1920s Post-War Britain - A Land fit for a hero? - WW1

In this lesson, students examine the impact of the war on Britain and then investigate if Prime Minister David Lloyd George’s promise for a ‘Land fit for heroes’ really became reality.

The progressive key questions for the lesson are:

• What was British society like after the First World War?
• How did some people’s lives improve in the 1920s?
• How did some people’s lives not improve in the 1920s?
• Was Britain a land fit for heroes?

The bundle of resources for this lesson:

• 1 x A4 printable fact sheet about Britain in the 1920s
• 1 x A4 printable worksheet/sorting task
• 1 x A4 printable extended writing frame with structure strip

1 x PowerPoint includes:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Key Learning Outcomes
• Slide 3: Starter Activity - the impact of WW1 discussion
• Slide 4: An overview of David Lloyd George’s speech as Prime Minister
• Slide 5-6: Source task - analysis of David Lloyd George’s ‘land fit for heroes’ speech Printable worksheet included.
• Slide 7-9: Source activity with printouts and worksheets - students study the sources to investigate what Britain was like in the 1920s.
• Slide 10-13: A variety of activities which all guide students to understand how far Britain improved in the 1920s. This includes a printable worksheet, instructions for the A4 worksheets and extended writing tasks.
• Slide 15-16: Learning Review 1 - Gap fill with answers
• Slide 17: Learning Review 2 - Did life improve?

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All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.