GCSE (for first teaching in 2009) History B: Modern World - J417

Structure and content

• International Relations 1919-2005 now split into three sections; candidates must study two of them
• New depth studies:
  • The causes and events of the First World War 1890-1914
  • Mao's China c1930-1976
  • End of Empire c1939-1969
  • The USA, 1945-1975: Land of Freedom?
• New alternative British Depth Study for Unit 2: How far did British society change between 1945 and the 1970s?

• Structure of specification is unchanged.

Content

• Controlled assessment requires the completion of two tasks from one of the four options.