The repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846, was a major turning point in British History. At the heart of the debate on their repeal was what role should the government play in society, should it govern in the interests of the landed elite or in the majority?The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Peel took the decision to put ‘Country before Party’ and enlisted the help of the Duke of Wellington to help force it through Parliament as his last act before retiring from politics. The debate over the Corn Laws was fierce both inside and out of Parliament with the Anti-Corn Law League pushing for a ‘Free Trade’ policy in the hope of reducing tarriffs to help the poor. The ‘Protectionist’ or ‘Free Trade’ argument has divided British politics ever since and was at the heart of the Brexit debate. Due to the complexities to the debate surrounding the Corn Laws, they are rarely studied at KS3, but this outstanding lesson, which has been field tested and refined in the classroom cleverly reduces the key issues to understandable bitesizes. The core task revolves around a card sort which gets students to sort through arguments both for and against the Corn Laws. The PowerPoint been designed to support the card sort provides information slides, sources, video links, tasks to not only help provide some fun and engaging activities for your students, but deepen and extend their understanding. When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a one page Word Document which contains a learning objective, instruction for the card sort, two heading cards and 18 information cards to be sorted under them. I have also provided this as a PDF file. You will also also be able to download a 20 slide supporting PowerPoint which contains two optional starters, information slides, video links, tasks and activities. These activities include a speech writing activity for either Sir Robert Peel advocating the Corn Laws or an MP opposing their abolition. This is backed up with a peer review sheets and guidance on how to write a persuasive speech. Alternatively, you could set your students the extended writing task to explain why the Corn Laws were repealed. I have also included several plenaries that you can choose from including a thinking skills review triangle activity. For more information please review the preview. This lesson is aimed at higher ability KS3 students but is also suitable for students studying this topic at GCSE or A Level. The aims and objectives are: Theme: Popular Protest in the 19th Century Know: Why were the Corn Laws introduced in 1804? Understand: Why did the Anti-Corn Law League want them repealed? Evaluate: Why were the Corn Laws abolished in 1846? Skills: Source Analysis, Cause, Consequence & Collaboration WILF – What Am I Looking For? Can You Describe: Why were the Corn Laws and introduced? Explain: Why the Anti-Corn Law League wanted to abolish them? Analyse: Why were the Corn Laws abolished in 1846? Kind Regards Roy

This lesson resource has been designed to help students studying the changes to the iron and steel industry 1700 - 1850. It can be used with the full spectrum of ability, but the text level would better suit middle to upper ability students. If you like this resource, I have also produced a PowerPoint and a card sort, which provide additional differentiation. These can be purchased separately or as a package under the same title . When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a three page worksheet. This beautifully illustrated resource includes an introduction, which explains why there was an increased demand for iron and steel in this period. The rest of the worksheet looks in turn at the introduction of each new method and explains why it was invented and the impact that it had on the iron and steel industry. Each section is beautifully illustrated with images that can be easily photocopied in either colour or black and white. The activity section includes eight questions. The first question can be used as a starter. The second question tries to get students to explain the link between the population increase, the Industrial Revolution and the demand for more iron. The third and fourth questions makes the link between the shortage of charcoal and the need for a new method. Question five is a table summary exercise, which focuses on each of the methods of production. Whilst questions six is designed to get students to study a source and draw conclusions to explain the importance of the iron and steel industry to Britain's Industrial Revolution. The final questions look at the historical importance of Abraham Darby's Ironbridge. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Why did Britain have an industrial revolution 1750 - 1900? Know: Why did Britain's iron and steel industry change 1700 - 1900? Understand: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry? Evaluate: What part did the iron and steel industry play in Britain's Industrial Revolution? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Why did Britain's iron and steel industry change 1700 - 1900 Explain: How did each new method contribute to the changes in the iron and steel industry? Analyse: What part did the iron and steel industry play in Britain's Industrial Revolution? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Kind Regards Roy

This lesson resource has been designed to help students studying the changes to the textile industry 1750 - 1900. It can be used with the full spectrum of ability, but the text level of the sources would better suit lower middle to upper ability students. However, if you like this resource, I have also produced a PowerPoint and a card sort, which provide additional differentiation. These can be purchased separately or as a package under the same title . When you purchase this resource you will be able to download a three page worksheet. This beautifully illustrated resource includes an introduction, which explains why there was an increased demand for textiles in this period. The rest of the worksheet looks in turn at the the introduction of each new machine and explains why it was invented and the impact that it had on the textile industry. Each section is beautifully illustrated with images that can be easily photocopied in either colour or black and white. The worksheet concludes by looking at the impact of the new machines on the why people worked and the organisation of the textile industry. The activity section includes four questions. The first question aims to get students to explain the link between the population increase and the demand for more textiles. The second question is a table summary exercise, which focuses in turn on each of the new machines. The third and fourth questions are designed to get students to study one of three sources and draw conclusions to explain why some opposed the new machines and the new factory based system. I’ve also included a link in this resource description to a folk song so that students can contrast the sources on the domestic system with the factory system. