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All sorts of resources for the History and Classics classroom.
The Congress of Berlin 1878
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The Congress of Berlin 1878

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A variety of activities to cover the impact of The Congress of Berlin for the IB Diploma History of Europe. The focus is on answering this question: The Congress of Berlin was the greatest achievement of European diplomacy between 1871 and 1914. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Cartoon starter Card sort Cartoon/country analysis Reading and questions Essay plan Further reading suggestion Links page
Causes of the Chinese Civil War Historiography Chart
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Causes of the Chinese Civil War Historiography Chart

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A list of historians perspectives on the causes of the Chinese Civil War (starting in 1927). Students use these perspectives to summarise and provide context with regards to it being a cause of the war. They then need to add supporting (or contradicting) evidence to support the view of each historian. Designed for the IB History syllabus.
Intolerance in the USA - High Five Starter
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Intolerance in the USA - High Five Starter

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14 questions that can be used to play a High Five starter. Instructions: Give one slip with a question and answer to each student. Students - Ask your question to another person and vice versa. If you both get it right you high five each other. After each question switch question slips then repeat the process by finding others to ask and answer your question.
Japan's War in Colour documentary questions.
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Japan's War in Colour documentary questions.

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A set of questions to use with the documentary - Japan’s War in Colour. Two extra questions to stimulate discussion and further work on Hirohito’s responsibility and the debate over the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Questions to support the documentary Hitler in Colour.
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Questions to support the documentary Hitler in Colour.

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This resource would be useful for an overview of Hitler’s time in power, from 1933 to 1945. There is a section at the end that gets students to consider the nature of Hitler’s leadership which is in line with the Cambridge A Level paper 3, however the questions should be accessible to KS3 and above.
IB History source analysis:  OPCVL introduction
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IB History source analysis: OPCVL introduction

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This ppt introduces question 2. of Paper One. It is designed to get students to THINK about the nature of sources, which is then linked to the OPCVL of the IB paper. To hook each student in at the start of the lesson I give them a small cup of Coke at the start of the lesson and ask them to observe their partner after drinking their respective drinks. (It generally isn’t an amazing experience). We then watch the three Coca Cola adverts on slides 2,3,4 which links in to OPCVL. I then do a follow-up activity: read the school prospectus and then walk around the school and compare the reality. We then discuss this as a group and apply it to the OPCVL. It isn’t a detailed ‘how to answer source questions’ ppt but it is effective in capturing attention and getting them to consider the OPCVL of sources.
Chinese Civil War - Shanghai Massacre
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Chinese Civil War - Shanghai Massacre

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This resource uses an image of the Shanghai Massacre to introduce the start of the Chinese Civil War. This is followed by an activity on the ideology of the opposing sides of the conflict. This leads in to a question on ideology or Chiang Kaishek’s leadership being the cause of the Chinese Civil War. It is made for the IB SL course but could be adapted for any syllabus.
IB History Key Concepts Sentence Starters
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IB History Key Concepts Sentence Starters

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Sentence starters for each of the Key Concepts in IB History. Useful for those students who struggle to structure their writing. Not an exhaustive list and can be used to foster discussion on other suitable phrases.
AS History CIE - Trade Unions and Cooperatives. Great Reform and Public Health Act
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AS History CIE - Trade Unions and Cooperatives. Great Reform and Public Health Act

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This ppt covers the question: Why, and with what consequences, did industrialisation result in popular protest and political change? from the Cambridge AS History course. It also covers both the Great Reform Act of 1832 and The Public Health Act of 1848 - causes and consequences of both acts. There aren’t any activities - just a set of notes to help prepare answers for past paper questions.