Monkwearmouth Academy - GCSE History

Topic 4 examines life in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1939, exploring how the Nazis attempted to shape society through policies affecting key groups like women, the young (through organisations like the Hitler Youth), and workers. Crucially, it also details Nazi economic policies to reduce unemployment and, most significantly, the escalating persecution of Jewish and other minorities, including the i...

Topic 3 details the consolidation of Nazi power from 1933 to 1939, describing how Hitler moved from Chancellor to Führer by eliminating political opposition through the Reichstag Fire and the Night of the Long Knives. This period explores the creation of the Police State (including the SS and Gestapo) and the use of propaganda and censorship to control and influence the attitudes of the German peo...

Topic 2 focuses on Hitler's rise to power from 1919 to 1933, detailing the early development of the Nazi Party, its growing appeal following the Great Depression and the Weimar Republic's political instability.

Topic 1 covers the creation of the Weimar Republic in Germany (1918-1929) after WWI. This period addresses the Republic's early challenges, such as the Treaty of Versailles, hyperinflation, and political uprisings, followed by a time of economic and cultural recovery known as the "Golden Years" under Gustav Stresemann.

This podcast focuses on 1876 to 1895 and the culmination of the conflict between white settlers and Native Americans. It covers the dramatic end of the Indigenous way of life, driven by the destruction of the buffalo and the devastating impact of events like the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Wounded Knee Massacre. It also examines the final push for white settlement such as the Oklahoma Lan...

This podcast covers the period from 1862 to 1876, explores how the American Civil War accelerated the development and settlement of the Plains. Key government policies like the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railroad Act significantly encouraged white settlement, leading to increased conflicts with Native American tribes, most notably during Little Crow's War and the Great Sioux War. 

This podcast focuses on the early settlement of the West between 1835 and 1862. It examines the way of life of the Indigenous people, the reasons for westward migration by white settlers, and the resulting conflicts and tensions between the two groups.

This podcast explores Elizabethan society during the "Age of Exploration." It covers the problem of poverty and how the government attempted to deal with it through Poor Laws. The topic also examines changes in education and leisure, and the significant voyages of discovery, focusing on key figures like Sir Francis Drake and the attempted colonization of Virginia by Sir Walter Raleigh.

This podcast focuses on the growing threats to Elizabeth's rule both at home and from abroad between 1569 and 1588. It covers the various plots and rebellions aimed at replacing her with Mary, Queen of Scots, and the escalating religious and political rivalry with Spain that culminated in the Spanish Armada.

This podcast focuses on the challenges she faced upon her accession. It examines the problems with her legitimacy, her religious settlement, and the threats she faced both at home and abroad, including the challenges from Catholics and Puritans. This topic also covers the key features of Elizabethan government and society, and the role of Mary, Queen of Scots as a rival to the throne.

This podcast looks at the years 1900-now and the role of technology and government in modern society. It covers the work of Crick and Watson and their discovery of DNA, Florey and Chain's development of Fleming's discovery of penicillin and the government's introduction of the NHS. 

This podcast looks at the years 1700-1900 and the development of science during the Industrial Revolution. You will look at key individuals such as Louis Pasteur's Germ Theory, Edward Jenner's first vaccination for Smallpox and Florence Nightingale's impact on hospitals.

This podcast looks at the years 1500-1700 and the decreasing influence of the Church. It will cover the work of Andreas Vesalius and William Harvey improving knowledge of anatomy and blood circulation and Thomas Sydenham's observation of symptoms.

This podcast looks at the years 1250-1500 understanding the causes, treatments and prevention of medicine. It will cover key individuals Hippocrates and his ideas on the 4 Humours and Galen's Theory of Opposites alongside religious and supernatural factors.

This podcast looks at the advancement of surgery on the Western Front during WWI due to the high number of casualties, leading to new techniques such as blood transfusions and plastic surgery. You will explore the different methods to treat shrapnel wounds, infections and severe injuries.