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African History
British History
American History
Asian History
(a) African History Enquiries
The Africa and Religion enquiry: How can historians investigate connections between religions and Africa?
The Timbuktu enquiry: How could there be so much learning at the ‘end of the earth’?
The African Interpretations enquiry: How dark was the story of Africa before 1900?
The Asante enquiry: Why does no-one sit on the Golden Stool of the Asante people?
The Apartheid enquiry: Why did the Rev. Beyers Naude break rank from his church in 1963?
(b) British History Enquiries
The CNUT & EMMA emquiry : How did Queen Emma shape her identity in 11th century England?
The 100 years war Enquiry: How did the hundred years war evolve from a dynastic dispute to conflict between nations?
The English Reformation enquiry: How did the Reformation disturb the spiritual life of Tudor England?
The Britain and Transatlantic Slavery Enquiry: How did transatlantic slavery change the identity of both Africans and Europeans?
The Abolition And Legacies Of Transatlantic Slavery enquiry: How successfully did the British Abolition Movement attempt to change enslaved Africa
The WW1 Empire enquiry: How far did ideas of race affect the British view of Indian soldiers in the First World War?
The Claudia Jones enquiry: Why is Claudia Jones’ blue plaque not outside her house, nor in her homeland?
The British Somali enquiry: Why did the Somalis finally decide to unpack their suitcases in Britain?
The history of people from Somalia in Britain, from their earliest arrival in the late 19th century to the present day. The enquiry explores key concepts of migration: assimilation and autonomy. The lessons draw on stories from the lives of Somalis who came to live in Cardiff in South Wales at different times.
The Race Relations enquiry: Why did Britain have to pass a Race Relations Act in 1965?
The Race Relations Act of 1965 and the story of post-war immigration from the Caribbean to Britain. There is a focus on the development of overt racism in Britain through the 1950s and the response of local activists and government to these issues, including the Bristol Bus Boycott and the Smethwick election of 1964.
The Racial Injustices Enquiry: How have Black people struggled against injustice in Britain in the 20th century?
The UK Feminsim Enquiry : How far did feminism give birth to ‘new women’ in Britain by 1975?
(c) American and Caribbean History Enquiries
The Britain and Transatlantic Slavery Enquiry: How did transatlantic slavery change the identity of both Africans and Europeans?
The Abolition And Legacies Of Transatlantic Slavery enquiry: How successfully did the British Abolition Movement attempt to change enslaved Africans into ‘men and brothers’ and ‘women and sisters’?
The American overview enquiry: What is the American Way?
An introductory enquiry into broad themes of American history. This enquiry looks at three core ideas in ‘big pictures’ of American history: liberty, progress and unity. Ideas of ‘rugged individualism’ and ‘manifest destiny’ are explored. The three key characters who form the shape of the enquiry are John Adams, Samuel Colt and Abraham Lincoln.
The Civil Rights enquiry: Why has Robert F. Williams been forgotten?
The Cuban Missile Crisis enquiry: How far did the Cold War become unwinnable after October 1962?
A longer enquiry for GCSE students studying the Cold War, on the Cuban Missile Crisis. The enquiry begins with several lessons on overarching Cold War themes, including asymmetry, the domestic political imperative, the military-industrial complex and nuclear warfare. Then the background of Cuba and its revolution are examined before moving to the particular events of the early 1960s. The key characters of Castro, Kennedy and Khrushchev feature strongly throughout.
The Nicaragua enquiry: Who should have decided the fate of Nicaragua in the 1980s?
A short enquiry into an aspect of Latin American and Cold War History, looking at the recent history of Nicaragua and the struggle of local people to wrest themselves out of the grip of dictatorship and foreign control.
(d) Asian History Enquiries
