I have taught for 17 years in High Schools.
I am a trained History teacher, but I have also taught English, Economics, Social Studies and Junior Science.
I have taught for 17 years in High Schools.
I am a trained History teacher, but I have also taught English, Economics, Social Studies and Junior Science.
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ 1 - Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?
Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted?
What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923?
Could the treaties be justified at the time?
Covers the following GCSE Content:
Section B: Wider world depth studies, BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939
Part one: Peacemaking
The armistice: aims of the peacemakers; Wilson and the Fourteen Points; Clemenceau and Lloyd George; the extent to which they achieved their aims.
The Versailles Settlement: Diktat; territorial changes; military restrictions; war guilt and reparations.
Impact of the treaty and wider settlement: reactions of the Allies; German objections; strengths and weaknesses of the settlement, including the problems faced by new states.
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
A selection of revision worksheets that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Perfect for extension work and relief lessons.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ5 - How effectively did the United States contain the spread of Communism?
Case studies of:
American reactions to the Cuban revolution, including the missile crisis and its aftermath
American involvement in the Vietnam War, e.g. reasons for involvement, tactics/strategy, reasons for withdrawal
American reactions to North Korea’s invasion of South Korea, involvement
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
A selection of fun revision worksheets that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version and online version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ2 - To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
• How successful was the League in the 1920s?
• How far did weaknesses in the League’s organisation make failure inevitable?
• How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
• How successful was the League in the 1930s?
Covers the following GCSE Content: Section B: Wider world depth studies, BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939
Part two: The League of Nations and international peace
The League of Nations: its formation and covenant; organisation; membership and how it changed; the powers of the League; the work of the League’s agencies; the contribution of the League to peace in the 1920s, including the successes and failures of the League, such as the Aaland Islands, Upper Silesia, Vilna, Corfu and Bulgaria.
Diplomacy outside the League: Locarno treaties and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
The collapse of the League: the effects of the Depression; the Manchurian and Abyssinian crises and their consequences; the failure of the League to avert war in 1939.
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE / GCSE History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ5 - How effectively did the United States contain the spread of Communism?
Case studies of:
American reactions to the Cuban revolution, including the missile crisis and its aftermath
American involvement in the Vietnam War, e.g. reasons for involvement, tactics/strategy, reasons for withdrawal
American reactions to North Korea’s invasion of South Korea, involvement
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
A selection of revision worksheets that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Perfect for extension work and relief lessons.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ6 - How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?
-Soviet Power in Eastern Europe
– resistance to Soviet power in Hungary (1956)
and Czechoslovakia (1968)
– the Berlin Wall
– ‘Solidarity’ in Poland
– Gorbachev and the collapse of Soviet control
over Eastern Europe
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
A selection of revision worksheets that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Perfect for extension work and relief lessons.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ3 - Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
What were the long-term consequences of the peace treaties of 1919–23?
What were the consequences of the failures of the League in the 1930s?
How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?
Was the policy of appeasement justified?
How important was the Nazi–Soviet Pact?
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE / GCSE History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ4 - Who was to blame for the Cold War?
Why did the US–Soviet alliance begin to break down in 1945?
How had the USSR gained control of Eastern Europe by 1948?
How did the United States react to Soviet expansionism?
What were the consequences of the Berlin Blockade?
Who was the more to blame for starting the Cold War: the United States or the USSR?
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ3 - Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
What were the long-term consequences of the peace treaties of 1919–23?
What were the consequences of the failures of the League in the 1930s?
How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?
Was the policy of appeasement justified?
How important was the Nazi–Soviet Pact?
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
1 year’s worth of access to an online whole-class quiz game MAKEorBREAK
Consists of a website based game with 60 questions and answers that test student’s recall of essential content for this topic.
Questions appear on a classroom projector screen and students compete for the chance to answer by standing up with their team flag raised. If correct, the student can choose to MAKE one of their team’s six castles or BREAK an opposing team’s castle. The team with the most castles wins.
Expect noise and expect fun !
No devices required other than a teacher computer and projector.
Printable flag templates and printable answers included.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ3 - Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
What were the long-term consequences of the peace treaties of 1919–23?
What were the consequences of the failures of the League in the 1930s?
How far was Hitler’s foreign policy to blame for the outbreak of war in 1939?
Was the policy of appeasement justified?
How important was the Nazi–Soviet Pact?
Why did Britain and France declare war on Germany in September 1939?
