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:
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I have also set up a YouTube:
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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
Elevate your A-Level history lessons with this end-of-year PowerPoint : “Hitler’s Germany 1929-41: Interactive Classroom Revision.”
This collection of games is expertly crafted for history educators aiming to solidify their students’ comprehension of Hitler’s ascent and totalitarian regime in Germany.
Dive into 4 tasks, 3 games designed to educate:
**Word Search/Boggle Challenge: **Encourage your students to decipher the complex terminology and key personalities that shaped Hitler’s Germany, bolstering their grasp of pivotal details and concepts.
Blockbusters Showdown: Create an atmosphere of friendly competition as students form teams, striving to link together historical clues across a board of golden hexagons, utilizing critical terms and events from Hitler’s Third Reich.
Who Wants to be a Historian: An exhilarating spin on a familiar game show, this task delves into the depths of students’ knowledge and analytical abilities, prompting them to ascend the ladder of history based on their understanding of the Nazi era.
Each activity is designed to be educational, embedding vital A-Level historical information in a format that’s easy to remember.
Simply navigate through the slides and launch into action. It’s an exemplary conclusion to a year’s journey through the tumultuous landscape of European history.
Secure your copy today.
Ignite your history class with the enthralling end-of-year PowerPoint journey: “Causes of WW1”
Crafted for history teachers, this vibrant suite of games is the ultimate tool to solidify your students’ grasp of the complex causes leading to World War I.
Embark on 4 tasks, 3 games:
Word Search/Boggle Challenge: Watch as your students decode a mesh of letters to uncover key terms and influential figures pivotal to the pre-war era, reinforcing their knowledge of the intricate web that wove the world into war.
**Blockbusters Showdown: **Experience the excitement as students divide into teams, racing to link chains of historical clues across a grid, each answering with critical events and alliances that foreshadowed the global conflict.
**Who Wants to be a Historian: **Elevate the stakes with this intellectually stimulating twist on the beloved quiz format. Students must leverage their analytical prowess to ascend the ladder of history, each question drawing from the deep well of pre-WWI tensions.
A few clicks stand between you and the ultimate historical recap. Unleash the fun and wrap up your year’s exploration of global history with a memorable bang.
Engage and inspire your A-Level history class with the ultimate end-of-year PowerPoint experience: “Mussolini End of Year: Interactive Classroom Games”!
This vibrant and interactive set of games is meticulously designed for history teachers looking to cement their students’ knowledge of Mussolini’s rise to power and his rule over Italy.
Within this PowerPoint, you’ll discover four tasks guaranteed to captivate students:
**Word Search/Boggle Challenge: **Let your students unravel the terminologies and key figures associated with Mussolini’s era, enhancing their recall and retention of essential facts and concepts.
**Blockbusters Showdown: **Watch as your class splits into teams, competing to connect the historical dots across a grid of gold runs, using key terms and events from Mussolini’s Italy.
**Who Wants to be a Historian: **A thrilling twist on the classic format, this game tests in-depth knowledge and understanding, encouraging students to use their critical thinking skills to climb the Historian ladder, all based on their grasp of the Fascist period.
Each activity is not only a blast to participate in but also reinforces critical A-Level historical content in a way that’s memorable and digestible. Your students will leave the classroom abuzz with excitement and a deeper understanding of this significant historical figure.
Just click through the slides and let the games begin. It’s the perfect wrap-up to a year’s study of European history.
Purchase today and end the year on a high note.
“Mussolini’s Italy, 1919 - 1941,” for A level CIE, Paper 4.
An engaging exploration of Benito Mussolini’s tumultuous reign. This book delves deep into Italy’s history, vividly portraying the rise of fascism. It offers a comprehensive understanding of the era’s political, social, and economic intricacies. With its engaging storytelling, it sparks critical thinking and classroom discussions and includes tasks at the end of each section for students. Relevant to today’s world, this resource enhances your history curriculum, fostering a lifelong love of history and helping students grasp the complexities of the past.
Purchase your copy from TES today!
“Those who fail to learn from History, are forced to repeat it.” This IGCSE Edexcel History book serves as a vital guide to the French Revolution, a pivotal moment in history that shaped the modern world. It aims to pass on the lessons learned from the revolution to help future generations avoid similar mistakes. Complete with fun facts, timelines, images, sources, and quotes, this book is an essential resource for classrooms and individuals seeking to understand the French Revolution and it’s consequences. Written by Alex Kerr, an acclaimed military historian, this book is a valuable addition to the study of history and can be found on Amazon and Blackwells.
This comprehensive A-level history textbook provides an insightful examination of the complex causes that led to the Cold War, a pivotal period in global history. Tailored specifically for the Cambridge International curriculum, this book offers a thorough analysis of the political, ideological, and geopolitical factors that fueled the East-West divide after World War II.
Written by experienced Teacher and Historian, Alex Kerr, “The Causes of the Cold War” explores the origins and development of this enduring conflict, drawing on a wide range of primary and secondary sources to provide students with a deep understanding of the key events, personalities, and ideologies that shaped this era.
Covering topics such as the ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union, the impact of World War II on international relations, the division of Europe, and the strategies of containment and deterrence, this text provides students with a solid foundation for understanding the causes and consequences of the Cold War.
