Archive for April, 2007

The Korean War - Background and Significance

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

The Korean War - Background and Significance
In this activity, students consider the early events in the war, assess why the Korean War is historically significant, and reflect on the arguments for and against the involvement of the US and the UN.

Interactive Newsfeed - The Korean War

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

A new activity for IGCSE History (The Korean War). Students complete a timeline of events by furiously jotting down events presented to them in an interactive newsfeed.

The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

A new worksheet which introduces students to the concept of the Truman Doctrine and Marshall Aid, and then encourages them to compare various cartoons to reach their own judgements.

Agricultural Reform under Peter Stolypin

Tuesday, April 17th, 2007

Tsarist Russia under Nicholas IIFor IB / A-Level historians. Agricultural Reform under Peter Stolypin: In a similar exercise to that relating to Witte’s policies for industry, students consider what has caused each problem that is listed, they then suggest what should be done to solve it, then compare this to what Stolypin actually did to form an overall asessment. A teacher helpsheet provides information about what Stolypin’s responses actually were in reality.

Wall St. Crash Simulation

Friday, April 13th, 2007

A completely new version of this popular interactive simulation, which now focuses much more heavily on the historical events of 1929 for GCSE Modern World History students. A new history worksheet is also provided with the game.

Interternational Relations in the 1930s

Friday, April 13th, 2007

A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.