This pack contains a series of lessons to cover Superpower Relations and the Cold War, 1941 - 1991. The pack includes 15 lessons that are based on the new (first teaching September 2016) Edexcel specification and include practice exam questions based on that paper. Obviously, the lessons could be easily adapted to other exam boards. Lessons cover the following topics: 1. Communism vs Capitalism 2. Tehran, Yalta and Potsdam conferences 3. Truman Doctrine 4. Berlin Airlift and the creation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact 5. The Hungarian Uprising 6. The Berlin Wall 7. The Cuban Missile Crisis 8. The Prague Spring 9. Detente and the Invasion of Afghanistan 10. Reagan and Gorbachev/ The Second Cold War 11. The end of the arms race 12. The end of the Cold war. All lessons are self contained and any sources, worksheets or video links needed are included in the power points. Many lessons refer to a text which could be adapted for any GCSE cold war textbook.

This lesson introduces Germany after the First World War and the problems they were facing during the early 1920s. The lesson is designed as an introduction to the new Edexcel 9 - 1 History unit Wiemar and Nazi Germany 1918 - 1939 but could easily be adapted for other exam boards or key stages. During the lesson pupils will: - Analyse and infer from casualty figures for the Central Powers during the First World War. - Analyse ISM of the cartoon "Clémenceau the Vampire" - Complete a gallery tour task to gather and record information to identify and describe the problems Germany faced after the war. - Write a report on the problems and prioritise their seriousness. - Complete an inference exam question based on the content of the lesson. This lesson is ready to teach and contains all the resources needed. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review. Thanks

This is a full lesson covering the key revolutionary battles of Saratoga and Yorktown and the end of the American Revolution. The Lesson was part of a series of A-Level History lessons for the new Edexcel unit - Britain Losing and Gaining an Empire: The loss of the American colonies. (2015 specification) The lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. The lesson refers to the Pearson textbook produced for the unit. I have also posted all 7 lessons in a pack for sale at £5. (click on my username to find the other resources) If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Thanks

This is the first lesson from a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. The lesson is a general introduction about slavery throughout History and most activities are discussion based on pupil response to images and pictures of slavery. The lesson includes: * Discussion of the nature and purpose of slaver. * Discuss on the types of slavery that had existed through time. * Picture source analysis This lesson is ready to teach with all resources included in the power point. The whole scheme of work (7 full lessons) is also available for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review.

This is a lesson from a scheme of work for the new Edexcel History unit: Crime and Punishment through time, C1000 - Present. During this lesson pupils will: - Identify and discuss the arguments for and against the use of the death penalty as a punishment. - Watch and evaluate a video outlining some of the arguments supporting or opposing the death penalty. Discuss which arguments are the most convincing. - Complete a summary task identifying some of the changes in British society leading to the abolition of the death penalty. - Comprehension and prioritisation task evaluating information about some of the main reasons for the abolition of the death penalty. - 16 point exam question and peer assessment. The lesson is ready to teach and all resources needed are included in the PowerPoint.

This is the first lesson in a scheme of work for the new GCSE Edexcel unit: Weimar and Nazi Germany 1919 - 1939. This lesson serves as an introduction to the unit, evaluates pupil knowledge and begins to explain the situation in Germany after the First World War. During this lesson pupils will: * Gain a basic understanding of the Wiemar and Nazi Germany exam paper. * Complete a card sort to create a timeline of some of the key events from the unit. * Begin to identify some of the key figures who contributed to Hitler's rise to power. * Watch a video and investigate sources to identify key aspects of the situation in Germany after the First world War. * Write a report to explain the types of problems that Germany was experiencing and their impact. This lesson was designed for a 100 minute double lesson but could easily be broken up. If you buy this lesson please leave a review. Thanks

