the potential for the USA and USSR to coexist peacefully, and how the division between them manifested in the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact, and the increasing arms race. We will conclude this block by learning about the Hungarian Uprising in 1956. We will study the causes and events of the uprising, the leadership of Khrushchev in comparison to Stalin, and the way in which this event shifted the relationship between the USA and USSR once again.

  • Course Objectives:

    To explain the significance of Soviet expansion in Eastern Europe and Winston Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ Fulton speech in 1946.

    To analyse the impact of President Truman’s ‘Truman Doctrine’ and ‘Marshall Aid’ and the Soviet response to these policies.

    To describe the causes, events and consequences of the Berlin Blockade and Airlift 1948-1949.

    To examine the development of the Cold War in the 1950s by studying the proxy war in Korea.

    To explain why the USA and USSR became engaged in a growing space and arms race in the 1950s and describe key milestones.

    To evaluate the significance of the Hungarian Uprising (1956) on the Cold War.

  • If you definitely do not require your live space for this course, please opt to cancel your registration through the link in your Zoom confirmation email.

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Tutor

Lily .

GCSE History Tutor

Hello, I am Lily, the GCSE History teacher in the hub. I studied History at York University and my PGCE at Sussex, where I taught for 5 years full time in secondary schools. I have worked in three schools and taught History at KS3, GCSE and A-level. I have also mentored trainee and NQT teachers, and been awarded Specialist Leader of Education status for my work in primary History curriculums. Since relocating to North Yorkshire in 2020, and having my daughter, I have left the mainstream school setting and now teach online. As well as the History GCSE in the hub, I tutor GCSE and A-level History students. I am really passionate about making History a creative and rigorous discipline, full of debate and discussion. Students who study History at GCSE level and beyond should leave with a vast array of skills in handling sources and interpretations; analysing and evaluating opinions and texts; and crafting arguments. I aim to build students’ confidence and love for the subject by focusing on the human experience of the past, and also the many parallels and contrasts with the present. I thoroughly enjoy teaching the GCSE History groups in the hub and feel lucky to be part of such a positive educational space.

FAQ

  • How do I access the Live sessions?

    You will receive a confirmation email from Zoom, containing details of your live registration. You will also have a reminder one hour before the start of each class. The live session can be accessed from the 'Join Webinar' button in these emails.

  • I've missed a session, can I have the recording?

    All recordings are uploaded within 24hours to here - your dashboard - so you can watch whenever is convenient

  • How do I contact support?

    Please email [email protected] Please note that we are home educating families ourselves and run these sessions around our own family commitments. Volume of emails may be high, so please be patient when waiting for a response. Thank you.

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