Introductory lesson examining different areas of life in Medieval England with main Activity of Walk-About-Talk-About complete with instructions, information cards, and worksheet.
Learning Objectives
To consolidate knowledge of the events leading to the American Revolutionary War
To explore the conflicting views of Loyalists and Patriots
To evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different historical interpretations of the causes of the American Revolution
IB History - SL/HL - Paper 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did American ‘dollar imperialism’ contribute to rising tensions?
Learning Objectives
To explain the perspective of the US through analyzing the Truman Doctrine
To analyse the impact of the Marshall Plan on Cold War tensions
To evaluate the extent to which American “dollar imperialism” caused the Cold War
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did events in Europe and Asia affect tensions between the Superpowers?
Learning Objectives
To explain the impact and significance of events in Europe and Asia on tensions between the USA and USSR including
Hungarian dictatorship
Czechoslovakian coup
Berlin Blockade
Soviet Bomb
China becomes communist
Communist uprisings in Asia
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How do historians differ in their interpretations of how the Cold War started?
Learning Objectives
To clarify what is required for writing to be ‘analytical’
To deepen understanding of the perspectives on the Origins of the Cold War
To examine a sample essay that demonstrates L7 skills
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did Sino-Soviet relations develop 1949-1976?
Learning Objectives
To deepen contextual understanding of Sino-American relations in the 1950s and 1960s
To analyse American and Chinese motives for rapprochement
To evaluate who gained the most from rapprochement; Nixon or Mao
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How far did ‘peaceful coexistence’ ease Cold War tensions 1953-61?
Learning Objectives
To examine the impact of ‘peaceful coexistence’ on Cold War tensions
To examine the impact of ‘New Look’ on Cold War tensions
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How do the arms race affect superpower relations 1949-63?
Learning Objectives
To identify how nuclear weapons were developed by the two superpowers
To explain why and how the arms race developed
To evaluate the impact of the arms race
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did Sino-Soviet relations develop 1949-1976?
Learning Objectives
To identify and describe the relationship between China and the USSR in 1949
To explain why and how the relationship changed (consolidation, split and confrontation)
To evaluate the impact of China on superpower relations
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How do historians compare the impact of leaders during the Cold War?
Learning Objectives
To compare and contrast the impact of Stalin and Truman on the development of the Cold War
To deepen understanding of planning a comparative essay
To examine a sample essay that demonstrates comparative skills
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How close did the USA and USA come to a ‘hot war?’
Learning Objectives
To compare and contrast the impact of several crises on the development of the Cold War
To deepen understanding of planning a comparative essay
To examine a sample essay that demonstrates comparative skills
IB History - SL/HL - PAPER 2 - Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did détente change the nature of superpower relations?
Learning Objectives
To explain the reasons for détente
To analyse the key features of detente
To assess the reasons why détente came to an end
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
**Enquiry Question: How did Churchill’s ‘Iron Curtain’ speech signify a divided Europe?
Learning Objectives**
To explain the context and content of the Iron Curtain speech
To analyse the speech to develop an understanding of its significance for Cold War relations
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did the post-war peace conferences increase tension between the Great Powers?
Learning Objectives
To explain the outcomes of discussion at the post-war peace conferences
To analyse the extent of agreement/disagreement at each conference
To evaluate the extent to which the decision to drop the atomic bomb was to intimidate the Russians
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War)
Learning Objectives
To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine
To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe
To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s
To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall
To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War
Enquiry Question: What is genocide?
Learning Objectives
To explain the concept of genocide
To develop vocabulary that can help explain the concept of genocide
To think creatively as to how genocide can be prevented
Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74
Learning Objectives
To investigate the aims and impact of the Black Panther Movement, including the role of Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
To assess the impact of race riots on the CRM
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
Learning Objectives
To describe Nicholas II’s feelings about become Tsar
To explain the main enemies of the Tsarist regime
To analyze how Nicholas II ruled the Empire