This is the fourth lesson of a scheme of work investigating life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. During the lesson pupils will: - Revise their learning about the Black Death from previous lessons. -Think about and identify what causes illness and sickness. - Complete a primary source analysis to identify some of the perceived causes of the Black Death. - Investigate cures people attempted for the Black Death and link them to the perceived cause. - Homework task - Write a the first part of the Historical fiction to explain what people believed caused and cured the Black Death. This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the third lesson in a series of six covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Mao's China 1949 - 1976. This series of lessons covers Key Topic One: Establishing Communist Rule 1949 - 1957. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and sources. The lessons refer to the textbook "Communist States in the Twentieth Century " (Bunce, 2015 - Hodder) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During the lesson pupils will investigate: * Mao's proclamation of the PRC * Problems facing Mao and the communist party in 1949. * Mao Zedung though and the stages of communism according to Marx. * The common program for China and Mao's political vision for China * Beginning of political reform in China The first lesson in this scheme of work is available for free and all 6 lessons in the scheme of work are available for £5 in my shop. (Click on my username above) If you buy, please review. Thanks

This pack contains the sixth and seventh lessons in a scheme of work about the Tudors. The scheme of work is directed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for KS1, KS2 or other year levels. The focus of this lesson is on investigating the reasons for and failure of the Spanish Armada. During these lessons pupils will: First Lesson: - Complete an ISM task to identify what happened in 1588. - Evaluate the key reasons (MEERPS) for Phillip sending the Spanish Armada to invade England. - Analyse and evaluate the Spanish plan of attack and English plan of defence and use this evidence to decide who they think would win . Second Lesson: - Listen to Elizabeth's speech at Tilbury and suggest how much impact it might have. - Use inference to try and identify the main reasons why the Spanish Armada failed. - Investigate what actually happened to the Armada - Begin as assessment task/essay evaluating and prioritising the main reasons for the failure of the Armada. This lesson is ready to teach and the power point includes all necessary resources. If you buy this resource, please leave a review. Check out my shop (click on my username above) for other free and premium History resources.

his is the fifth lesson of a scheme of work investigating life in Medieval Times, the Medieval Church and the Black Death. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all worksheets and resources needed. During the lesson pupils will: - Evaluate their knowledge from previous lessons by completing a true or false activity. - Complete a card sort activity to investigate and evaluate the impact of the Black Death of Europe. - Decide if life improved for the survivors of the Black Death. - Homework task: Complete the final chapter of the Black Death Historical fiction. (This homework project was started earlier in the SoW.) This lesson is aimed towards year seven but could be easily adapted for key stage 1 or 2. This lesson is ready to teach and includes all the resources needed. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review to tell me what you think.

This is the fourth in a series of seven lessons about the American Revolution. This lesson forms part of the scheme of work for the new A-Level History unit 3: Britain loosing and gaining an Empire. This lesson is part of the Depth Study - The loss of the American Colonies. The lesson looks at: * Colonial Reaction to the intolerable acts * Events leading up to the Battles of Concord and Lexington. * Source activity to identify the key features of the Battles pf Concord and Lexington * Battle of Bunker Hill and its impact on the growing Revolution. * Pupils begin to consider the Declaration of independence The lesson is ready to go and includes all resources for the lesson. The textbook used is the new Person book written for the unit. The full pack of seven lessons for this unit is available for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is the fifth lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. In this lesson, pupils will investigate what happened to slaves when they arrived in the America's and life on slave plantations. This lesson includes - * Sources and video activity to help pupils infer what a slave auction was like. * Writing/emotive activity to describe what a slave auction might have been like for a slave. * Source analysis to help pupils infer about what it was like to live on a slave plantation for a slave. The whole scheme of work (7 lessons) is available to buy for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is the seventh and last lesson in a scheme of work about the Atlantic Slave Trade. This lesson includes - * Investigation of the reasons why so many people benefited and supported the slave trade. This is supported by a hot seating activity. * Activity investigation the obstacles in the way of abolition of the slave trade. Supported by an extended writing task. * Differentiate between reasons for and against the slave trade that were proposed at the time. * Homework - pupils to design a hand bill to encourage people to support the abolition of slavery. The whole scheme of work (7 lessons) is available to buy for £5. Click on my username to see the rest of my resources.

