AQA Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 Complete Bundle

These lessons have been written to deliver the AQA GCSE (9–1) Conflict and Tension, 1918–1939 unit in a clear and accessible way for students.

By the end of the unit, students will have a secure understanding of the competing interests of different nations and individuals in the aftermath of the First World War, including the challenges of maintaining peace and the creation of the League of Nations.

They will explore key ideas such as national self-determination, international cooperation, and the difficulties surrounding the Versailles Peace Settlement.

Students also build an understanding of how tensions developed in the interwar period, leading to the outbreak of the Second World War. This includes evaluating the causes of the war and considering why attempts to prevent further conflict ultimately failed.

Throughout, students study the role of key individuals, nations and events in shaping international relations during this period.

Each lesson includes a range of differentiated tasks alongside suggested teaching approaches to support delivery. A variety of GCSE-style questions are included throughout, including source analysis, “write an account” questions, and extended 16-mark responses. Guidance, mark schemes and tips are also provided to help students access the higher levels.

The lessons in this bundle are:

L1: Aims of the Peacemakers
L2: Compromise at the Paris Peace Conference
L3: The Terms of the Treaty of Versailles
L4: Was the Treaty of Versailles Fair?
L5: The Wider Peace Settlement (FREE)
L6: Introduction to the League of Nations
L7: Structure of the League of Nations
L8: The Commissions
L9: How Successful Was the League in the 1920s?
L10: Decline of International Cooperation
L11: The Manchurian Crisis
L12: The Abyssinian Crisis
L13: Was the League Destined to Fail?
L14: Hitler’s Foreign Policy Aims
L15: Reactions to Hitler’s Foreign Policy
L16: German Rearmament and the Road to War
L17: Reoccupation of the Rhineland (FREE)
L18: The Anschluss
L19: The Sudeten Crisis
L20: The Nazi-Soviet Pact
L21: Why Did the Second World War Break Out?

All lessons include retrieval practice activities and are provided in editable PowerPoint format, making them easy to adapt for different classes.

Please note, due to TES bundle size limits, Lesson 17 (Reoccupation of the Rhineland – free resource) is available separately here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12830949

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