With engaging narrative, critical analysis, and thought-provoking questions, this textbook fosters historical thinking skills, encourages evaluation of differing interpretations, and prompts students to develop their own arguments and perspectives. It also includes relevant primary source material to stimulate class discussions and independent research.
“The Causes of World War I” is a comprehensive and engaging A Level history book that delves into the complex web of factors that led to the outbreak of World War I. Written for the Cambridge International History syllabus, this book offers a deep exploration of the causes of the war, providing students with a nuanced understanding of this pivotal moment in history.
Drawing upon the latest research and historical analysis, the book examines the underlying causes that set the stage for the global conflict. It delves into the rise of nationalism and imperialism, the intricate system of alliances, the militaristic ambitions of major powers, and the simmering tensions in Europe. Each chapter sheds light on the key events, developments, and ideologies that contributed to the outbreak of war.
Throughout the book, prominent historians’ perspectives are included, offering diverse viewpoints and encouraging critical thinking. Students will gain insights from renowned scholars such as Margaret MacMillan, Niall Ferguson, Christopher Clark, and others, who provide valuable analyses and interpretations of the causes of World War I.
By examining the political, economic, social, and psychological factors at play, the book presents a comprehensive overview of the complex landscape of early 20th-century Europe. It highlights the interconnectedness of events, showing how seemingly isolated incidents led to a catastrophic global conflict.
This is a full unit of work for the Edexcel IGCSE International Organisations including the United Nations and the League of Nations.
It contains information on the entire topic over 16 lessons.
Including:
The League of Nations and United Nations structure.
Nansen, Abyssinia, Manchuria, the Wall Street Crash, Palestine, Korea, Congo, Lebanon, Namibia, Serbia, Bosnia, Iraq wars, Somalia and the Sudan.
There is homework and differentiated tasks including 4 worksheets…
This unit covers it all and ticks all the OFSTED boxes.
This is a full unit of work for the Edexcel IGCSE Civil Rights unit.
It contains information on the entire topic over 12 lessons.
The Red Scare and McCarthyism
Civil Rights Movements led by Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Betty Freidan.
Finishing with Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate.
There is homework and differentiated tasks.
This unit covers it all and ticks all the OFSTED boxes.
I have included videos many of which are Sources (Primary Sourced) and the ‘I have a dream speech.’
There are also two YouTube Videos detailing the US government structure and a timeline of the Civil Rights movement.
Welcome to another exciting and complete course for the Edexcel IGCSE Germany: Development of Dictatorship, 1918 - 45.
The lessons have been developed in a flipped classroom format. Students are expected to read as part of the homework and then complete tasks inside the classroom. However, there are so many tasks they could easily be converted into homework.
These lesson can be covered over 14 lessons or easily extended.
The course content also includes:
The establishment of the Weimar Republic and its early problems.
The recovery of Germany, 1924 - 29
The rise of Hitler and the Nazis to January 1933
Nazi Germany 1933 - 39
Germany and the occupied territories during the Second World War.
We have included 3, 16 mark, essay questions.
I have also included two free videos from my YouTube Channel.
My website link is below:
https://oxfordshirehistoryteacher.com/
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)
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
This is part of a book I authored on the Vietnam Conflict 1945 - 75. This is for the IGCSE Edexcel syllabus.
'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.
Confrontation in the Vietnam War, escalation 1964–68
The roles of Johnson, McNamara, Westmoreland (1965–68)
Guerrilla Jungle warfare Theory in Vietnam
Search and Destroy from 1966 to 1967
The bombing campaign
Operation Rolling Thunder
A televised war
The siege of Khe Sanh
The Battle of Hue 1968
The Tet Offensive
This is part of a book I authored for IGCSE Edexcel History. It is available on Amazon and Blackwells.
'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.
US policy and intervention, 1954–64
The aims of the Geneva Conference (1954) and the US response
Eisenhower and the Domino Theory, the formation of South Vietnam
Life in North and South Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem
The impact of Ho’s policies to unite Vietnam, the NLF, and the Ho Chi Minh Trail
The response of US, the Strategic Hamlet Programme and the fall of Diem (1963)
This is part of a book I authored for IGCSE Edexcel History. It is available on Amazon and Blackwells.
'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.
The struggle against France for independence, 1945–54
The origins of the First Indochina War, especially the aims of the Vietminh.
The tactics of General Giap.
The search for a diplomatic solution.
The French defeat at Dien Bien Phu/ Điện Biên Phủ and its immediate consequences.
Some resources to help develop your students understanding of the US system of government using simple and easy to use diagrams.
The diagrams show how state, federal and constitutional law is passed.
I have also established a Youtube Channel, which might be helpful to students wanting to learn more:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiS0B9bmin-aBgKzGZ5vkdA?view_as=subscriber
Everything on the League of Nations, designed for Cambridge International but could easily be adapted for most subjects at A level and As Level.
It is full of homework, tasks, sources and reading tasks.
I would advise the use of computers for your students for these lessons.
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.
Big Idea: Identifying and understanding the reasons why the USA, Russia and Germany were not involved in the League.
Aim: Further skills to be developed for analysising 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.
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.