Marymede Catholic College

Twentieth Century History

Unit 2 AOS1
Competing Ideologies

Name:

Task:
Your task is to write a 600-700 word essay on the following topic:

Analyse the nature, development and impact of the Cold War on nations and
people, in relation to the conflicts in Cuba.

You will have the entire double to complete it. Extra sheets of paper are available for
planning or jotting down ideas. These are to be submitted with your essay.

Materials permitted:
Students are allowed:

Writing materials.
One A4 one-sided handwritten sheet of notes. Notes must be in dot point form, no
paragraphs. If the reference sheet does not comply with these guidelines it is to be
confiscated.

No white-out or liquid paper is permitted. If students make a mistake they are to draw a line
through it and continue.

TWENTIETH CENURY HISTORY: SCHOOL-ASSESSED COURSEWORK

Name:

Date:

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Performance Descriptors
DESCRIPTOR: typical performance in each range
Very low

Units 2
Outcome 1
Explain the ideological
divisions in the post-war
period and analyse the
nature, development and
impact of the Cold War on
nations and people, in
relation to one or more
particular conflicts of
the period.

Low

Medium

High

Some identification of the

historical significance of the
nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Some evaluation of the

historical significance of the
nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Sound evaluation of the

historical significance of the
nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Thoughtful evaluation of
the historical significance of
the nature, development
and impact of the Cold War

Comprehensive evaluation of
the historical significance of
the nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Some description of the

causes and consequences of
the nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Some analysis of the causes

and consequences of the
nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Sound analysis of the causes

and consequences of
nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Detailed analysis of the

causes and consequences
of the nature, development
and impact of the Cold War.

Sophisticated analysis of the

causes and consequences of
the nature, development and
impact of the Cold War.

Some identification of
continuity and change
relating to the nature,
development and impact of
the Cold War.

Limited analysis of
continuity and change
relating to the nature,
development and impact of
the Cold War.

Satisfactory analysis of
continuity and change
relating to the nature,
development and impact of
the Cold War.

Detailed analysis of
continuity and change
relating to the nature,
development and impact of
the Cold War.

Thorough analysis of
continuity and change relating
to the nature, development
and impact of the Cold War.

Very little evaluation of

historical interpretations or
perspectives of significance of
features of the Cold War
when developing an
argument.

Partial evaluation of
historical interpretations or
perspectives of significance
of features of the Cold War
when developing an
argument.

Satisfactory evaluation of
historical interpretations or
perspectives of significance
of features of the Cold War
when developing an
argument.

Detailed evaluation of
historical interpretations or
perspectives of significance
of features of the Cold War
when developing an
argument.

Thorough and detailed

evaluation of historical
interpretations or perspectives
of significance of features of
the Cold War when developing
an argument.

KEY to marking scale based on the Outcome contributing 50 marks

Very Low 110

Low 1120

Medium 2130

High 3140

Very High 4150

Very high