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Why did Britain have an industrial revolution 1750 - 1900? Know: Why did Britain’s textile industry change 1750 - 1900? Understand: How did each new machine contribute to the changes in the textile industry? Evaluate: What impact did these new machines have on peoples lives? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: Why did Britain’s textile industry change 1750 - 1900? Explain: How did each new machine contribute to the changes taking place in the textile industry? Analyse: What impact did these new machines have on peoples lives? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resources is designed to help students understand why different groups opposed the New Deal 1933 - 1941. It can be used as a starter or a plenary activity and should fit around any standard text book or resource on this topic. The card sort includes eight heading cards that can be matched to twelve statement cards. I have deliberately included some extra cards to add some challenge for the more able. Once the cards have been sorted, the second task asks students to create a key to help them decide which statements believed that the New Deal did too much or too little to help the American people. This resource is supplied in Microsoft Word so you can further differentiate this resource for your students if you wish. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: The New Deal 1933 - 1941 Know: Which groups / individuals opposed the New Deal? Understand: Why was each group / individual opposed to the New Deal? Evaluate: How successful was the New Deal? WILF - What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe = Who opposed the New Deal? Explain: Why did different groups oppose the New Deal? Analyse: Begin to form a judgement on how successful was the New Deal? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students assess how successful the New Deal 1933 was at helping the US economy recover from 1933 to 1941. It is suitable for the full range of ability of students from 14 to 18, as I have included a mixture of easy as well as challenging statements. The resource includes a single A4 sheet, with two heading cards labelled ‘successful’ and ‘unsuccessful’ as well as 22 statements that can be sorted under either headings. I would recommend getting your students to cut out the cards, sort them and then feed back to the class or their group before sticking them into their books. If you are pressed for time, then you could always get your students to use the heading cards to create a key or colour in the statement using highlighters. There are several extension activities that you an then so with the sorted statements. Firstly, they could create a key to label some of the statements ‘Relief, Recovery or Reform.’ Secondly, they could use the sorted statements to attempt an extended question on: 'How successful was the New Deal from 1933 - 1941. Theme: The USA in the 1930s. Know: What ‘action’ did FDR take through his New Deal to help the American economy recover? Understand: In what areas of the economy did the New Deal succeed / fail? Evaluate: How far did the New Deal help the US economy to recover 1933 - 1941? WILF: What Am I Looking For? Identify and describe: The ‘action’ taken by FDR to help the economy recover? Explain: In what areas of the economy did the New Deal succeed or fail? Analyse: How far did the New Deal help the US economy to recover 1933 - 1941? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at the role played the Civilian Conservation Corps. This lesson is one of a series looking in detail at the role played by each of the New Deal alphabet agencies. It is designed to be a case study so there is some overlap if you have bought some of the other resources. However, if you have then you will already know the high standards that we set ourselves at the History Academy when we create our resources. When you buy this resource you will download a PowerPoint with twenty two slides that include information, sources, links to video clips and nine activities. Activity 1 is a snowballing starter. Activity 2 is based around a class discussion of FDR's inauguration speech the aims of the New Deal. Activity 3 is a discussions around an animated diagram about how consumer fear was undermining the US economy and making unemployment worse. Activity 4 looks at 'pump priming' and why certain groups opposed it and is linked to a source analysis question. Activity 5 is based around a class or pair discussion about a key quote by the historian John Salmond about the aims of the CCC. Activity 6 looks at the important questions about why FDR made helping young men and the environment a top personal priority. Activity 7 is source analysis question based around how the CCC aimed to help young men, whilst activity 8 is designed to get students to review two sources and two short video clips to help them evaluate how successful the CCC was at achieving its core aims. Finally, activity 9 rounds the lesson off by reviewing the good and bad points of working in the CCC. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? Know: What were the aims of the New Deal? Understand: How did the CCC try to help young men and the environment? Evaluate: How successful was the CCC? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: How did the CCC try and help young men and the environment? Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at two contrasting case studies the Civilian Works Administration and the Public Works Administration. When you buy this resource you will receive .a blank Venn diagram template to print of for your students as well as a card sort sheet with 24 statements on the achievements of either the CWA or the PWA. