IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did the post-war peace conferences increase tension between the Great Powers?
Learning Objectives
To explain the outcomes of discussion at the post-war peace conferences
To analyse the extent of agreement/disagreement at each conference
To evaluate the extent to which the decision to drop the atomic bomb was to intimidate the Russians
Cold War; Superpower Relations A-level (End of the Cold War)
Learning Objectives
To examine the philosophy that lay behind the Reagan Doctrine
To investigate the factors that weakened the hold of the USSR over Eastern Europe
To discover the ways in which Mikhail Gorbachev changed Soviet Foreign Policy in the 1980s
To investigate the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall
To understand the sequence of events that was involved in the ending of the Cold War
Enquiry Question: What is genocide?
Learning Objectives
To explain the concept of genocide
To develop vocabulary that can help explain the concept of genocide
To think creatively as to how genocide can be prevented
This lesson examines the reforms and proposed reforms of the House of Lords, examining the options available and the pros and cons of each - including Coalition plans.
PowerPoint that discusses censorship of letters during WWI. Student task is to write a letter as if they were in the trenches; writing to a loved one back home. Also includes word searches and puzzles.
Edexcel International GCSE in History (4HI1) Paper 1 Depth Study 7 - A divided union: civil rights in the USA, 1945–74
Learning Objectives
To investigate the aims and impact of the Black Panther Movement, including the role of Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
To assess the impact of race riots on the CRM
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
Learning Objectives
To describe Nicholas II’s feelings about become Tsar
To explain the main enemies of the Tsarist regime
To analyze how Nicholas II ruled the Empire
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
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Learning Objectives**
To explain how the Bolsheviks consolidated their power through
1917 Decrees
Constituent Assembly
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
IB History SL/HL Paper 2; Authoritarian States
Recommended textbook: Access to History for the IB Diploma: Authoritarian states Second Edition (Michael Lynch)
Learning Objectives
To explain why Russia had become a revolutionary one-party state by 1924
To assess the extent of influence that Stalin had by 1924
To exemplify how Stalin exploited the situation after Lenin’s death
To evaluate the extent to which Stalin faced opposition from both the Left and the Right
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Enquiry Question: How did tensions begin to emerge between the USA and USSR?
Learning Objectives
To explain the key features of communism and capitalism
To analyse the competing aims of the ‘Big Three’ within the ‘Grand Alliance’
To demonstrate of the challenges facing Soviet and American diplomats in the war time era
Brexit SOW - new for 2016-17 - 5 lessons focusing on Brexit
Lesson 3: How does a member state leave the EU?
Learning Outcomes
To describe the provisions of Article 50
To explain the process of leaving the EU
To hypothesise about potential challenges in negotiating the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
IB History SL
PAPER 2: World History Topic 12 - The Cold War
Scheme of Work/IB Unit Plan (all resources listed in this unit plan are also available free on TES)
Overview of Cold War (SL The Cold War and HL History of the Americas - The Cold War in the Americas)
Resource List - bibliography and useful pdcasts and videos recommended for students
iGCSE Edexcel Paper 2: A2 Russia 1905-1924
Learning Objectives
To describe the attitude of the Tsar to the first four dumas
To explain the reasons for the growth of opposition groups
To assess the impact of Stolypin’s policy of repression and land reform and the Lena Goldfield strike
To evaluate the extent to which Tsarist rule had changed in the period 1905-1914
Review materials for exam comparing similarities and differences between the US and UK political systems . Can be combined into a review booklet for pupils or used individually to supplement lesson materials.
Learning Objectives
To understand the chronology of the Mayan era
To calculate key dates using the Mayan calendar
To analyze how archaeologists use artifacts to explore the Mayans