Treaty of Versailles 1/10: First World War Recap

Treaty of Versailles: First World War Recap 1/10
This lesson is from the 10-lesson series below:
This 10-lesson, fully resourced series covers in depth the first chapter of the Cambridge IGCSE History Modern World syllabus, focusing on the aftermath of the First World War, the Treaty of Versailles, and the political situation in Germany. Designed for both in-person and virtual teaching, the lessons can also be adapted for KS3 or other GCSE specifications such as Edexcel.

Each lesson includes:

A literacy, numeracy, or thinking settler question

A context slide for clear direct instruction

A range of engaging resources including categorisation tasks, source analysis questions, and extended writing activities with model PEEKA paragraphs

An online recap quiz for consolidation

A scholarship and further reading page to stretch higher-level students

Lessons in the series:

WW1 Recap

The State of Germany in 1918

The German Revolution 1918

Paris Peace Conference 1919 – Motives Overview

Wilson’s 14 Points

David Lloyd George at Versailles

Terms of the Treaty – Germany

Reactions – Source work

The Other Treaties

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The content is pitched at the depth required by the Cambridge IGCSE, making it ideal for those specifications, while also being easily adjustable for Edexcel by streamlining some of the detail or using it to challenge higher-ability classes.

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