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National 4 & 5 History. WELCOME to MS CURRAN’S CLASS. How will the course be examined?. 80 marks up for grabs: Question paper – 60 marks Assignment – 20 marks The course assessment will be graded A-D. The question paper. The question paper will have three sections:
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National 4 & 5 History WELCOME to MS CURRAN’S CLASS
How will the course be examined? • 80 marks up for grabs: • Question paper – 60 marks • Assignment – 20 marks • The course assessment will be graded A-D
The question paper • The question paper will have three sections: • Migration and Empire: Scottish (20 marks) • The Making of Modern Britain : British (20 marks) • The Russian Revolution: European & World (20 marks) • The question paper will be written & marked by the SQA. You will have 1 hour & 30 minutes to complete all 3 sections.
The Nat 5 Assignment • You will choose an appropriate historical question. • Collect relevant information from at least two sources & then use it to address the question. • Identify different perspectives & points of view. • Structure the knowledge acquired & present a reasoned conclusion which is supported by evidence. (20 marks)
Migration and Empire 1830-1939 • We will study the causes and results of the movement of population into and away from Scotland. Specifically: • Immigration to Scotland, 1830s–1939 • Reasons for immigration of different groups and patterns of settlement • Experience of immigrants to Scotland, 1880s–1939 • The experiences of the migrants - living conditions, employment. Scots and Irish: • Scottish emigration, 1830s–1939 • Experience of Scots abroad, 1830s–1939
The Making of Modern Britain, 1880-1951 • We will study the creation of modern Britain. Specifically: • The problem of poverty in early Twentieth Century Britain. • Self help, Booth & Rowntree, changing attitudes to poverty. • The Liberal Reforms 1906-14. • What were the Liberal Reforms? & what impact did they have on British society. • The social impact of the Second World War. • How were attitudes to poverty altered? What was the governments reaction = Beveridge & the Five Giants. • Labour & the welfare state, 1945-51. • What changes did the Labour government implement & where they effective in further solving the problem of poverty.
Red Flag: Lenin and the Russian Revolution, 1894–1921 • We will study the collapse of imperial Russia and the rise of communism. Specifically: • Imperial Russia • The royal family, the church, class division & reasons for unrest. • 1905 Revolution • Challenges to the Tsars power. • The February Revolution, 1917. • Russia & the impact of WWI, Rasputin & the revolution itself. • October Revolution, 1917. • The Bolshevik seizure of power, the civil war, & the creation of the Soviet state.