I have put together 19 A4 pages of revision resources to help your students revise their subject knowledge for Edexcel Superpower Relations and the Cold War exam. The pack includes: Activity 1: Timeline activity (students to complete the missing words from the timeline) Activity 2: Cold War Key Individuals Match Up Activity 3: American President Worksheet Activity 4: Soviet leader fact file task Activity 5: Key Event ‘What happened?’ activity (2 pages) Activity 6: Key Term Glossary Task ( 3 pages) Activity 7: Snazzy Statistics Quiz Activity 8: ‘Bang out of Order’ Chronology activity Activity 9: ‘What’s the Question?’ Activity 10: Key term match up activity (2 quizzes) Activity 11: ‘Westside’ or ‘Eastside’? Activity 12: Level 1 Easy Quiz Questions Activity 13: Level 2 Medium Quiz Questions Activity 14: Boss Level Quiz Questions

UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 20-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 3 Period Study exam for Weimar and Nazi Germany and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the Weimar and Nazi Germany question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘What can you infer’ source-based question type. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question type. Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How useful’ source-based question type. Slide 12-16: An outline of the two 4-mark interpretation questions. Slide 17-19: An outline of the final 20 mark ‘How far do you agree with the interpretation’ question. Slide 20: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

**This lesson allows students to use a wide range of sources to investigate the events of the Christmas truce during 1914. Students will use evidence from the diaries and letters of soldiers from both sides who experienced the ceasefire and build a picture of what happened. They will then use this knowledge to evaluate the usefulness and historical accuracy of modern interpretations of the truce such as adverts, films and music videos.** This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you enter warm up discussion tasks – what is a truce and why might a truce happen? Slide 4: Starter Task – Analysis of an illustration of the truce from the London Illustrated News, 1915. Slide 5-8: Activity 1 – History Detectives! Students should be placed in pairs or groups and given the two packs of sources. They then record their findings about the truce on a printable worksheet also provided on slide 8. Slide 9-10: Activity 2: Extended reading & comprehension task based on an extended source about the truce from Sergeant Bryans. Printable worksheet provided. Slide 11-12: Activity 3: Evaluating modern interpretations of the Truce – Students given the links to various modern interpretations of the truce and are guided through assessing their accuracy, usefulness and purpose. Side 13: Challenge Questions Slide 14: Learning Review – Christmas Tree Recap! I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this and your feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

FULLY UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 EXAM SERIES These writing frames provide a useful guide to help students answer all of the questions they will face in the Edexcel GCSE History exams. They have been updated to include the amended exam question numbering, mark schemes and wording ready in time for 2025. **This is a set of 6 power point slides which can be printed off and given to students to help them structure their answers to the Edexcel GCSE History exam questions. ** Sheet 1: How to answer questions for Paper 1 (Thematic Study) Sheet 2: How to answer questions for Paper 1 (Historical Environment) Sheet 3: How to answer questions for Paper 2 (British Depth Study) Sheet 4: How to answer questions for Paper 2 (Period Study) Sheet 5: How to answer questions for Paper 3 (Modern Depth Study) BONUS SHEET: A writing frame/guide to help students form PEE paragraphs, especially useful for the 8, 12 and 16 mark questions. You can use these to stick into student books or print out for reference or revision.

UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. This 13-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 2 Period Study exam for Superpower Relations and the Cold War and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of the Superpower & the Cold War question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Explain one consequence’ question type. Slide 6-7: An outline of the ‘Narrative account’ question type. Slide 8-9: An outline of the ‘Importance’ question type. Slide 10: General tips for the Period Study exam Slide 11-13: All past paper questions from 2016 Samples to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam, as an introduction to the topic or as a way to remind students of the exam techniques as they practice their skills. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

