Remembrance Day: Colonial troops in World War One

These two lessons teach students about the experiences and role of colonial troops from the Caribbean and East Africa in the First World War.

Both lessons draw on some prior knowledge of the wider WW1 context and use sources from the Imperial War Museum to investigate the experiences of these soldiers.

I designed these lessons as part of a Year 9 enquiry into experiences of the First World war, but it can be adapted up or down. It’s an excellent start if you are looking to improve the diversity of your curriculum provision of this topic, particularly in time to mark Black History month in October.

Themes/links: empire, colonialism, militarism, WW1, imperialism, scramble for Africa, independence movements, warfare

Please note the individual lessons are also available separately in my shop