Archive for November, 2011

Fascist Italy under Mussolini: Conclusions about the nature of Fascism

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A PowerPoint presentation getting students to reflect on the nature of Fascism.

10 Years Ago Today (29th Nov 2001): Death of George Harrison

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Death of George Harrison, British rock guitarist, singer and songwriter
(The Beatles)

25 Years Ago Today (29th Nov 1986): Death of Cary Grant

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

Death of Cary Grant, British-born American film actor (‘Bringing Up
Baby’, ‘Gunga Din’, ‘His Girl Friday’, ‘The Philadelphia Story’, ‘To Catch
A Thief’, ‘North by Northwest’, and more)

Timeline Task – The Provisional Government and the October Revolution

Sunday, November 27th, 2011

A student worksheet; a completed teacher version is also available.

Fascist Italy under Mussolini: Primary Sources

Friday, November 25th, 2011

A series of primary sources to help students with their essay planning task.

75 Years Ago Today (25th Nov. 1936): Anti-Comintern Pact

Friday, November 25th, 2011

Germany and Japan signed the Anti-Comintern Pact, an agreement to
collaborate against the threat of Soviet Communism