An interactive decision-making sheet for students to fill in. They place themselves in the position of the League and decide what they would do in each scenario. More able students have a version where they explain heir choices and evaluate the actual responses of the League. There are extension questions on the powerpoint on the actual responses of the League. The final slides cover the Geneva Protocol, with questions on its role. Information on each scenario is provided, as is space for students to give an explanation of each of their choices. Use the powerpoint to support whole lesson, especially when covering the actual responses of the League. This could be done as a group, paired or individual activity.

A card sort to show the aims of the Big Three leaders at the Treaty of Versailles. Students can use this to make a decision on why each of the leaders held these aims, and which were the more or less reasonable of the aims. More able student can explain which was the most likely to achieve an agreeable peace settlement, in the short and long term. This is an ideal activity for preparing students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.

A cut and stick activity which leads to a piece of judgemental writing on successes of the League of Nations. Students match up point of success to the evidence surrounding it. They stick each matched point and piece of evidence into the table. This could alternatively be recorded in the venn diagram. They then give their own explanation, such as ‘This was a more / less meaningful success because…’ Students can categorise and prioritise the different aspects of success, into areas such as local peacekeeping, global peacekeeping and global improvement. More able students can explain which was the most significant of the achievements, in the short and long term. This is an ideal activity for preparing students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.

This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise reasons that the League of Nations failed to stop the invasion of Abyssinia. It can be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet, or as a diamond 9. Categories for a diamond 9 could include: Self interest of members Failure of sanctions Inability to make decisions Others More able student can explain which was the most significant of the consequences, in the short and long term. They are encouraged to give their thoughts on the role of the League and its weakness. This is an ideal activity for preparing students for longer-answer exam questions. It allows discussion to develop as students explain their thoughts and defend them in front of their peers.

This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise and prioritise reasons that the Soviet Union failed in Afghanistan. More able students can use the cards to explain their thoughts on the most important reason for the USSR’s failure. This could also be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet.

A worksheet differentiated for the higher-, medium- and lower-ability students, containing reasons for the abolition of the slave trade, and slavery itself. Could be used as a card sort or a colour-coded worksheet. Students can decide which factors help to end the slave trade, slavery itself, or both. Students can sort for political, economic social and cultural reasons. Students are invited to make decisions on the most important 3 reasons at the end of the sorting. This can lead to lively debate.

An assessment for Key Stage 3 students about assessing the accuracy of a source. Students are invited to label the picture of slaves working on a plantation. They then fill in what they notice on the worksheet, which is differentiated for the lower-ability students. They give their own explanation of the evidence in the picture. E.g. P - slaves’ clothes, Ev - they are European, and look new and fresh, Exp - Slaves did wear European clothes, but after a long day in the fields they would be looking more tatty than they are how to be. There is a writing frame and mark scheme attached. The mark scheme is NC levels, but can easily be adapted to GCSE style grades.

A card sort which allows students to place in chronological order the events (from the start of Glasnost and Perestroika to the end of 1991) which led to the fall of the USSR. More able students can be challenged to explain what each of these events meant, and how much of a threat it was, with the higher end resource.

A card sort which allows students to place in chronological order the events (from 1991 end of 1995) which happened in the Former Yugoslavia. More able students can be challenged to explain what each of these events meant, and how much of a threat it was, with the higher end resource.

This is a card sort designed to allow students to categorise and prioritise reasons that the Berlin Airlift was successful. More able students can use the cards to explain their thoughts on the most important reason for the Airlift’s success. The task could also be done as a diamond activity. It could be done as a venn diagram using the second sheet.

A lesson on the development of thee British Empire. A blank copy of a world map is attached for a labelling exercise of the colonies of the Empire. Students complete card sorting activity on the reasons for the development of the empire. They can be challenged to come up with their own categories, or those on the table in the PowerPoint can be used. It can be done as a diamond 9 activity for more able students. There is a differentiated copy for lower-ability students. Students can decide on the key reason(s) and give their own explanation. It could also be one as a venn diagram using the venn diagram template, Finish by explaining the main trading routes, and have students draw these on their blank map.

A resource for KS4. Firstly, students watch the YouTube link and answer questions about the Red Scare. Secondly, students decide whether the Red Scare was justified or not, by marking different pieces of evidence. This can lead to a PEE paragraph or debate.

The worksheet is a card sort / Diamond 9 activity for students, with a differentiated version too. Students are invited to categories and prioritise the reasons that the American Revolution happened. Students should answer the question underneath the card sort, and then more able students can attempt the extension questions. This can lead to discussion / debate on why the revolution happened. The powerpoint contains objectives, key words, background information and a video and task on the course of the revolution. The worksheet forms part of the lesson as described on the ppt.

A resource to revise the circumnavigation of the world. Students need the AQA workbooklet. Powerpoint slides introduce the reasons the Elizabeth wanted to promote the circumnavigation, and reasons that Drake was chosen to lead the circumnavigation - his knowledge of portoleon charts, astrolabes etc, and his forceful personality. Diamond ranking activities come in more and less detailed forms. Students can explain and rank the consequences. This can lead to an extended writing activity at the end.