This World War I lesson investigates the effectiveness of the naval blockades of both Germany and Britain between 1914 and 1918. Students study both the impact of the U-boat warfare on Britain and the British blockade of Germany to evaluate which was more effective. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with table, think pair share starter activity, mini-plenary, a consolidation essay style question and an interactive 'find someone who’ plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and an amazing value WWI bundle which includes the home front and trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates why WWI came to an end in November 1918. It looks at 8 different reasons, including the situation within Germany as well as the battlefield, to evaluate why WWI ended on 11 November 1918. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with activities, diamond 8 think pair share activity, mini-plenaries, a consolidation essay style question and a ‘What If’ plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and a WWI bundle which includes trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 This lesson also goes well with our ‘How did WWI end?’ lesson, which you can find here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/end-of-wwi-armistice-12947634 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates how WWI came to an end in November 1918. It looks at the situation within Germany as well as the battlefield to tell the story of how the war ended. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to timeline, mini-plenaries, a consolidation ‘write an account’ style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and a WWI bundle which includes trench warfare: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Impact of WWI Home Front lesson investigates how why the government used propaganda. It briefly uses case studies such as the sinking of the Lusitania and the bombing of Scarborough in 1914 to show how the government used these dire events as propaganda. It also looks at censorship and how the government used it. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, source analysis/questioning activity, a consolidation ‘source usefulness’ question and a discussion plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and our Trench Warfare lessons, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=trench&shop=DiscoveringHistory or growing amazing value WWI bundle available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Impact of WWI Home Front lesson investigates what challenges the British civilians faced at home. Students will learn about the impact of bombing, the Zeppelins, U-boats and rationing. They will be encouraged to evaluate the impact and explain in an essay form (lesson is fully editable!). This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, groupwork information finding activity, think pair share evaluation activity, a consolidation ‘evaluation essay type’ question and a mnemonic plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect follow on to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 and our Trench Warfare lessons, available here: https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?authorId=22174227&q=trench&shop=DiscoveringHistory Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the key features and the changing nature of trench warfare during WWI. Students will look at pictures, watch videos as well as extract key information to discover what it was like to fight in the trenches during WWI. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with activities, consolidation exam style ‘write an account’ source question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing WWI bundle available, including lessons on the Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism and Life in the Trenches, available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/world-war-one-12942317 If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened during the Berlin Blockade in 1948. Students will learn about what caused it, what happened and the consequences of it. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter with source questions, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with activities, mini-plenary, consolidation exam style ‘write an account’ task and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing Cold War bundle available, including lessons on the Atomic bomb, Cold War conferences, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan, Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, Berlin Wall and the fall of the Berlin Wall, here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12921730 If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan in 1945. Students will study why they were dropped, what happened and how it changed political relationships, helping to cause the Cold War. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with sources and activities, consolidation exam style ‘useful’ source question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing Cold War bundle available, including lessons on the Cold War Conferences, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, Berlin Wall and the fall of the Berlin Wall, here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12921730 If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This lesson investigates what happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Students look at both causes, events and consequences. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete, including a starter, all clips and related tasks, mini plenaries, information sheet with storyboards, consolidation exam style ‘explain’ question and two plenaries. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have a great value and growing Cold War bundle available, including lessons on the Cold War conferences, Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan, the Vietnam War, Berlin Wall and the fall of the Berlin Wall, here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/the-cold-war-12921730 If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This World War I lesson investigates the problems facing soldiers in the trenches. It looks at problems such as rats, mud, water, lice and shellshock, among others. Students are asked to evaluate these problems and explain their opinion in an essay style consolidation question. