Students will learn the main causes of World War One through this interactive resource. The resource includes: Causes of World War One Lesson Plan "MAIN" fact files (printable); exploring the four key long term causes of World War One Student table (ranking) Lesson(s) PowerPoint Video download: Imperialism/Colonisation Video download: The Alliance System Video download: Anglo-German Rivalry

Students take on the roles of individuals living in a German town in the 1930's, shortly after the Wall Street Crash. Give each student a person and ask them to fill in the accompanying worksheet based on the information provided on their card. Ask all students to walk around the room, exchanging information about their character and asking each other the question; "how did the depression impact you?". Ask all students to feedback their findings.

Can your students defeat the Axis Powers? Can they make the right decisions to win the war? Can they do a better job than Chamberlain and Churchill? In this unique resource, students have the opportunity to study the real scenarios facing the allied commanders between 1939 and 1945. Playing the role of the British Prime Minister, the decisions they make could change the whole direction of the war! The activity pack contains more than 10 historically accurate and detailed scenarios which play out one after the other. They include; The German invasion of Poland, the battle of France, the battle of Norway, the German and Italian invasion of Greece, the Dieppe Raid, Operation Torch, the battle of El Alamein and D Day. Students will go wherever their decisions take them with more than 45 different paths. They will pick up leadership points along the way and at the end, decide who was the best wartime leader! As a teacher, you can finish the process by looking at what really happened. The activity supports historical enquiry by asking students to make decisions whilst providing the context around each event. Teaching suggestion - Print a number of copies of each sheet (perhaps print A5 to reduce printing costs!)  Place "all the 1's" together in one pile at the front of room, all the 2's, all the 3's and so on. You can distribute appropriate sheets from there. Give students scenario 1 in groups. Students can move on whenever they make each decision. If they win/lose the war half way through, they can still carry on through all the other decisions. Create a leadership points table on the board to kee track of how each team is doing and create an element of competition.

A complete scheme of work for the following topics: 1. Hitler's Rise to Power 1919-1933 2. Changing Life in Nazi Germany 1933-1939 3. Germany during WW2 1939-1945 The schemes of work were designed for use with GCSE students with WJEC, however, they can be adapted for any exam board easily. I also include: A possible assessment level descriptor and assessment plan. These SOW's were up to date for 2015/2016.

*UPDATED FOR 2015/16 Pack Contains USA in Transition 1930-2000 SOW (complete with workable hyperlinks) Black America 1930-2000 SOW (complete with workable links) Student Assessment Grid Assessment Plan Template