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History, Government and Politics. From GCSE to A level you will find something that catches both your eye and the eye of your students. I have recently published a book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1718040245?pf_rd_p=71cb17e9-f468-4d3f-94d5-a0de44c50a7e&pf_rd_r=N651242J7B714HVHDFCM I have also set up a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiS0B9bmin-aBgKzGZ5vkdA?view_as=subscriber

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History, Government and Politics. From GCSE to A level you will find something that catches both your eye and the eye of your students. I have recently published a book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1718040245?pf_rd_p=71cb17e9-f468-4d3f-94d5-a0de44c50a7e&pf_rd_r=N651242J7B714HVHDFCM I have also set up a YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiS0B9bmin-aBgKzGZ5vkdA?view_as=subscriber
The League of Nations, Peace and collective Security
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The League of Nations, Peace and collective Security

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Big idea: To understand the aims of the League and its Covenant. Further aim: analysing and extracting information from sources. For this course you will need the following books: International Relations, 1879–2004 ISBN 9780192853523 The League of Nations and the Organization of Peace ISBN 9781408228211 Access to History: Rivalry and Accord - International Relations 1870-1914, 2nd Edition ISBN-10: 0340804319 ISBN-13: 978-0340804315 I have created a course for Cambridge Internationals As level History, Component One, International Option: The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945. This should help teach any student the entire course, it is advisable that you allow students access to the internet during these lessons. You will have activities, reading, and homework provided. These lessons could easily be adapted to other League of Nations courses.
A tool to help answer source questions in history.
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A tool to help answer source questions in history.

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I had this idea in the summer of 2017, to help students answer the tricky source question, which seems to always cause problems. I had tried anagrams and memory tools, and these helped a lot. This tool, however, changed grades significantly.
Introduction to the search for International peace keeping and security 1919 - 45
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Introduction to the search for International peace keeping and security 1919 - 45

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Introduction to the search for International peace keeping and security 1919 - 45. For this course you will need the following books: International Relations, 1879–2004 ISBN 9780192853523 The League of Nations and the Organization of Peace ISBN 9781408228211 Access to History: Rivalry and Accord - International Relations 1870-1914, 2nd Edition ISBN-10: 0340804319 ISBN-13: 978-0340804315 I have created a course for Cambridge Internationals As level History, Component One, International Option: The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945. This should help teach any student the entire course, it is advisable that you allow students access to the internet during these lessons. You will have activities, reading, and homework provided. These lessons could easily be adapted to other League of Nations courses.
League of Nations Organisational Structure
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League of Nations Organisational Structure

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This is a lesson for the organisational structure of the league. For this course you will need the following books: International Relations, 1879–2004 ISBN 9780192853523 The League of Nations and the Organization of Peace ISBN 9781408228211 Access to History: Rivalry and Accord - International Relations 1870-1914, 2nd Edition ISBN-10: 0340804319 ISBN-13: 978-0340804315 I have created a course for Cambridge Internationals As level History, Component One, International Option: The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945. This should help teach any student the entire course, it is advisable that you allow students access to the internet during these lessons. You will have activities, reading, and homework provided. These lessons could easily be adapted to other League of Nations courses.
Lesson notes or Revision notes for an Overview of the Cold War nuclear race.
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Lesson notes or Revision notes for an Overview of the Cold War nuclear race.

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This is just notes to give to students. It details: Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) Submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) Multiple independently-targeted re-entry vehicles (MIRVs) The Cuban Missile Crisis The Bay of pigs Invasion Medium-range ballistic nuclear missiles (MRBMs) Intermediate-range ballistic nuclear missiles (IRBMs) Détente 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty 1968 Non-proliferation Treaty 1972 SALT 1 (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks) 1979 SALT 2 (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks) 1982 START Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 3 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
Overall Contribution to International Relations Assessment
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Overall Contribution to International Relations Assessment

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The Big idea is to assess the overall effectiveness of the League of Nations and it’s contribution to world peace. The aim of the lesson is to: Understand the contribution of the League of Nations to World Peace and develop source assessment skills. For this course you will need the following books: International Relations, 1879–2004 ISBN 9780192853523 The League of Nations and the Organization of Peace ISBN 9781408228211 Access to History: Rivalry and Accord - International Relations 1870-1914, 2nd Edition ISBN-10: 0340804319 ISBN-13: 978-0340804315 I have created a course for Cambridge Internationals As level History, Component One, International Option: The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945. This should help teach any student the entire course, it is advisable that you allow students access to the internet during these lessons. You will have activities, reading, and homework provided. These lessons could easily be adapted to other League of Nations courses.
AQA: Elizabeth 1, Catholics, Protestants and Puritans.
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AQA: Elizabeth 1, Catholics, Protestants and Puritans.

