A selection of sources and questions designed to round off the unit on the Causes of the Spanish Civil War.
Month: December 2008
Causes of the Spanish Civil War: Introduction and Overview Worksheet
This worksheet helps students understand the significance of the Spanish Civil War. It should be used in conjunction with this PowerPoint Presentation.
Causes of the Spanish Civil War: Quiz
20 Question Factual Test: Designed to test and consolidate knowledge from the previous two activities about the Causes of the Spanish Civil War
Transatlantic Slave Trade – Unit Starter
Students are presented with a series of images of objects, then of people from different continents, and have to deduce from this evidence what the next topic of study is likely to be.
Causes of the Spanish Civil War: Interactive Newsfeed
Students complete a series of notes “against the clock” using this interactive newsfeed activity which gives them a detailed account of the main events in Spanish History leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War in 1936. They then use their completed notes to complete this timeline worksheet, organising their ideas into those which…
The Assassination of Peter Stolypin
For IB / A-Level historians. A primary source account. Was Stolypin the last hope that the Tsarist regime had to survive? Would his reforms have succeeded given “Twenty years of peace”?
How Should we Commemorate the Holocaust?
Students consider the purpose of commemoration and then design their own Holocaust memorial after looking at a wide range of examples from around the world.
GCSE History Paper 1 Markscheme with sample answers re. the Causes of World War One
Although the Causes of World War One will be tested in IGCSE History Paper 2 in Summer 2008, it will also be tested in Paper 1. Reading through this markscheme and the sample answers will be good way to start your history revision process.
The Legacy of the Holocaust: Israel and Palestine
This worksheet encourages students to consider how the Arab-Israeli conflict is in large part Hitler’s Third Reich’s most lasting legacy.
Why did Hitler Hate the Jews?
This worksheet explains not merely why Hitler hated the Jews, but also why the Jews have been persecuted throughout the ages in countries across Europe. Students connect these factors in a flow diagram and categorise them as religious, racial, economic and social. This worksheet is supported by this antisemitic propaganda for children, and antisemitic propaganda…
IGCSE History Paper 2 Sourcework Focus – Markschemes and Sample Answers
Paper 2 Sourcework Focus – Markschemes and Sample Answers Students can read through these sample answers and grade each one. For each question there is a good, average and below average answer. Can they spot which is which and explain why?
Opposition in Nazi Germany
After looking at the different versions of the famous Niemoller poem in the powerpoint starter, Students use the main worksheet to compare how different social groups opposed the Nazis, and then use this information to complete one of several suggested tasks after completing a factual test. My own students produced “Hollywood Trailers” which can be…
Connecting Factors: The Causes of World War Two
With the main themes revised, students now have to connect the Causes of the Second World War together meaningfully and summarise three essential points of information about each theme using this flowchart.
Nazi Religious Policies
Nazi Religious Policies: By means of a venn diagram, students investigate the various ways in which the Nazis tried to control replace and weaken the Catholic and Protestant Churches.