This pack of resources contains 16 A4 revision activity sheets suitable for Edexcel GCSE Early Elizabethan England. The resources are suitable for both home and classroom use and for students of all abilities. The pack includes: Activity 1: Gap fill Key Events of Elizabethan England Timeline Activity 2: Elizabethan England Key Individuals Match Up Activity 3: ‘Who are we?’ Quiz Activity 4: ‘Who am I?’ Quiz Activity 5: Elizabethan Key Events Activity 6: Challenges Facing Elizabeth Diagram Fill Activity 7: Religious Settlement Revision Worksheet Activity 8: Key Term Glossary Fill Page 1 Activity 9: Key Term Glossary Fill Page 2 Activity 10: Snazzy Statistics Multiple Choice Quiz Activity 11: Use Your Brain to Explain Activity 12: Two Features Practice Activity 13: What’s the Question? Activity 14: Spanish Armada Crossword Activity 15: Early Elizabethan Quiz Sheet 1 Activity 16: Early Elizabethan Quiz Sheet 2

**This resource pack includes a wide range of revision activities on A4 which can be used by students in the classroom or at home. ** The revision pack includes the following activities: Activity 1: A blank timeline covering all of the main eras in the study which students can add key dates to Activity 2: Medicine key individuals match up activity Activity 3: Key Individual significance sheet Activity 4: Cause, treatment or Prevention sort task Activity 5: Medieval Glossary fill in sheets (x2) Activity 6: Early Modern Glossary fill in sheet Activity 7: 18th and 19th century Glossary fill in sheets (x2) Activity 8: Modern Medicine Glossary fill in sheets (x2) Activity 9: Statistics multiple choice quiz Activity 10: Similarity and Different practice sheet Activity 11: What’s the Question Activity Activity 12: ‘Use your brain to explain’ 12 mark practice sheet Activity 13: Chronology of key developments activity Activity 14: Medieval Medicine Quiz Activity 15: Early Modern Medicine Quiz Activity 16: Industrial Britain Medicine Quiz Activity 17: Modern Britain Medicine Quiz Activity 18: When did the development happen tick sheet It has been specifically designed for GCSE History Edexcel but can equally be used for OCR and AQA Where possible, answers have been provided either in the notes section of each slide or on a duplicated sheet.

This pack of resources contains 18 pages of A4 printable revision materials for students studying GCSE History Weimar and Nazi Germany. This pack is suitable for Edexcel, AQA and OCR The pack contains the following revision activities: A Weimar & Nazi Germany timeline event fill Weimar & Nazi Germany key individual match up Key definitions sheet Key events revision sheet Weimar Germany outline sheet Munich Putsch event sort Key glossary pages Statistics quiz Examples of ‘explain’ type questions Key term crossword The rise of the Nazi Party gap fill Hitler’s Rise to power revision table and organiser Life in Nazi Germany Quiz sheets Persecution of Minority Groups Revision activities All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only and for copyright reasons should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

**In this lesson, students will be able to use factual information as well as the views from historians and historical sources to help them form their own opinion to the question – is the British Empire something we should be proud or ashamed of? ** As always, the lesson is fully resourced and contains a number of printable resources, engaging activities and information. The lesson presumes that students already have a knowledge of what the British empire was although this is quickly recapped at the start of the lesson. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Recapping the British Empire – includes a British Empire map and discussion questions Slide 4: Starter Discussion based on an old Indian saying about the British in India. Slide 5: Source analysis activity 1 Slide 6: Source analysis activity 2 Slide 7: Source analysis activity 3 Slide 8: Printable worksheet/question sheet based on the sources used in the previous slides Slide 9: The two historical interpretations about the British empire Slide 10: Activity 1 – How have attitudes to the British empire changed in recent years? Slide 11: Activity 2 – Documentary clips about the legacy of the British Empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - Instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable information sheet which includes sources and interpretations about the British empire. Slide 14: Activity 4 – What is your opinion? Slide 15: Activity 5 – Based on a higher level question about the difference in two historical interpretations. Slide 16: Printable worksheet based on the two interpretations about the British Empire Slide 17: Learning Review discussion. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

