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EDEXCEL A2

HY1 ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF WALES AND ENGLAND, c.1780-1848

General topic 1: Politics and Government in Wales and England, c.1780-1832

Focus: A study of the main changes and developments in politics and government.

Origins: The political and electoral system in Wales and England in the late eighteenth century

Key Issues: The reasons for the growth of the Parliamentary reform movement

The Younger Pitt and the impact of the French revolution, 1790-1801.
Lord Liverpool's government and the radical challenge, 1812-1822.
The liberal Tory reforms, 1822-1830.
The Reform Bill Crisis and the reasons for the passing of the Reform Act of 1832

Significance /Consequences: The significance and consequences of the changes in politics and government in England and Wales to 1832

Unit 4 - From Peace to Appeasement: British Foreign Policy between the Wars

Britain and the Versailles Treaty: Britain's policy objectives
Reasons for, and operation of, appeasement: Support for, and opposition to, appeasement among different political and social groups
Chamberlain and the Munich crisis
From Munich to the outbreak of war

General topic 2: Economic and Social Change and Popular Protest, c.1815-1848

Focus: A study of the main economic and social changes and how they impacted on the growth of popular protest in Wales and England

Origins: The economic and social condition of Wales and England in 1815 General reasons for unrest in the rural and urban areas

Key Issues:

The causes of, and events connected with, popular protest in the rural areas of Wales and England (including Scotch Cattle, Swing, Poor Law and Rebecca)
The causes of, and events connected with, popular protest in the urban areas of Wales and England (including the Merthyr Rising, Factory movement, Poor Law, Chartism, Trade Unions and Anti-Corn Law League)

Significance /Consequences: The significance and consequences of economic and social change. The significance and consequences of popular protest in the rural and urban areas

Unit 5 is a study of Representation and Democracy in Britain, 1830–1931

In what ways did the size and composition of the electorate change in the period
How did electoral changes affect political parties?

General topic 3: Foreign Policy, c. 1793-1841

Focus: How British foreign policy evolved in this period.

Origins: The main interests influencing British foreign policy in the late eighteenth century

Key Issues: Britain and success in the war with France, 1793-1815.

Castlereagh's foreign policy, 1812-1822.
Canning’s foreign policy, 1822-1827
Palmerston's foreign policy, 1830-1841. Britain's relations with the Great Powers.

Significance /Consequences: The significance and consequences of developments in British foreign policy to 1841

Unit 6- The Synoptic paper - Hitler and the Nazi State: Power and Control, 1933-39

How popular was Nazi rule in Germany 1933-39

The legacy of the Weimar government in explaining initial support for Nazi regime: acceptance of, and support for, Nazi rule among different social, economic and religious groups
Nazi propaganda and the use of terror; the nature and extent of resistance to Nazi rule

Hitler 'weak dictator' or 'master in the Third Reich'?

Structure of Nazi state and the personal role of Hitler; the development of policies leading to genocide
Power of Hitler's Lieutenants: Goebbels, Goering, and Himmler, their role in the evolution and implementation of policy.