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
7 complete sets of 60 printable study cards that cover essential content for SEVEN IGCSE History topics - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
PLUS…
A selection of revision worksheets that cover essential content for SEVEN IGCSE Cambridge History topics - ANSWERS INCLUDED
14 x crossword worksheets
14 x online crosswords
7 x Bingo game (paper version)
14 x matching terms worksheets
14 x wordfinds
14 x online wordfinds
Perfect for extension work and relief lessons.
PLUS…
1 year’s worth of access to an online whole-class quiz game
Consists of a website based game with 7 games, consisting of 60 questions and answers that test student’s recall of essential content for seven IGCSE History topics.
Questions appear on a classroom projector screen and students compete for the chance to answer by standing up with their team flag raised. If correct, the student can choose to MAKE one of their team’s six castles or BREAK an opposing team’s castle. The team with the most castles wins.
Expect noise and expect fun !
No devices required other than a teacher computer and projector.
Printable flag templates and printable answers included.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
1 Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
2 To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
3 Why had international peace collapsed by 1939?
4 Who was to blame for the Cold War?
5 How effectively did the United States contain the spread of Communism?
6 How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?
7 Why did events in the Gulf matter, c.1970–2000?
A selection of fun revision worksheets that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version and online version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ 1 - Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?
Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted?
What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923?
Could the treaties be justified at the time?
Covers the following GCSE Content:
Section B: Wider world depth studies, BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939
Part one: Peacemaking
The armistice: aims of the peacemakers; Wilson and the Fourteen Points; Clemenceau and Lloyd George; the extent to which they achieved their aims.
The Versailles Settlement: Diktat; territorial changes; military restrictions; war guilt and reparations.
Impact of the treaty and wider settlement: reactions of the Allies; German objections; strengths and weaknesses of the settlement, including the problems faced by new states.
For more IGCSE History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ2 - To what extent was the League of Nations a success?
• How successful was the League in the 1920s?
• How far did weaknesses in the League’s organisation make failure inevitable?
• How far did the Depression make the work of the League more difficult?
• How successful was the League in the 1930s?
Covers the following GCSE Content: Section B: Wider world depth studies, BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939
Part two: The League of Nations and international peace
The League of Nations: its formation and covenant; organisation; membership and how it changed; the powers of the League; the work of the League’s agencies; the contribution of the League to peace in the 1920s, including the successes and failures of the League, such as the Aaland Islands, Upper Silesia, Vilna, Corfu and Bulgaria.
Diplomacy outside the League: Locarno treaties and the Kellogg-Briand Pact.
The collapse of the League: the effects of the Depression; the Manchurian and Abyssinian crises and their consequences; the failure of the League to avert war in 1939.
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE / GCSE History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ6 - 6 How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?
-Soviet power in Eastern Europe:
– resistance to Soviet power in Hungary (1956)
and Czechoslovakia (1968)
– the Berlin Wall
– ‘Solidarity’ in Poland
– Gorbachev and the collapse of Soviet control
over Eastern Europe
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
60 printable study cards that cover essential content for this IGCSE / GCSE History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED ON OTHER SIDE OF EACH CARD
Teachers can print these double-sided and distribute to students.
Students can pair up in class and use these cards to review essential content.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ7 - Why did events in the Gulf matter, c.1970–2000?
• The rise to power of Saddam Hussein in Iraq
• The rule of Saddam Hussein up to 2000, and the consequences of his rule for different groups in Iraq
• The nature of the Shah’s rule in Iran and the Iranian Revolution of 1979
• The causes and consequences of the Iran–Iraq War, 1980–88; Western involvement in the war
• The causes, course and consequences of the Gulf War, 1990–91
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Perfect for extension work and relief lessons.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ4 - Who was to blame for the Cold War?
Why did the US–Soviet alliance begin to break down in 1945?
How had the USSR gained control of Eastern Europe by 1948?
How did the United States react to Soviet expansionism?
What were the consequences of the Berlin Blockade?
Who was the more to blame for starting the Cold War: the United States or the USSR?
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
A selection of revision worksheets that cover essential content for this IGCSE Cambridge History topic - ANSWERS INCLUDED
2 x crossword worksheets
2 x online crosswords
1 x Bingo game (paper version)
2 x matching terms worksheets
2 x wordfinds
2 x online wordfinds
Perfect for extension work and relief lessons.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ7 - Why did events in the Gulf matter, c.1970–2000?
