A scaffolded historiographical approach to delivering this topic in the style of a spiral curriculum. The emphasis of this approach is to encourage students to develop and extend their ability to analyse and evaluate different interpretations. This second topic focuses on a comparative approach to students exploring the consolidation of power of Mao and Hitler, with the consolidation of power of Mussolini and Lenin/Stalin referenced as additional case studies for students. IB History - Paper 2 - Topic 10: Authoritarian States (20th century)

Lesson requiring pupils to examine arguements for and against executing the King, the verdict and to create a short talk-show clip interviewing the key people.

Lesson asking pupils to consolidate knowledge from constitution topic so far to make judgements as to who holds the power, and apply new knowledge to 15 mark exam questions.

Learning Objectives To identify how Britain benefitted from having colonies To explain reasons why Britain built an empire To evaluate which reasons were the most and least important

Lesson adpated for high ability pupils including card sort (can be printed directly from powerpoint) where pupils decide on categories, analysis of propaganda and Adolf Hitler true or false plenary game.

Lesson briefly examining liberation from concentration camps, fight for justice(Nuremberg trials), holocaust remembrance and holocaust denial.

Book inserts for students to be used in Y7 Civics. Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.

Enquiry Question: How were Jews treated throughout history? Learning Objectives To identify the origins and history of anti-Semitism To describe the ways that antisemitism has changed over time To reflect on the dangers of prejudice and hate speech

Enquiry Question: How could you run a country? Learning Objectives To explain the concept of fairness in a community To analyse the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of government Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.

Enquiry Question: What do you already know about the Holocaust? Learning Objectives To establish your prior knowledge of the Holocaust To combat myths and misconceptions about the Holocaust

Activities to consolidate and extend vocabulary to be used in Civics. Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.

Baseline assessment and answers. Civics curriculum designed to be delivered in an International school to a largely American student body.

Enquiry Question: How do we define the Holocaust? ** Learning Objectives** To define the term “Holocaust” To explain the importance of learning about the Holocaust

Enquiry Question: How did the Nazis use legal means to persecute Jewish people? Learning Objectives To examine how laws were used in Nazi Germany to persecute Jewish people To gain an appreciation of the evolution of Nazi policies against Jewish People To apply this understanding and to use our skills of empathy to examine Jewish experiences in the 1930s and 40s

Enquiry Question: How did Jewish life change in the ghettos? Learning Objectives To identify the four phases of the Holocaust To explain the meaning of the word ‘ghetto’ To understand and reflect on what life was like in ghettos

Lesson examining Elizabeth's problems in her early reign

Enquiry Question: How did Jewish life change in the concentration camps? Learning Objectives To clarify the difference between death camps/ killing centers and concentration camps To explore survivor testimony about life in Auschwitz

Enquiry Question: How were those responsible for the Holocaust punished? Learning Objectives To examine their own views guilt and responsibility during wartime. To analyze who should have been judged - the individuals who gave orders, the people who carried them out, or the people allowed the atrocities to occur To evaluate whether justice was achieved at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.

Enquiry Question: What dilemmas and choices did people face during the Holocaust? Learning Objectives To define the typical categories used to classify those who were involved in the Holocaust To consider the moral dilemmas and complexities of the events To explain the role of ordinary people in why the Holocaust happened

Enquiry Question: How did the Nazis carry out a mass genocide? Learning Objectives To explain the death camp system the Nazis used to carry out the Holocaust To collaboratively research a case study of the Holocaust in one European nation