If you study GCSE History, you will learn about major events and personalities of this century from 1917-1963. Why did the League of Nations fail to maintain peace after the First World War? Why did the Revolution break out in Russia in 1917 and democracy fail in Germany? How did two blood-thirsty dictators - Stalin and Hitler - come to power in Russia and Germany respectively and what was it like to live in those countries at that time? What caused the Second World War? What was the Cold War? These are just some of the questions to consider.

In addition, you will find out why the USA made alcohol illegal and why the collapse of the stock market on Wall Street caused world-wide poverty.

You will examine many different written sources of information and use cartoons, photographs and films as evidence. But how can you decide whether or not a source is biased? Learn to question what you see, hear and read. The truth is out there! AQA 2120