GCE AS and A HISTORY 40
PERIOD STUDY 7 ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF EUROPE, c.1815-1917
Candidates will be required to study a range of nominated topics relating to aspects of the history of Europe, c.1815-1917. In their study, candidates will be required to consider the process of historical change and its causes, consequences and significance, both in the long term and the short term. Candidates will also be required to consider the diverse nature of society and the origins, nature and impact of political, social, economic, cultural and religious change, where appropriate. In addition, candidates will be required to demonstrate a synoptic overview of the period as a whole through the study of nominated outline themes.
UNIT HY1 (AS) General topic 1:
Europe, c.1815-1856
Focus:
A study of the main changes and developments in post-Napoleonic Europe to 1856.
Origins:
The condition of Europe in 1815
Key issues:
The Vienna Settlement and the concept of the Concert of Europe. The characteristics of autocratic rule in Europe. The Congress system. The causes and importance of the revolutions in this period The Eastern Question to 1856.
Significance / consequences:
The significance and consequences of the main developments in Europe to 1856