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to mindmap or questions, think pair share diamond 9 activity, a consolidation essay style question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. We have lots more WWI lessons in our TES shop including a great value ‘Causes of WWI’ bundle which includes 2 x Assassination in Sarajevo, Alliance System & Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Causes of World War I lesson investigates what happened after the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914. It aims to show how the main causes of WWI, including the alliance system and nationalism, led to a chain reaction that sparked the war. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information conversion to storyboard activity, think pair share causes linking activity, a consolidation ‘useful’ source question with MODEL ANSWERS and a pictionary type plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used as a standalone lesson but it is also a perfect follow on lesson to our Assassination of Franz Ferdinand lesson, which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12939437 or as part of a series of lessons on the Causes of WWI. Our great value bundle includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Causes of World War I lesson investigates what happened in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 when Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. It is a hands on lesson with an optional roleplay (see notes in powerpoint for props you could use also but can also be used as a information sheet with questions) and a diamond 9 discussion activity. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, roleplay story sheet with thinking questions, diamond 9 activity, a consolidation ‘explain’ question and a multiple choice plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is the perfect introduction and/or addition to our Causes of WWI lesson bundle, which includes lessons on the Alliance System & Militarism, Nationalism and Imperialism : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/causes-of-world-war-one-12924566 Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Genocide lesson investigates what happened during the genocide in Bosnia in 1992-5. It looks at events such as the Srebrenica Massacre, the siege of Sarajevo and the legacy of the genocide (the people, Serbia, Sprska and the land). This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, information sheet with tasks, a consolidation explanation written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used along with our lesson on what caused the Bosnian Genocide, which can be found as a bundle at the bottom of this page. This lesson can also be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Genocide’ which also includes Holocaust Nazi laws, ghettos and concentration camps, as well as genocide in Rwanda and Cambodia. You will also be able to find this bundle at the bottom of this page! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Genocide lesson investigates what caused genocide in Bosnia in 1992. It looks at causes such as nationalism and ethnic groups, the break up of Yugoslavia and Slobodan Milosovik and Serbia. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, information sheet with tasks, diamond 9 activity, a consolidation evaluative written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can be used along with our lesson on what happened during the Bosnian Genocide, which can be found as a bundle at the bottom of this page. This lesson can also be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Genocide’ which also includes Holocaust Nazi laws, ghettos and concentration camps, as well as genocide in Rwanda and Cambodia. You will also be able to find this bundle at the bottom of this page! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource, PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Genocide lesson investigates what caused the Cambodian genocide in 1975 under Pol Pot’s leadership. It looks at causes such as the Vietnam War, civil war in Cambodia as well as French imperialism. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, discussion task, information sheet with tasks, a consolidation evaluative written question and a plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson can also be used as a part of our growing bundle on ‘Genocide’ which also includes Holocaust Nazi laws, ghettos and concentration camps, as well as genocide in Rwanda and Bosnia. You can find the link at the bottom of this page! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW**! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at **discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com **and we’ll try to solve them for you. We have a wide range of KS3 & GCSE History lessons on their way, please keep an eye out - follow our social media pages for freebies, new resources and interesting facts! Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!

This Nazi Germany lesson investigates Nazi education policy and the Hitler Youth organisations. It encourages students to compare their own timetable with the Nazi one, and explain the purpose of the teaching activities in school. Students will also look at the actions and purpose of the Hitler Youth organisations including the Hitler Youth and BDM. This download includes a fully editable powerpoint with all activities, instructions, clip links and worksheets/information sheets you need. It is differentiated 2/3 ways where possible with scaffolding and challenge options and is fully planned with plenty of activities for your students to complete including a starter, all clips and related tasks, think pair share activity, information sheet with table to complete, two exam style questions to choose from depending on your time available and an essay planning plenary. Activities are planned to encourage thinking and discussion. This lesson is perfectly paired with our Nazi Youth Opposition which is available here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/nazi-youth-opposition-12927618 This lesson can be used as a part of our growing bundles on ‘Nazi Germany’ and ‘Weimar & Nazi Germany’ which includes lessons on the Treaty of Versailles, Weimar Golden Age, Night of the Long Knives, the Reichstag Fire & Enabling Act and many others. You will find both of these at the bottom of this page! Please take a look at our growing TES shop where you can find free or inexpensive lessons: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/DiscoveringHistory If you are happy with your resource,** PLEASE LEAVE US A REVIEW*! If, by any chance, you encounter any issues with the resource, please email us at discoveringhistoryuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Got a lesson suggestion? Or looking for something in particular? Email us!