| year / term | topics |
| upper intermediate level | |
| 8 |
The American Revolution The settlement of America Causes of the American Revolution The Declaration of Independence The Civil War The French Revolution and its consequences for Germany The French Revolution The Reign of Terror (Robespierre) The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte The Industrial Revolution and the beginning of socialism and communism The Industrial Revolution in England The Industrial Revolution in Germany The beginning of socialism and communism |
| 9 |
World War I (origins, course, consequences) Current problems of world history |
| | advanced level |
| 10/1 |
Human Rights – a universal norm for men and women? The evolution of human rights and their relevance – Equal rights not only for men and women Milestones: Magna Charta Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen The Universal Declaration of Human Rights |
| 10/2 |
The Industrial Revolution – simply a change of time? (agricultural, technological revolution, …) (focus: the Industrial Revolution in the Ruhr area) |
| period of qualification | |
| 11/1 |
The long 19th century
Nation and nationalism in Europe origins/causes, ideas, problems, development significance of the Napoleonic wars Freedom and Unity – German Revolution 1848/49 |
| 11/2 |
The Unification of
Germany (1871) The second Industrial Revolution Imperialism (1880 – 1914) The short 20th century World War I (causes/origins and outbreak) WWI – the first modern war The significance of 1917 The end of WWI and political changes in Germany Peace Treaties (Treaty of Versailles) |
| 12.1 |
Collapse of the Weimar
Republic origins of the Nazi Regime – political and ideological foundations Nazi Germany Foreign policy World War II Major events Shoa or Holocaust? |
| 12/2 |
Germany and Europe after
1945 Division of Europe and Germany (1945 – 1955) The German Basic Law and the Origins of the Federal Republic of Germany Relationship: East Europe and the World The significance of 1989 Collapse of the Soviet Union Reunification of Germany |
| In der Qualifikationsphase kann es zu Abweichungen kommen. Diese sind abhängig von den Vorgaben der Bezirksregierung für den jeweiligen Abiturjahrgang. | |