**UPDATED & READY FOR THE 2025 exams! This resource takes into account the latest amendments to Edexcel GCSE History question paper formatting, timing and question types. ** This 26-slide presentation takes students on a step-by-step guide through the Paper 1 exam for Medicine in Britain and provides them with: Example questions Question walkthroughs Advice about exam technique Mark scheme reminders Model answers All past exam questions (2016-2023) Slide 1: Introduction title slide Slide 2: An overview of Medicine in Britain question types Slide 3-5: An outline of the ‘Describe one feature of’ question. Slide 6-8: An outline of the ‘How useful’ question type Slide 9-11: An outline of the ‘How would you follow up’ question type. Slide 12: A helpful print out of the type of sources which could be used for the ‘follow up’ question. Slide 13-15: An outline of the ‘similarity’ or ‘difference’ question. Slide 16-17: An outline of the ‘Explain why’ question. Slide 18-19: An outline of the ‘How far do you agree’ question. Slide 20-26: All past paper questions from 2016 to 2023. Buyers of this resource have often used it as part of a walkthrough for their students before the exam. Please be aware that any images used in this resource are copyright free. Others which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you feel any errors have been made with this, please email me in the first instance at raschoolresources@gmail.com

**In this lesson, students will be able to define what the British Empire was and then explain why the British Empire expanded in the years c.1700-c.1900. ** As always, the lesson includes a wide range of activities, printable resources and engaging background knowledge to help students explain the growth of the British Empire. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – The definition of the term ‘Empire’ Slide 4: Starter Task – The British Empire by c.1900 – identify part of the British empire using the map Slide 5: Background information – The growth of the British Empire. Slide 6: Think & discuss question based on the phrase ‘ An empire one which the sun never sets’. Slide 7: Activity 1 – Discussion and diagram based on the advantages Britain would gain having an empire. Slide 8: Activity 2 – Match the historical interpretation about the British Empire to the reason for its growth Slide 9: Activity 2 printable resource Slide 10: Activity 2 answers Slide 11: Three useful documentary clips about the growth of the British empire Slide 12: Activity 3 - instructions Slide 13: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (older/higher ability) Slide 14: Activity 3 - printable worksheet (younger/lower ability) Slide 15: Activity 4 - printable question sheet Slide 16: Activity 5 – Extended historical writing task Slide 17: Activity 5 – Model PEE paragraph Slide 18: Challenge questions Slide 19: Learning Review Quiz with answers I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

**This pack of revision resources has been specifically designed to help students revise for the Historic Environment of the British Sector of the Western Front. This is the first section in the Paper 1 Medicine in Britain Thematic Study. ** The pack of resources are all on A4 power point and include the following: Activity 1: A timeline of the main events activity Activity 2: Medical progress before the war match up and worksheet Activity 3: Western Front Medical Pioneers March up with challenge tasks Activity 4: Western Front Environment Glossary Fill Activity 5: Western Front Medicine Glossary Fill Activity 6: Statistic Quiz (Multiple Choice) Activity 7: Western Front Sources Activity - allowing students to become familiar with the types of sources which can be used or analysed Activity 8: The ‘Follow Up’ activity - students use the previous sheet to decide which sources they would use to help them answer a series of questions. Activity 9: ‘Two Features’ practice Activity 10: Western Front Facts Activity Activity 11: The Big Western Fron Quiz (2 pages for back to back printing) Activity 12: Mind Map sheet

This is a 44 page word document which includes all of the content needed for the Edexcel Paper 2 ‘Superpower Relations and the Cold War 1941-91’. The Unit has been divided into 20 main topics along with example exam questions and revision tasks at the end of each topic. I have included the content page along with the resource so you can view the topic list for yourself, along with an image of a typical page of the revision guide.

For Edexcel - This single page resource is a really useful timeline of all the key events covered in the Paper 2 topic the Cold War and Superpower Relations. The timeline can be adapted to use as a high resolution display, book insert or revision tool and is clearly presented to fit most students’ needs. I have included both Power Point and PDF versions to suite your needs. UPDATE 2023: Please note that all images (clipart/vector/illustrations/photographs) are in the public domain and are therefore classed as Creative Commons 1.0 unless otherwise attributed in the notes section of each slide. If you believe there are any errors, please email me directly in the first instance to resolve the issue.