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? Know: What were the aims of the New Deal? Understand: How did the CWA and the PWA try to help the unemployed? Evaluate: Which Alphabet Agency was more effective? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: How did the CWA and the PWA try and help the unemployed? Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can buy a PowerPoint to accompany this resource for only $5. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at the controversy within FDR's government surrounding the setting up of the Works Progress Administration. When you buy this resource you will receive a twenty four slide PowerPoint that includes information, sources and ten activities. Activity 1 is a snowballing starter; Activity 2 is based around a class discussion of FDR's inauguration speech the aims of the New Deal; Activity 3 is a discussions around an animate diagram about how consumer fear was undermining the US economy and making unemployment worse; Activity 4 looks at 'pump priming' and why certain groups opposed it and is linked to a source analysis question; Activity 5 gets students to evaluate some of the jobs created by the CWA and decide if they were boondoggles and Activity 6 aims to get students to explain how the PWA tried to help the unemployed. Activity 7 is a source analysis question which aims to get students to assess the short comings of the PWA. This could be adapted to an exam style question. I have provided a pupil mark scheme that could be easily adapted to suit your own exam board. Activity 8 asks students to evaluate whether the jobs created by the WPA were 'boondoggles', whilst activity 9 aims to get students to copy down the diagram about the achievements of the WPA and improve it after watching a media clip. Activity 10 is based around a class discussion on whether Harold Ickes or Harry Hopkins was right and includes quotes by historians to help fuel the debate. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? Know: What were the aims of the New Deal? Understand: How did the WPA try to help the unemployed? Evaluate: How successful was the WPA? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: How did the WPA try and help the unemployed? Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at the controversy within FDR's government surrounding the setting up of the Works Progress Administration. When you buy this resource you will receive a twenty four slide PowerPoint that includes information, sources and ten activities. Activity 1 is a snowballing starter; Activity 2 is based around a class discussion of FDR's inauguration speech the aims of the New Deal; Activity 3 is a discussions around an animate diagram about how consumer fear was undermining the US economy and making unemployment worse; Activity 4 looks at 'pump priming' and why certain groups opposed it and is linked to a source analysis question; Activity 5 gets students to evaluate some of the jobs created by the CWA and decide if they were boondoggles and Activity 6 aims to get students to explain how the PWA tried to help the unemployed. Activity 7 is a source analysis question which aims to get students to assess the short comings of the PWA. This could be adapted to an exam style question. I have provided a pupil mark scheme that could be easily adapted to suit your own exam board. Activity 8 asks students to evaluate whether the jobs created by the WPA were 'boondoggles', whilst activity 9 aims to get students to copy down the diagram about the achievements of the WPA and improve it after watching a media clip. Activity 10 is based around a class discussion on whether Harold Ickes or Harry Hopkins was right and includes quotes by historians to help fuel the debate. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? Know: What were the aims of the New Deal? Understand: How did the WPA try to help the unemployed? Evaluate: How successful was the WPA? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: How did the WPA try and help the unemployed? Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great resource is designed to help students understand why the US economy boomed in the 1920's. It can used with pretty much any resource on this topic and is suitable for the full range of abilities. To help stretch students, I have also built in some challenge with a thinking skills review triangle activity at the end to help them prioritise which was the most important factor. This organiser could then be used as the basis for a plan along with the card sort for an extended piece of writing or essay on this topic. The resource includes eight heading cards including impact of the First World War, credit, confidence, natural resources, technological change, Republican policies, marketing and mass production. It also includes twenty statement cards. Six of these statement cards are on the second page along with the thinking skills review activity. For a lower ability class, you could just print off the first page and give them fourteen cards to sort. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Why was there an economic boom in the 1920s? Know: What were the main reasons why the US economy grew? Understand: How did each factor help the economy boom? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? WILF: What Am I Looking for? Identify & describe: The main reasons why the US economy boomed? Explain: How did each factor help the economy to grow rapidly? Analyse: Which factors were the most important? If you are looking for additional challenge for your gifted and talented students or even your sixth formers, why not check out my diamond nine activity on this topic which can be found in my TES shop? You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great resource is designed to help students understand why the US economy boomed in the 1920’s. The key theory underpinning this strategy is that when we rank items, either statements, objects or images, we are required to make explicit the over- arching relationships by which we organise our knowledge and connect our learning. It can used as a starter or plenary and is suitable for middle to upper ability students as a stretch and challenge task. If you would like something aimed at middle to lower ability students, then please check out my card sort of this topic in my TES shop. This task is primarily designed to help students prioritise the different factors in preparation for an extended answer or essay. The resource nine diamond shaped cards which include a range of factors to explain why the US economy boomed in the 1920s. Once students have cut the cards out they are set three tasks including: Remove any reasons for the boom that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between the different reasons. Record and explain your reasons. Make a smaller diamond shape using what you think are the four most important reasons why the US economy boom in the 1920’s. Record and explain your reasons. At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their thinking skills as well as their arguments for writing their essay. