Year 10 Knowledge Unit 1 Crime & Punishment, c. 1000 present C. 1700 c. 1900, crime & punishment in 18 th and 19 th century Britain 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity Continuity and change in the nature of crimes against the person, property and authority, including highway robbery, poaching and smuggling. Changing definitions of crime exemplified in the ending of witchcraft prosecutions and treatment of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment The role of the authorities and local communities in law enforcement, including the work of the Fielding brothers. The development of police forces and the beginning of CID. Changing views on the purpose of punishment. The use and ending of transportation, public execution and the Bloody Code. Prison reform, including the influence of John Howard and Elizabeth Fry. 3 Case studies Pentonville prison in the midnineteenth century: reasons for its construction; the strengths and weaknesses of the separate system in operation. Key individual: Robert Peel his contribution to penal reform and to the development of the Metropolitan Police Force. Skills Be able to define key words relating to crime, law enforcement and punishment between c. 1700 c. 1900 Be able to define key words relating to society c. 1700 c. 1900. Explain the changing definitions of crime in the period, including highway robbery; the end of witchcraft; and industrial crime such as that of the Tolpuddle Martyrs. Explain the key methods and motives behind and changing nature of law enforcement in the period, including the growth of policing and the work of the Fielding brothers. Explain the key reforms to punishment, including the construction of Pentonville Prison; the use and ending of transportation; and the work of John Howard and Elizabeth Fry. Explain relationships of change and continuity; similarity and difference; and significance of crime, law enforcement and punishment during the period. Explain the influence of government on definitions of crime; law enforcement; and punishment during the period and consider the significance of its changing role with the rise of police forces. Explain the significance and changing nature of community on crime, law enforcement and punishment during the period. understanding of motives and methods in these areas to
understand relationships of change & continuity; similarity & difference; and significance. understanding of key events, reforms, and progressive ideas, including quotes, to changing definitions of crime; organised and professional law enforcement; and changing values in punishment methods. understanding of changes to the relationship of punishment as a deterrent, a form of retribution or as rehabilitative. Evaluate different primary sources with regard to changing definitions of crime, methods of law enforcement, and types of punishment. Evaluate the changing nature of crime, law enforcement, and punishment, including prison reform; the work of key individuals in bringing about such reform; the rise and decline of the highwayman; attitudes toward capital & corporal punishment; and early policing. Construct well-informed and balanced arguments on matters concerned with the changing definitions of crime; the changing roles of government and community in law enforcement; and more progressive motives behind punishment. Spell, and punctuate with considerable accuracy. Use the rules of grammar to ensure clarity of meaning. Use a wide range of specialist vocabulary.
C. 1900 to present, crime & punishment in modern Britain 1 Nature and changing definitions of criminal activity Continuity and change in the nature of crimes against the person, property and authority, including new forms of theft and smuggling. Changing definitions of crime, including driving offences, race crimes and drug crimes. 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment The role of the authorities and local communities in law enforcement, including the development of Neighbourhood Watch. Changes within the police force: increasing specialisation, use of science and technology and the move towards prevention. The abolition of the death penalty; changes to prisons, including the development of open prisons and specialised treatment of young offenders; the development of non-custodial alternatives to prison. 3 Case studies The treatment of conscientious objectors in the First and Second World Wars. The Derek Bentley case: its significance for the abolition of the death penalty. Be able to define key words relating to crime, law enforcement and punishment between c. 1900 and the present day. Be able to define key words relating to society c. 1900 and the present day. Explain the changing definitions of crime in the period, including technological crimes ; social crime; and the changing nature of crimes against property. Explain the key methods and motives behind and changing nature of law enforcement in the period, including the changing role of the authorities and communities; specialisation in the police force; the use of science and technology; and the development of Neighbourhood Watch. Explain the key reforms to punishment, including the abolition of capital punishment; prison reform, including youth facilities; the development of open prisons; and non-custodial punishment. Explain relationships of change and continuity; similarity and difference; and significance of crime, law enforcement and punishment during the period. Explain the influence of government on definitions of crime; law enforcement; and punishment during the period and consider the significance of its changing role with the rise of police forces. Explain the significance and changing nature of community on crime, law enforcement and punishment during the period.
understanding of motives and methods in these areas to understand relationships of change & continuity; similarity & difference; and significance. understanding of key events, reforms, and progressive ideas, including quotes, to changing definitions of crime; organised and professional law enforcement; and changing values in punishment methods. understanding of changes to the relationship of punishment as a deterrent, a form of retribution or as rehabilitative. Evaluate different primary sources with regard to changing definitions of crime, methods of law enforcement, and types of punishment. Evaluate the changing nature of crime, law enforcement, and punishment, including prison reform; the work of key individuals in bringing about such reform; changing attitudes toward punishment; the roles of science and technology; and specialisation in policing. Construct well-informed and balanced arguments on matters concerned with the changing definitions of crime; the changing roles of government and community in law enforcement; and more progressive motives behind punishment. Spell, and punctuate with considerable accuracy. Use the rules of grammar to ensure clarity of meaning. Use a wide range of specialist vocabulary.