In this lesson, students will learn about the location of the Western Front and be able to identify and explain the various features of a First World War trench. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity. Slide 4: Starter Task 1: What can students infer (learn) about a trench from the photograph? Slide 5: Starter Task 2: What can students infer (learn) about a trench from the photograph and how is it different from the image in the previous slide? Slide 6-8: Image led background information about the location of the Western Front. Slide 9: Image led background information about the trench system from a bird’s eye view. Side 10: A fully labelled and clear diagram showing the cross section of a typical trench. Slide 11-12: Activity 1: Creating a diagram on a First World War trench – printable student worksheet included. Slide 13: Activity 2: The purpose of a trench Slide 14: Activity 3: Explaining the importance of a trench – writing frame included. Slide 15: Follow up challenge questions Slide 16-17: Learning Review 1 with answers revealed Slide 18-19: Learning Review 2 with answers revealed Slide 20: Bonus fact sheet covering all the information from the lesson. I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will discover what living conditions were like in Britain’s new industrial towns and specifically examine the increase in illness and disease. Particular attention is paid to the creation of terraced housing, the growth of slum areas, back-to-back housing and the pollution and waste created by such extreme overcrowding in the working class parts of towns. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Lesson learning aims and progress Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up – Class discussion about how students would describe ‘typical’ housing and accommodation today. Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up II – Fill in the missing facts about the growth of towns in the Industrial Revolution Slide 5: Missing terms from the warm-up revealed. Slide 6: Starter Task: Students view a diagram of typical terraced and back-to-back housing and use this to discuss what housing conditions were like and how this led to ill-health and disease. Slide 7: Source Analysis – An illustration of slum housing with prompt questions Slide 8: Source Analysis – Printable GCSE style question sheet Slide 9: Background Information – The growth of industrial towns Slide 10: Background Information – Overcrowded terraced housing Slide 11: Printable fact sheet Slide 12: Activity 1 – Printable worksheet Slide 13: Activity 2 – Creative historical writing task with full instructions Slide 14: Activity 3 – Extended historical writing task with structure ideas Slide 15: Follow Up Challenge Questions Slide 16: Learning Review Crossword with answers revealed Slide 17: Printable version of the learning review crossword I would be grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. Thank you.

In this lesson, students will fully understand the M.A.I.N. long-term causes of the First World War – Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism. Students will be first introduced to these key terms and then use them to explain the tensions which existed in Europe by 1914. This is a fully resources lesson which includes a warmup, starter task, engaging background information, various learning activities, challenge tasks and learning reviews. ** The lesson includes the following:** Slide 1: Title slide Slide 2: Outline of the main lesson aims Slide 3: As you come in warmup activity – what causes war? Slide 4: As you come in warmup activity 2 – Why do people argue? Slide 5: Starter Task 1: Why is it important to learn about the causes of the First World War – suggestions then given. Slide 6: Starter Task 2: Political cartoon analysis with prompt questions provided. Slide 7: Background information about Europe in 1914 Side 8: Background information explaining the term long-term causes. Slide 9: An overview of the M.A.I.N. reasons and discussion task. Slide 10-13: Background information about militarism, alliances, imperialism and nationalism. Slide 14-15: Activity 1: Student diagram to help make notes and explain the MAIN causes. Printable resource included. Slide 16-17: Activity 2: Source based activity based on three cartoons of Europe in 1914. Slide 18: A student fact sheet for the lesson – printable Slide 19: Follow Up Challenge Tasks Slide 20: Learning Review 1 Slides 21-23: Learning Review 2 with printable handout I would be really grateful if you could leave a review for the lesson if you feel the lesson is effective for you. Many thanks if you spend some of your valuable time doing this as feedback is highly valued. All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free at the time of publishing. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.