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Why was there an economic boom in the 1920s? Know: What were the main reasons why the US economy grew? Understand: How did each factor help the economy boom? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? WILF: What Am I Looking for? Identify & describe: The main reasons why the US economy boomed? Explain: How did each factor help the economy to grow rapidly? Analyze: Which factors were the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my TES shop where you can find many similar ideas and resources. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at two contrasting case studies the Civilian Works Administration and the Public Works Administration. When you buy this resource you will receive a nineteen slide PowerPoint that includes information, sources and six activities: Activity 1 is a snowballing starter; Activity 2 is based around a class discussion of FDR's inauguration speech the aims of the New Deal; Activity 3 is a discussions around an animate diagram about how consumer fear was undermining the US economy and making unemployment worse; Activity 4 looks at 'pump priming' and why certain groups opposed it and is linked to a source analysis question; Activity 5 gets students to evaluate some of the jobs created by the CWA and decide if they were boondoggles and Activity 6 is Venn diagram card sort exercise to help students compare and contrast both agencies and decide which was the most effective. You also get a blank Venn diagram template to print of for your students as well as a card sort sheet with 24 statements to sort. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? Know: What were the aims of the New Deal? Understand: How did the CWA and the PWA try to help the unemployed? Evaluate: Which Alphabet Agency was more effective? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: How did the CWA and the PWA try and help the unemployed? Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This outstanding resource is designed to help students evaluate how successful the New Deal was at putting the USA back to work through the alphabet agencies by looking at two contrasting case studies the Civilian Works Administration and the Public Works Administration. When you buy this resource you will receive a nineteen slide PowerPoint that includes information, sources and six activities: Activity 1 is a snowballing starter; Activity 2 is based around a class discussion of FDR's inauguration speech the aims of the New Deal; Activity 3 is a discussions around an animate diagram about how consumer fear was undermining the US economy and making unemployment worse; Activity 4 looks at 'pump priming' and why certain groups opposed it and is linked to a source analysis question; Activity 5 gets students to evaluate some of the jobs created by the CWA and decide if they were boondoggles and Activity 6 is Venn diagram card sort exercise to help students compare and contrast both agencies and decide which was the most effective. You also get a blank Venn diagram template to print of for your students as well as a card sort sheet with 24 statements to sort. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? Know: What were the aims of the New Deal? Understand: How did the CWA and the PWA try to help the unemployed? Evaluate: Which Alphabet Agency was more effective? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: How did the CWA and the PWA try and help the unemployed? Analyse: How successful was the New Deal 1933 – 1939? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great resource is designed to help students evaluate the economic, social and environmental problems facing US farmers 1919 - 1939. It can also be used to help students evaluate how successfully which problems the New Deal Alphabet Agency AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) either solved or indirectly created. It can be used as a starter or plenary or along side another resource that I have uploaded on my TES shop ‘The New Deal: AAA.’ The resource includes three factor cards labelled economic, social and environment as well as fourteen statement cards describing the problems faced by US farmers 1919 - 1939. The resource also includes a learning objective, instructions and two addition extension tasks. The first asks students to Review their cards you have sorted and create a key to show which problems were solved or created by the AAA. The second task asks students to write an extended answer evaluating ‘how successful was the AAA at solving the problems of US farmers in the 1930s?’. The learning objectives for this lesson are: Theme: The USA 1919 - 1939. Know: What problems faced USA farmers 1919 - 1939? Understand: Which problems were caused by economic, social or environmental factors? Evaluate: How successfully did the AAA solve the problems facing US farmers? WILF: What Am I looking For? Identify & describe: What problems faced US farmers 1919 - 1939? Explain: Which factors were caused by economic, social or environmental problems? Evaluate: How successful was the US governments action to help farmers through the AAA? The resource is supplied in Microsoft Word so it can be easily adapted to suit the needs of your students. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great resource is designed to help students evaluate the economic, social and environmental problems facing US farmers 1919 - 1939. It can also be used to help students evaluate how successfully which problems the New Deal Alphabet Agency AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration) either solved or indirectly created. It can be used as a starter or plenary or along side another resource that I have uploaded on my TES shop 'The New Deal: AAA.' The resource includes three factor cards labelled economic, social and environment as well as fourteen statement cards describing the problems faced by US farmers 1919 - 1939. The resource also includes a learning objective, instructions and two addition extension tasks. The first asks students to Review their cards you have sorted and create a key to show which problems were solved or created by the AAA. The second task asks students to write an extended answer evaluating 'how successful was the AAA at solving the problems of US farmers in the 1930s?'. The learning objectives for this lesson are: Theme: The USA 1919 - 1939. Know: What problems faced USA farmers 1919 - 1939? Understand: Which problems were caused by economic, social or environmental factors? Evaluate: How successfully did the AAA solve the problems facing US farmers? WILF: What Am I looking For? Identify & describe: What problems faced US farmers 1919 - 1939? Explain: Which factors were caused by economic, social or environmental problems? Evaluate: How successful was the US governments action to help farmers through the AAA? The resource is supplied in Microsoft Word so it can be easily adapted to suit the needs of your students. If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow 'The History Academy' on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This great resource is designed to help students understand why the US economy boomed in the 1920’s. The pedagogy underpinning this strategy is that when we rank items, either statements, objects or images, we are required to make explicit the over- arching relationships by which we organise our knowledge and connect our learning. It can used as a starter or plenary and is suitable for middle to upper ability students as a stretch and challenge task. If you would like something aimed at middle to lower ability students, then please check out my card sort of this topic in my TES shop. This task is primarily designed to help students prioritise the different factors in preparation for an extended answer or essay. The resource nine diamond shaped cards which include a range of factors to explain why the US economy boomed in the 1920s. Once students have cut the cards out they are set three tasks including: 1. Remove any reasons for the boom that you don’t think are important. Record and explain why you have removed them. 2. Arrange the remaining diamonds to show any links that you can find between the different reasons. Record and explain your reasons. 3. Make a smaller diamond shape using what you think are the four most important reasons why the US economy boom in the 1920’s. Record and explain your reasons. At each stage students should be feeding back to their group or the class and explaining their choices. The discussion and explanation around the choices that they have made are critical in helping them develop their thinking skill as well as their arguments for their essay. The aims and objectives for this lesson are: Theme: Why was there an economic boom in the 1920s? Know: What were the main reasons why the US economy grew? Understand: How did each factor help the economy boom? Evaluate: Which factors were the most important? WILF: What Am I Looking for? Identify & describe: The main reasons why the US economy boomed? Explain: How did each factor help the economy to grow rapidly? Analyse: Which factors were the most important? If you like this resource then why not check out my TES shop where you can find many similar ideas and resources. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy

This resource has been designed to help students understand the first hundred days of FDR’s Presidency and how he tackled the underlying causes of the Depression. This resource is suitable for GCSE, but can also be used to give a broad outline A Level students. The PowerPoint includes aims & objectives, differentiated outcomes, a snowballing starter and information slides on the aims of the New Deal, the Spiral of Depression, FDR’s inauguration speech, Bank Act, Beer Act, Fireside Chats and of course the Alphabet Agencies. I’ve also built in a number of tasks and activities around various sources and video clips as well as several animated diagrams to help explain some of the more difficult economic concepts such as ‘The Spiral of Depression’ and ‘Pump Priming.’ The main task is to complete a review sheet on the action that FDR took during his first 100 days and decide whether his government was providing relief, recovery or reform. To support this activity, I have also produced an information sheet, which can printed off from the PP, on the Alphabet Agencies. The plenary activity includes a source analysis task on the usefulness of a political cartoon on the Fireside Chats. Different exam board syllabuses look at the Alphabet Agencies in varying degrees of depth. This PowerPoint will provide a good introduction to the work of each agency, please check my shop for more detailed in depth lessons on the work of each alphabet agency. The aims and objectives of this lesson are: Theme: The New Deal 1933 – 1945 Know: What steps did FDR take to end the Depression in his first 100 days? Understand: What were the aims of the New Deal? Evaluate: How far did the New Deal provide Relief, Recovery & Reform? WILF – What Am I Looking For? Identify & describe: What action did FDR take to end the Depression? Explain: What were the aims of the New Deal? Analyse: How successful were the first hundred days of FDR’s Presidency? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop. You can also follow ‘The History Academy’ on Twitter, Google Plus, YouTube and Facebook for the latest updates or even to get in touch and chat about how you have used this resource or to ask questions. We aim to produce cheap and affordable resources for either the price of a good cup of coffee or a happy meal so that you can spend more time doing the things that you want. Anyway, have fun and stay in touch via social media for the latest updates. Kind Regards Roy