A set of 29 fact sheets/knowledge organisers which can be used for any study of Weimar and Nazi Germany. The information on the fact sheets are specifically linked to GCSE History Edexcel (Paper 3 Modern Depth Study) but can be used and adapted for any other exam board or general study of the events of Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-1939. Weimar Germany Fact Sheet 1: The impact of the First World War on Germany Fact Sheet 2: The strengths and weaknesses of the Weimar Republic Fact Sheet 3: The unpopularity and terms of the Treaty of Versailles Fact Sheet 4: Challenges to the Weimar Republic from the Left and Right Fact Sheet 5: The French Occupation of the Ruhr and Hyperinflation Fact Sheet 6: Gustav Stresemann and the Weimar Golden Years Fact Sheet 7: Improved Living Standards in Weimar Germany 1924-28 Fact Sheet 8: Changes to the Role of Women in Weimar Germany Fact Sheet 9: Cultural Changes in Weimar Germany The Rise of Hitler Fact Sheet 10: Hitler’s Early Career and the German Workers Party Fact Sheet 11: The Causes, Events and Impact of the Munich Putsch Fact Sheet 12: Limited Support for the Nazi Party 1924-28 Fact Sheet 13: The Wall Street Crash & Growth in Nazi Support Fact Sheet 14: How Hitler became Chancellor by January 1933 Nazi Dictatorship & Control Fact Sheet 15: Hitler becomes the Fuhrer of Germany 1933-34 Fact Sheet 16: The Creation of the Police State Fact Sheet 17: Nazi Control over the Church & Religion Fact Sheet 18: Nazi Propaganda and Censorship Fact Sheet 19: Nazi Control over the Arts and Culture Fact Sheet 20: Opposition from the Young, the Church and Others Life in Nazi Germany Fact Sheet 21: Nazi Policies Towards Women and the Family Fact Sheet 22: Nazi Policies Towards the Young - Youth Groups Fact Sheet 23: Nazi Education Fact Sheet 24: The Nazi Reduction in Unemployment & Employment Schemes Fact Sheet 25: Changes in the Standard of Living (Labour Front, Strength Through Joy) Fact Sheet 26: Nazi Persecution of Minority Groups & Racial Theory Fact Sheet 27: Nazi Persecution of Jewish People All images used in this lesson are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

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

**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.

The Ultimate History Quiz! For or any time, no fuss, historical fun. This quiz is a whirlwind tour through time, focusing mainly on time periods studied in KS3 and GCSE in British Secondary Schools (with a little off-curricular extra thrown in!) This quiz will definitely raise a few smiles and giggles and is interactive, editable and best suited to secondary students (although could be used with upper KS2). The rounds include: Kings, Queens and Political Leaders, Who said that quote? Lucky Dip round Ancient and Medieval trivia Mix up! (which two historical figures have their images combined?) Unusual artifacts and historical places All answers are included, as is a score sheet, and there a video clip questions, picture questions as well as many other styles - all are multiple choice The quiz lasts up to 45 mins including clip tasks and can either be played having the answers revealed as you go along, or the board can be paused and the answers read out at the end (you can play either in teams or individually). ADDITIONAL FREE CONTENT: A fun and Christmassy lesson for students in the last week of term. Could be used as a reward lesson the last time you see your class before Christmas. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, 3 different fun plenaries, timeline task and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) Who are EC Resources? EC Resources are a group of teachers who work together to create easy to use, high quality and editable lessons and units of work. We have created lessons for The Bank of England, The Children’s Commissioner, MACS Charity, The British Legion, Tes, LikeToBe Careers, the Criminal Cases Review Commission (UK Gov) and have also completed PSHE and Citizenship commissions for schools across the UK.

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 question topics (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 question topics 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

Complete set of lessons and resource for the Norman England 2026 Historic Environment - Pevensey Castle. The lessons have been designed around the factor of ‘cause and consequence’: However, these could be easily adapted if you believe the concept will be different. E.g. Q4: The reason for the success of the Norman invasion was… We teach these lessons stand alone before the control section so have already taught 1066. Lesson 1: Why did William want to invade England? Lesson 2: How did William gather support and build his strength in preparation for his invasion of England? Lesson 3: What mistakes and bad luck did Harold face before William’s invasion of England? Lesson 4: How did the weather help the success of the Norman invasion? Lesson 5: How did William defend himself upon his invasion of England? Lesson 6: Synoptic - Why was the Norman invasion of England successful? Resource Booklet Knowledge Organiser Sheet Each lesson starts with a retrieval grid which can be easily populated with questions from your topics. Disclaimer - This resource set was done using the AQA resource booklet. There is actually limited information on Pevensey as a castle and is very different to the last time this site was used.

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.

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.

In this 26 slide lesson, students will student nine of the main weapons used during the First World War: rifles, artillery, machine guns, grenades, cavalry, flamethrowers, tanks, aircraft and gas. Students will be able to describe the features of each weapon before comparing and evaluating the effectiveness of the weapons. 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 activity – ‘Odd One Out’. Slide 4: Background knowledge about the Wider Historical Context Slide 5: Starter Task – Weapons True or False Slide 6: Links to 7 useful clips about the weapons of the First World War. Slide 7: Starter Task 2: Problem Solving Puzzle linked to the production of the Brodie Helmet. Side 8: Fact Sheet (printable) about the weapons of the First World War. Slide 9-18: Image based background knowledge about each weapon featured in the fact sheet. Slide 19-20: Activity 1 - Instructions about how to complete the table with an A4 printable table included. Slide 21-22 Activity 2 – Key Term Fill with answers revealed Slide 23: Printable worksheet Slide 24: Challenge Questions about the impact of the weapons Slide 25-26: Learning Review – Match the statistics to the facts with answers revealed. 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 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.