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You will need the following books to support this: Reign of Elizabeth, Marie Rowlands (English Catholics in the Reign of Elizabeth 1), which can be found at: Access To History: Elizabeth 1 - Religion and Foreign Affairs 2nd Edition, John Warren Published 2002, ISBN 978 0340846896 AQA History, The Triumph of Elizabeth: Britain, 1547 - 1603,(Known as the blue book in these lesson slides.) Michael Tillbrook, Published 2009, ISBN 978 1 4085 0317 1 Elizabeth I, Anne Somerset, Published 1997, ISBN 978 1 8421 2624 0 Details and activities on Catholics, Puritans ( Conformists/Presbyterians/Separatists) and Protestants, with the Act of Supremacy and Mary, Queen of Scots, debate on her impact on Catholicism and rebellion. You should be able to extend this over two lessons.
Successes and failures of the League of Nations.
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Successes and failures of the League of Nations.

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There are three lessons. Big Idea: Identifying and understanding the successes and failures of the League of Nations There are images, and information on the organisation, treaties and commissions information. For this course you will need the following books: International Relations, 1879–2004 ISBN 9780192853523 The League of Nations and the Organization of Peace ISBN 9781408228211 Access to History: Rivalry and Accord - International Relations 1870-1914, 2nd Edition ISBN-10: 0340804319 ISBN-13: 978-0340804315 I have created a course for Cambridge Internationals As level History, Component One, International Option: The Search for International Peace and Security, 1919–1945. This should help teach any student the entire course, it is advisable that you allow students access to the internet during these lessons. You will have activities, reading, and homework provided. These lessons could easily be adapted to other League of Nations courses.
Roosevelt and New Deal
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Roosevelt and New Deal

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Roosevelt and New Deal Source Practice US Government description The beginnings of the new deal The practical support.
Bloody Sunday and other risings 1905
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Bloody Sunday and other risings 1905

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A full lesson on Bloody Sunday, with quotes from key figures, lesson tasks galore, and detailed information for you and your students to discuss. This is for A level, and could easily be adapted for GCSE.
The consequences of Dr. Martin Luther King's death.
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The consequences of Dr. Martin Luther King's death.

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This is a G.C.S.E. lesson on the consequences of Dr King. I could not find much on line, so I built this myself. It includes starters, reading material, lesson tasks, and homework. Enjoy! Even some questions on the Black Panthers, Trump and Obama.
IGCSE Edexcel The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 75 Chapter 4 Nixon + Ford, 69 - 75
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IGCSE Edexcel The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 75 Chapter 4 Nixon + Ford, 69 - 75

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This is a chapter of my book, The Vietnam Conflict 1945 - 75. 'Those who fail to learn from History, are forced to repeat it.’ The last message to Washington from Saigon in 1975, from CIA Chief Thomas Polgar. It was the first time the United States had been defeated in a conflict. This book is a perfect guide to the Vietnam Conflict. With more recent wars in the Middle East having similar issues and style of warfare. This book hopes to pass on to the next generation the issues, mistakes and lessons learnt from the Vietnam conflict in order to avoid them in future conflicts. The book is a perfect addition to any classroom or to anyone wanting to learn about the events taking place in Vietnam or in the United States, from war to peace, to anti-war and pro-war protests. This book includes facts, a timeline of events, detailed pictures, mini-bios of key people involved, sources, quotes, it discusses who won the war, and how this was achieved. Nixon and Ford’s policies, Vietnamisation, peace and Communist victory 1969–75 Failure of peace talks Widening the war in Cambodia and Laos: ‘secret bombing’ Relations with China The roles of Kissinger and Le Duc Tho in the Paris peace talks (1972) The renewed North Vietnamese offensive. (1972) Vietnamisation and withdrawal by 1973 The effects of Ford’s diplomatic response The final offensive (March–April 1975) and the fall of Saigon Reasons for the Communist Victory
IGCSE Edexcel The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 1975, Chapter 5 Civilians
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IGCSE Edexcel The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 1975, Chapter 5 Civilians

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This is chapter 5 from my book ‘The Vietnam Conflict, 1945 - 75.’ 'Those who fail to learn from History, are forced to repeat it.’ The last message to Washington from Saigon in 1975, from CIA Chief Thomas Polgar. It was the first time the United States had been defeated in a conflict. This book is a perfect guide to the Vietnam Conflict. With more recent wars in the Middle East having similar issues and style of warfare. This book hopes to pass on to the next generation the issues, mistakes and lessons learnt from the Vietnam conflict in order to avoid them in future conflicts. The book is a perfect addition to any classroom or to anyone wanting to learn about the events taking place in Vietnam or in the United States, from war to peace, to anti-war and pro-war protests. This book includes facts, a timeline of events, detailed pictures, mini-bios of key people involved, sources, quotes, it discusses who won the war, and how this was achieved. It contains: The impact on civilians in Vietnam and attitudes in the USA US response to guerrilla warfare My Lai also known as the My Lai Massacre The effects of the war in the US The Kent State University Massacre Opposition to War in U.S.A Pro-War Demonstrations The Fulbright Hearings (1971)