This is the second lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. This lesson is ready to go and includes all resources. During this lesson, pupils will: - Complete thinking task to decide what they would do to defend England from a Norman and Viking Invasion. - Investigate the key events of the Battle of Stamford Bridge and the reasons for Harold Godwin's victory. - Start to consider the impact of the Battle of Stamford Bridge on Harold Godwinson. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks

This is a lesson from a scheme of work covering the First World War. During this lesson, pupils will investigate the impact of the First World War and the main points of the Treaty of Versailles. This lesson was designed for a year 9/KS3 class but could be easily adapted for other classes or levels. The lesson is ready to teach and the power point contains all the resources required. During the lesson pupils will complete the following activities: * Use ISM of American recruitment poster to recall information about the end of the First World War. * Use a variety of sources to begin to judge the impact of the First World War on the different countries involved and begin to make judgements about what should happen after the war. * Investigate the Big Three and identify what each of the countries wanted after the First World War. * Representing one of the countries in the Big Three pupils to debate how they would deal with Germany after the war. * Match pupil ideas with the actual provisions of the Treaty of Versailles and its impact on Germany. * Make a judgement about whether the Treaty of Versailles was a good or bad idea. If you buy this lesson, please leave a review and let me know what you think. Check out my shop (click on my user name above) to see more premium and free History lessons.

This is an introductory lesson for a scheme of work covering the new Superpower Relations and the Cold War Edexcel GCSE History unit. The focus of the lesson is to investigate the events in Europe after the Second World War which led to the Truman Doctrine. * Please note: This lesson includes two tasks which require a textbook to complete. This could easily be adapted for any Cold War text as the themes are quite general. During this unit, pupils will: - Identify the situation in Europe after WW2 based on a map and a quote from Churchill's Iron Curtain speech. - Take notes and watch a short video about Soviet Control of Eastern Europe after the war. - Look at the Long and Novikov telegrams and begin to make inferences about their effects. - Complete a thinking task to identify what Truman should do to try and stop Soviet Expansion based on the situation at the time. - Complete comprehension/data gathering task to identify key issues after the war and the Truman Doctrine. - Discuss possible Soviet reactions to the Truman Doctrine. - Complete and peer assess exam question. - Homework - complete a timeline of the key events. For more free and premium resources, please checkout my shop - click on my username above. If you buy this resources, please leave a review.

This is the second lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fifth depth study: The Nile Valley, 1882–98. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During this lesson, pupils will: * Investigate the nature of the British occupation of Egypt through source analysis (postcard showing the Royal Irish Regiment) * Define the term - Veiled protectorate * Identify reasons for the British invasion through analysis of political cartoons from the time. * Use the text to identify and explain the most significant reasons for British intervention/invasion of Egypt. * Investigate primary sources to identify the key aspects of and nature of the invasion of Egypt with focus on the Bombardment of Alexandria. Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit.

This is the fourth lesson in a series covering the new Edexcel A-Level History unit: Britain losing and gaining an Empire 1763 - 1914. This series of lessons covers the fifth depth study: The Nile Valley, 1882–98. The lesson is ready to teach and includes all resources in the power point. The lessons refer to the textbook "Britain: Losing and gaining and Empire, 1763 - 1914" (Christie, 2016 Pearson) although other textbooks could be used with the lessons. During this lesson, pupils will: * Use images to recap reasons why the British were involved in Egypt and Sudan in the late 19th Century. * Re-evaluate Gordon's mission to Sudan based on the discussion from the end of the last lesson, pupils to find evidence from the text to support ideas behind the motives for Gordon's actions in Sudan. * Use images and written sources to evaluate the character of Kitchener and compare and contrast him with Gordon. * Use information from the text to create a profile of Kitchener. * Investigate Kitchener's actions in Sudan and its link with Gordon through source analysis. Evaluate Kitchener's dealings with the French and Mahiddist forces in Sudan. * Discuss the following statement in light of new learning from this lesson - “Gordon was successful in manipulating the government and media and in the end achieved what he wanted; British control over Sudan.” Check out my shop (Click on my username above) for more free and premium resources including more lessons from this unit.

This is the first lesson in a scheme of work about the Battle of Hastings. The lessons are aimed towards year 7 but could easily be adapted for other year levels. During this lesson, pupils will: - Investigate the situation in England in 1066 - Investigate the three claimaints to the throne of England (Harold Godwinson, Harald Hardraada and William of Normandy) - Prepare an election poster for one of the claimants to the throne. This lesson is also avaliable in a bundle with all of the lessons in the Battle of Hastings scheme for £6 (or £1 a lesson). Make sure to click on my username above to look at the rest of my resources. Please leave a review if you buy . Thanks Thanks