The Interwar Years

An eleven lesson sequence that gives a brief introduction and overview of events in Europe following the end of the First World War. The sequence will focus on the end of the war and what followed with the Treaty of Versailles, some of the key events in the 1920's, the change in British politics, the rise of Hitler and the following actions that broke the Treaty of Versailles and policy of appeasement. All of the resources needed to run the lessons are included such as presentations and activities as well as the planning. These lessons have been written with upper KS2 and lower KS3 in mind but should be easily adaptable for KS4 students as well.

Lesson 1 - Chronological order
Lesson 2 - The Treaty of Versailles
Lesson 3 - The Treaty of Versailles
Lesson 4 - The Dawes Plan
Lesson 5 - Changes in British politics
Lesson 6 - Wall Street Crash/ Great Depression
Lesson 7 - Rise of Hitler
Lesson 8 - Propaganda/ Source Analysis
Lesson 9 - Revoking the Treaty of Versailles
Lesson 10 - Appeasement
Lesson 11 - Evaluating Appeasement

Also included is a brief knowledge organiser as well as a diamond 9 activity to evaluate the Treaty of Versailles.