Death of Adolf Eichmann, German Nazi leader who organised the identification and transportation of Jews from occupied Europe to extermination camps. (Executed)
Month: May 2012
Why did Germany Lose World War One?
Why did Germany Lose World War One? – A sample essay produced by Russel Tarr (author of this website) in timed conditions in the style of a Paper 2 answer.
25 Years Ago Today (28th May 1987) – Red Square Scandal
Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, illegally landed his plane in Red Square, Moscow
75 Years Ago Today (28th May 1937) – Neville Chamberlain became British Prime Minister
Neville Chamberlain became British Prime Minister.
Compare and Contrast the Impact of Foreign Involvement in the Russian Civil War and the Spanish Civil War
Compare and Contrast the Impact of Foreign Involvement in the Russian Civil War and the Spanish Civil War – A sample essay produced by Russel Tarr (author of this website) in timed conditions in the style of a Paper 2 answer.
Practices of War – Comparisons and Contrasts
Practices of War – Comparisons and Contrasts: With a central focus on the issue of “Limited War v. Total War”, students are provided with detailed information about the practices of three major wars in the form of a grid, broken down into key themes (political, economic, etc). Their task is to complete the grid by…
Model Essay: What were the most frequent causes of 20th Century Wars?
Model Essay: What were the most frequent causes of 20th Century Wars?: A sample essay produced by Russel Tarr (author of this website) in timed conditions in the style of a Paper 2 answer.
Introducing “Fakebook Animated”
One of the most popular applications I’ve developed in the past couple of years has been “Fakebook“, a Fake Facebook Profile Generator that students can use to create engaging narratives of people, places and concepts. I’ve been working on developing the code over the past fortnight so that the application is much quicker (for example…
50 Years Ago Today (19th May 1962): Marilyn Monroe Sings to JFK
American actress Marilyn Monroe famously sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to President John F. Kennedy during a birthday party/fundraiser at Madison Square Garden, New York
Causes of the Chinese Civil War
Causes of the Chinese Civil War: A detailed summary grid for revision purposes.
Create a Fake Facebook Profile
I’ve just completed a major overhaul of “Fakebook” – a tool for creating Fake Facebook profiles with your students. It’s great for getting students to create profiles of historical and literary characters and events, for example. Try it out here!
Causes of the Spanish Civil War: Summary and suggested linkage
Causes of the Spanish Civil War: Summary and suggested linkage: A summary diagram for revision purposes.
Causes of World War One: What was Responsible?:
Causes of World War One: What was Responsible?: An analysis grid which moves towards linking and prioritising the various factors that caused World War One. Students are invited to complete the blank cells using their own knowledge.
Causes of World War One – Who was Responsible?
Causes of World War One – Who was Responsible?: A summary grid for revision purposes.
Causes of Wars – Comparisons and Contrasts
Causes of Wars – Comparisons and Contrasts: Students are provided with detailed information about the causes of three major wars in the form of a grid, broken down into key themes (political, economic, etc). Their task is to complete the grid by providing further examples of other wars that they have studied and try to…
Causes, Practices, Effects of War – Overview of Past IB History Questions
Overview of Past Questions: Students are asked to collate a list of past paper questions from the most recent examination papers, to categorise these into causes, practices and effects questions, and offer some initial observations on the sorts of demands made by each.
