Cambridge International School Bratislava
History Curriculum Framework
History for Year 7
Historiography
 Understand the difference between events and written accounts.
 Understand that history requires critical engagement.
 Understand the nature of bias and begin to work towards compensating for bias.
The 19th Century
 The changes in science and technology referred to as the Industrial Revolution.
 The changes in society brought about through the Industrial Revolution.
 The growth of Unionisation and development of legal protections for workers.
 The development of key ideologies and the dominance of Imperialism.
 The Unifications of Germany and Italy.
World War I
 Causes of World War I.
 The conditions of World War I.
 General course of World War I.
 End of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles.
1917 and the Interbellum
 Basic understanding of the political spectrum as applying to the early to mid-20th Century.
 Understanding of the causes and key events of the Russian Revolution.
 Understanding the causes and key features of the rise of dictators in interwar Europe.
 Awareness of the nature and effects of the Depression.
World War II
 Understanding the basic factors that led to the rise of the Nazi Party.
 Basic understanding of the key features of Nazi rule.
 The events leading up to World War II.
 General course of World War II.
 The Ending of World War II – D-Day and the atomic attacks on Japan.
The Cold War
 Basic understanding of the ideological split.
 Understanding the significance of Mutually Assured Destruction.
 The partition of Europe – the Berlin Airlift and the Berlin Wall.
 The creation and key functions of the UN.
 Knowledge of key events in the creation of the People’s Republic of China.
 Knowledge of the significance and key events of the Korean War.
 Knowledge of the significance and key events of the Vietnam War.
 The End of the Cold War – The Velvet Revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Recent History
Key Aim – to develop an awareness of history as a continual process and to connect the
previously studied subjects to current events.
 Awareness of the key events of the First Gulf War.
 Awareness of the significance and key events of September 11th 2001.
 Awareness of the key features of the Afghan War.
 Awareness of the key features of the Second Gulf War.