Unit 3 Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941-91 Introduction and overview of The Cold War, 1941-91 Key Topic 1.1 Early tension between East and West The Grand Alliance. The outcomes of the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences. The ideological differences between the superpowers and the attitudes of Stalin, Truman and Churchill. The impact on US-Soviet relations of the development of the atomic bomb, the Long and Novikov telegrams and the creation of Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe. Key Topic 1.2 The development of the Cold War The impact on US-Soviet relations of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, 1947. The significance of Cominform (1947), Comecon (1949) and the formation of NATO (1949). Berlin: its division into zones. The Berlin Crisis (blockade and airlift) and its impact. The formation of the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic. Key Topic 1.3 The Cold War intensifies The significance of the arms race and the formation of the Warsaw Pact. Be able to define key words relating to superpower relations during WWII and into the Cold War. Explain the changing definitions of the Cold War and the changing nature of superpower relationships. Explain the key events and discussions which took place during WWII between the emergent superpowers. Explain the key features of the changing relationship between the USA, USSR and Great Britain. Explain the key events of the partition of Germany. Explain the influence of government on cold war policy. Explain the key events of the Berlin airlift and the consequences of the permanent partition of the city. Explain the significance of the atomic strikes and the M.A.D. position of the superpowers. understanding of motives and methods in these areas to understand the relationships between the big two powers. understanding of key events, cause and consequence, and significance in the global context. understanding of the nature of the conflicts in a global context. Evaluate different primary sources with regard to key events, ideas and ideologies. Evaluate the changing nature of superpower relations through primary sources. Construct well-informed and balanced arguments on matters concerned with the changing
Events in 1956 leading to the Hungarian Uprising, and Khrushchev s response. The international reaction to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Key Topic 2.1-2.3 Cold War crises, 1958 70 (Berlin, Cuba, Czechoslovakia) The refugee problem in Berlin, Khrushchev s Berlin ultimatum (1958), and the summit meetings of 1959 61. The construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961. Impact of the construction of the Berlin Wall on US-Soviet relations. Kennedy s visit to Berlin in 1963. Soviet relations with Cuba, the Cuban Revolution and the refusal of the USA to recognise Castro s government. The significance of the Bay of Pigs incident. The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis: the hotline, the Limited Test Ban Treaty 1963, the Outer Space Treaty 1967, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1968. Opposition in Czechoslovakia to Soviet control: the Prague Spring. The Brezhnev Doctrine and the reestablishment of Soviet control in Czechoslovakia. International reaction to Soviet measures in Czechoslovakia. Key Topic 3.1 Attempts to reduce tension between East and West Détente in the 1970s, SALT 1, Helsinki, SALT 2. The significance of Reagan and relationships between superpowers in a global context. Spell, and punctuate with considerable accuracy. Use the rules of grammar to ensure clarity of meaning. Use a wide range of specialist vocabulary.
Gorbachev s changing attitudes. Gorbachev s new thinking and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty 1987. Key Topic 3. 2 Flashpoints The significance of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Carter Doctrine and the Olympic boycotts. Reagan and the Second Cold War, the Strategic Defence Initiative. Key Topic 3.3 The collapse of Soviet control of eastern Europe The impact of Gorbachev s new thinking in Eastern Europe: the loosening Soviet grip on Eastern Europe. The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its significance in bringing about the end of the Introduction and overview of The Cold War, 1941-91 Key Topic 1.1 Early tension between East and West The Grand Alliance. The outcomes of the Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences. The ideological differences between the superpowers and the attitudes of Stalin, Truman and Churchill. The impact on US-Soviet relations of the development of the atomic bomb, the Long and Novikov telegrams and the creation of Soviet satellite states in Eastern Europe. Key Topic 1.2 The development of the
Cold War The impact on US-Soviet relations of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan, 1947. The significance of Cominform (1947), Comecon (1949) and the formation of NATO (1949). Berlin: its division into zones. The Berlin Crisis (blockade and airlift) and its impact. The formation of the Federal Republic of Germany and German Democratic Republic. Key Topic 1.3 The Cold War intensifies The significance of the arms race and the formation of the Warsaw Pact. Events in 1956 leading to the Hungarian Uprising, and Khrushchev s response. The international reaction to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Key Topic 2.1-2.3 Cold War crises, 1958 70 (Berlin, Cuba, Czechoslovakia) The refugee problem in Berlin, Khrushchev s Berlin ultimatum (1958), and the summit meetings of 1959 61. The construction of the Berlin Wall, 1961. Impact of the construction of the Berlin Wall on US-Soviet relations. Kennedy s visit to Berlin in 1963. Soviet relations with Cuba, the Cuban Revolution and the refusal of the USA to recognise Castro s government. The significance of the Bay of Pigs incident. The events of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The consequences of the Cuban Missile Crisis: the hotline, the Limited Test Ban Treaty 1963, the Outer Space Treaty 1967, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1968. Opposition in Czechoslovakia to Soviet control: the Prague Spring. The Brezhnev Doctrine and the reestablishment of Soviet control in Czechoslovakia. International reaction to Soviet measures in Czechoslovakia. Key Topic 3.1 Attempts to reduce tension between East and West Détente in the 1970s, SALT 1, Helsinki, SALT 2. The significance of Reagan and Gorbachev s changing attitudes. Gorbachev s new thinking and the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Force (INF) Treaty 1987. Key Topic 3. 2 Flashpoints The significance of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the Carter Doctrine and the Olympic boycotts. Reagan and the Second Cold War, the Strategic Defence Initiative. Key Topic 3.3 The collapse of Soviet control of eastern Europe The impact of Gorbachev s new thinking in Eastern Europe: the loosening Soviet grip on Eastern Europe. The significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its significance in bringing about the end of the Warsaw Pact.Warsaw Pact.