**In this lesson, students will investigate the main reasons why the British government began the process of abolishing slavery in 1807. As well as being able to make notes about each reason, students will be guided to complete an extended piece of historical writing about the causes of the abolition of slavery. ** This is a fully resourced lesson which includes printable fact sheets and worksheets as well as engaging background information, warm up tasks and learning reviews. The lesson includes the following: Slide 1: Title slide – Slave Auctions and Life on a Plantation Slide 2: The purpose and main aims of the lesson. Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up 1: Slave Trade vocabulary activity Slide 4: Lesson Warm Up 2: Ordering the main events of the slave trade triangle Slide 5: Lesson Warm Up 2: Answers Slide 6: Lesson Warm Up 3: What reasons would there have been to oppose or support the slave trade at the time it was happening? Slide 7: Starter Task: Why do you think the slave trade was abolished? Slide 8: Background Information: Source analysis – economic reason for the abolition of the slave trade. Slide 9-10: Background Information: The role of the anti-slavery campaigners Slide 11-12: Background Information: The main reasons for the abolition of the slave trade. Slide 13: Printable sheet to help students make notes about the reasons Slide 14-15: Fact sheets designed to be printed back-to-back about the main reasons (black and white) Slide 16-17: Fact sheets designed to be printed back-to-back about the main reasons (colour) Slide 18: Introduction to the extended writing. Slide 19: Model P.E.E. Paragraph Slide 20: An optional/alternative task – writing a letter or speech to support the abolition of slavery. Slide 21: Follow Up Challenge Tasks – Linking the reasons and evaluating the most important factors. Slide 22-23: Learning Review – Who or What am I? 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.

These revision grids allow pupils to check their knowledge for each of the 4 units using clear headings and covers the key content for each unit. These grids are designed to compliment the Edexcel GCSE History course on Germany 1919-39 but would support any GCSE revision course covering this period including AQA, OCR, CIE. These can be given as A4 or A3 or could be loaded up digitally if required. Documents are in Word to allow for digital use. Pupils bullet point in each section of the table key information for that area and work well as an end of unit recap to check knowledge and highlight any gaps. The grids are all Blank and can be filled in advance if required by the teacher. A completed version is attached to support those who have missed content or are unsure.

This resource is a 27 slide set of fact sheets for each lesson/topic following the GCSE History topic - Early Elizabethan England (Edexcel specification). The fact sheets can be used as revision resources or to accompany the teaching of the Early Elizabethan England as knowledge organisers. Key Topic 1 Fact Sheet 1: Elizabethan Society & Government Fact Sheet 2: Early Challenges to Elizabeth I Fact Sheet 3: Challenges to Elizabeth from Abroad Fact Sheet 4: Religious Divisions in Eliazbethan England Fact Sheet 5: Elizabeth I’s Religious Settlement Fact Sheet 6: The Role of the Church in Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 7: The Puritan Challenge to Elizabeth I Fact Sheet 8: Challenges to Elizabeth from Home & Abroad Fact Sheet 9: The Threat of Mary, Queen of Scots Key Topic 2 Fact Sheet 10: The Revolt of the Northern Earls Fact Sheet 11: Catholic Plots against Elizabeth (Throckmorton, Ridolfi, Babington) Fact Sheet 12: The Role of Francis Walsingham Fact Sheet 13: The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Fact Sheet 14: Increasing Tensions with Spain Fact Sheet 15: The Roles of Francis Drake at Cadiz and Robert Dudley in the Netherlands Fact Sheet 16: Spanish Invasion Plans of 1588 Fact Sheet 17: The Reasons for the English Victory in 1588 Key Topic 3 Fact Sheet 18: Education in Early Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 19: Sports and Pastimes in Early Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 20: Poverty in Early Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 21: Changing Attitudes Towards the Poor Fact Sheet 22: Exploration in Elizabethan England Fact Sheet 23: Francis Drake’s Circumnavigation of the Globe Fact Sheet 24: Walter Raleigh and the Virginia Project All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. 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 resource are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you. This resource is for personal use only unless a school license is purchased and for copyright reasons any slides, worksheets, RA Resources maps or diagrams should not be copied/amended for commercial use.

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 question topics (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 question topics 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

Perfect as an introduction to the Battle of the Somme - focusing on what happened, how, why and the different perspectives people have had on the Battle over Time, focusing on the question - Was the Battle of the Somme a disaster? This lesson allows students to explore sources in detail, study contemporary accounts and research task. Students will also complete exam style questions, complete partnered tasks, clip tasks, debate tasks and more. The lesson is detailed, editable and suitable for KS3 or KS4. The download includes: a detailed PowerPoint, three-way differentiated tasks, a variety of activities, clip tasks, exam-style practice plenary, peer teaching tasks and more. It’s very easy to follow and can be used straight away :) 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 historygeeksuk@gmail.com and we’ll try to solve them for you. Many more history lessons - both inexpensive and free at our store: HISTORY GEEKS