• The rise to power of Saddam Hussein in Iraq
• The rule of Saddam Hussein up to 2000, and the consequences of his rule for different groups in Iraq
• The nature of the Shah’s rule in Iran and the Iranian Revolution of 1979
• The causes and consequences of the Iran–Iraq War, 1980–88; Western involvement in the war
• The causes, course and consequences of the Gulf War, 1990–91
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
1 year’s worth of access to an online whole-class quiz game MAKEorBREAK
Consists of a website based game with 60 questions and answers that test student’s recall of essential content for this topic.
Questions appear on a classroom projector screen and students compete for the chance to answer by standing up with their team flag raised. If correct, the student can choose to MAKE one of their team’s six castles or BREAK an opposing team’s castle. The team with the most castles wins.
Expect noise and expect fun !
No devices required other than a teacher computer and projector.
Printable flag templates and printable answers included.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ4 - Who was to blame for the Cold War?
Why did the US–Soviet alliance begin to break down in 1945?
How had the USSR gained control of Eastern Europe by 1948?
How did the United States react to Soviet expansionism?
What were the consequences of the Berlin Blockade?
Who was the more to blame for starting the Cold War: the United States or the USSR?
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
1 year of access to an online whole-class quiz game MAKEorBREAK with 60 questions and answers that test student’s recall of essential content for this topic.
Questions appear on a classroom projector screen and students compete for the chance to answer by standing up with their team flag raised. If correct, the student can choose to MAKE one of their team’s six castles or BREAK an opposing team’s castle. The team with the most castles wins.
Expect noise and expect fun !
No devices required other than a teacher computer and projector.
Printable flag templates and printable answers included.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ 1 - Were the peace treaties of 1919–23 fair?
What were the motives and aims of the Big Three at Versailles?
Why did all the victors not get everything they wanted?
What was the impact of the peace treaty on Germany up to 1923?
Could the treaties be justified at the time?
Covers the following GCSE Content:
Section B: Wider world depth studies, BB Conflict and tension: the inter-war years, 1918–1939
Part one: Peacemaking
The armistice: aims of the peacemakers; Wilson and the Fourteen Points; Clemenceau and Lloyd George; the extent to which they achieved their aims.
The Versailles Settlement: Diktat; territorial changes; military restrictions; war guilt and reparations.
Impact of the treaty and wider settlement: reactions of the Allies; German objections; strengths and weaknesses of the settlement, including the problems faced by new states.
1 year’s worth of access to an online whole-class quiz game - MAKEorBREAK
Consists of a website based game with 60 questions and answers that test student’s recall of essential content for this topic.
Questions appear on a classroom projector screen and students compete for the chance to answer by standing up with their team flag raised. If correct, the student can choose to MAKE one of their team’s six castles or BREAK an opposing team’s castle. The team with the most castles wins.
Expect noise and expect fun !
No devices required other than a teacher computer and projector.
Printable flag templates and printable answers included.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ7 - Why did events in the Gulf matter, c.1970–2000?
• The rise to power of Saddam Hussein in Iraq
• The rule of Saddam Hussein up to 2000, and the consequences of his rule for different groups in Iraq
• The nature of the Shah’s rule in Iran and the Iranian Revolution of 1979
• The causes and consequences of the Iran–Iraq War, 1980–88; Western involvement in the war
• The causes, course and consequences of the Gulf War, 1990–91
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.
1 year’s worth of access to an online whole-class quiz game - MAKEorBREAK
Consists of a website based game with 60 questions and answers that test student’s recall of essential content for this topic.
Questions appear on a classroom projector screen and students compete for the chance to answer by standing up with their team flag raised. If correct, the student can choose to MAKE one of their team’s six castles or BREAK an opposing team’s castle. The team with the most castles wins.
Expect noise and expect fun !
No devices required other than a teacher computer and projector.
Printable flag templates and printable answers included.
Covers the following IGCSE (Cambridge) Content:
Core Content: Option B The twentieth century: international relations since 1919
FQ6 - How secure was the USSR’s control over Eastern Europe, 1948–c.1989?
-Soviet Power in Eastern Europe
– resistance to Soviet power in Hungary (1956)
and Czechoslovakia (1968)
– the Berlin Wall
– ‘Solidarity’ in Poland
– Gorbachev and the collapse of Soviet control
over Eastern Europe
For more History revision resources see the MAKEorBREAK website.