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A one stop for all modern history teachers, big on ambition for great lessons and short on time. Find learning resources, lesson starters, factfiles, entire modules and more.

A one stop for all modern history teachers, big on ambition for great lessons and short on time. Find learning resources, lesson starters, factfiles, entire modules and more.
Lincoln, emancipation and reconstruction study notes
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Lincoln, emancipation and reconstruction study notes

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Three study guides for lesson or homework on the complexities of Lincoln’s approach to emancipation and the challenges of reconstruction after his death. Study notes for three complete lessons covering: Lincoln and Slavery Emancipation proclamation Reconstruction: Part One (1865-68)
The British Empire in the 19th Century Study Notes
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The British Empire in the 19th Century Study Notes

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This worksheet is an introductory outline to Britain’s empire in the 19th Century. It’s a great resource for a lesson framing the 19th Century. It briefly explores: The Atlantic Slave Trade. Britain’s use of colonial troops The power of the Royal Navy
Ku Klux Klan Primary Source Investigation
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Ku Klux Klan Primary Source Investigation

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This is a fully differentiated lesson resource with a potential oral history homework add on. It challenges learners to think reflectively about the place of the KKK in American society in the 1920s. It contains: 3 sources. 9 differentiated questions One oral history source Longer homework focused questions based on oral testimony
Japan's rise to power 1860-1918 study notes bundle
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Japan's rise to power 1860-1918 study notes bundle

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This comprehensive and in depth bundle gives teachers resources for five lessons and a module handbook to flip-learn from between lessons. It explains in depth the reasons for Japanese development after 1860 and Japan’s successful wars against China and Russia. Includes: Japan Module Handbook, lesson notes on Japan and the USA, Japan and Great Britain, the Sino Japanese War 1894-5, the Russo Japanese War 1905 and Japan and World War One.
Causes of the Holocaust: Source Based Exercise
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Causes of the Holocaust: Source Based Exercise

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This exercise contains eight primary and secondary sources and challenges learners to evaluate which school of historiography (intentionalist, functionalist) they support. The resource outlines the definition of intentionalism and functionalism. It provides a table at the end for learners to write their results in and justify their explanations.
Hitler's War Part Three: 1941-42 Study Guide
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Hitler's War Part Three: 1941-42 Study Guide

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These handy, accessible and detailed study notes are designed for students of the Second World War. They explore: The siege of Moscow and Leningrad Germany’s defeat at Stalingrad The battle of El Alamein Hitler’s reasoning America’s entry into the war Hitler’s anti Semitism The impact of Stalingrad on German morale
Stalin and Collectivisation
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Stalin and Collectivisation

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In the early 1930s Stalin began to remove private land and livestock from the USSR’s peasants, resulting in one of the most disastrous famines in Russian and Ukrainian history. This resource: Explains the ideological causes of collectivisation Examines the economic pressures on the USSR Evaluates different theories about the famine
The February Revolution Study Notes and Questions
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The February Revolution Study Notes and Questions

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This study guide explains the events of the February Revolution in Russia and the fall of Tsar Nicholas II. It features: Protests against the Tsar The mutiny of the army The Tsar’s abdication It also contains one essay and one source based question.
Russia and the First World War
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Russia and the First World War

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How did the Tsar of Russia lead his country to defeat, disaster and revolution? Access these clear and detailed lesson study notes to give your students precise subject knowledge to support their learning.
Causes of the Russian Revolution Part One
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Causes of the Russian Revolution Part One

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This resource is essential at the start of any study of the Russian revolution as it outlines the chaotic nature of Russia in the late 19th Century and the weaknesses of the Tsarist regime. It comes with a source based question at the end and is the first in a series of lesson guides on the revolution.
Victorian Britain Introduction Study Notes
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Victorian Britain Introduction Study Notes

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If you’re starting a study of European empires, Britain or the Victorians this is a great way of framing the discussion and setting the scene. This document will make sure your learners start from a clear and strong perspective; suitable for years 10-12 and higher.
The Paris Peace Conference, Asia and the Middle East Study Notes
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The Paris Peace Conference, Asia and the Middle East Study Notes

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These notes detail how Asia and the Middle East were treated at the Paris Peace Conference 1919. They cover: The creation of Palestine, Transjordan, Mesopotamia and Syria The exploitation of China by Japan Anglo French Imperial goals in Asia and the Middle East The resource comes with essay based questions at the end
Russia's 1905 Revolution Notes
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Russia's 1905 Revolution Notes

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These super accessible and detailed lesson notes for the 1905 Revolution take learners easily through the complex history of the revolt against the Tsar. It gives an overview of: The crisis of Tsardom How the Tsar was saved How the Tsar’s broken promises stored up more trouble for the future
Holocaust Source Evaluation Exercise
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Holocaust Source Evaluation Exercise

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This exercise for higher ability learners presents them with two contrasting perspectives on the causes of the Holocaust. It challenges learners to investigate the views of two different historians and address questions based on this and the wider historical context.
T4 Aktion study guide
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T4 Aktion study guide

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This accessible and detailed study guide explores the Nazi T4 Aktion and mass murder or disabled people in the Third Reich. It examines: The policy of forced sterilisation The widespread acceptance of eugenics around the world in the 1920s and 1930s The origins of the policy The methods employed by the Nazis Opposition to the T4 Aktion
Treaty of Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) student guide and assignment
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Treaty of Versailles (Paris Peace Conference) student guide and assignment

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This resource is a detailed and accessible guide to the Paris Peace Conference focusing on: American involvement in peacemaking British and French goals Punishing Germany Italian resentment at the peace The development of new nations in Europe Reasons for long term instability It includes essay and source based questions.
Hitler and Hjalmar Schacht fact file
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Hitler and Hjalmar Schacht fact file

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This is a quick to use fact file resource showing the main economic beliefs and disagreements between Hitler and his finance minister Hjalmar Schacht. It is ideal for history students studying Nazi Germany who want to access a deeper level of understanding about the economic policies that were introduced in the Third Reich.
Hitler's rise to power master bundle
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Hitler's rise to power master bundle

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This package contains 21 resources from 1918 to 1933 charting the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis to power. It explores: The end of the First World War The German revolution The problems of Weimar Republic’s ‘golden years’ The impact of the great depression Hitler’s government and terror state after 1933 Hitler’s economic and propaganda policies. In this package there are handouts, lesson exercises and lesson starters, links to my specially recorded podcasts and a lesson powerpoint on the German revolution.
Nixon and Vietnam
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Nixon and Vietnam

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Richard Nixon was elected in 1968 on a promise of withdrawing America from Vietnam, and by 1973 most US troops finally left. How did Nixon negotiate an ‘honourable peace’ with the North Vietnamese? This resource is ideal as study notes for lesson time or to base a homework around. Contains detailed and precise information made accessible for learners of all abilities
The Red Summer 1919 Study Notes
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The Red Summer 1919 Study Notes

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This accessible and detailed study guide to the race riots in the USA during 1919 explains: The economic causes of the riots The relationship between the First World War and the riots Reasons for government inaction Key events during the riots The Haynes Report into the causes of the riots