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Sourcework on the Nuclear Arms Race

Russel Tarr — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:51:51 +0000

Designed to be used as an extension or a homework activity.

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Historical Anniversaries for April 2010

Russel Tarr — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:14:56 +0000

• The following list provides important anniversaries that could be commemorated in 2010.
• It can be used by teachers preparing assemblies, extension tasks and one-off lessons.
• I am limiting the list to multiples of 50 years (1960 (50 years ago today), 1910 (100 years ago today), 1860 (150 years ago today) etc).
• This is more meaningful than the “on this day in history” format (there is a 1/365 chance that any event from the entire history of civilisation has a 1/365 chance it happened “today”!)
• If you’d like to add to this list, please contact me with your suggestion or send a tweet using the hashtag #history2010.

1st The United States launches the first weather satellite, TIROS-1. 1960 (50 years ago today)
9th French typesetter Edouard-Leon Scott de Martinville sings the French folk song “Au Clair de la Lune” to his phonautograph; producing the world’s earliest known sound recording 1860 (150 years ago today)
17th Eddie Cochran died 1960 (50 years ago today)
19th Melanchthon died 1560 (450 years ago today)
21st Twain died 1910 (100 years ago today)
27th Beethoven composes his famous piano piece, Für Elise. 1810 (200 years ago today)
27th The British House of Commons passes David Lloyd George’s (1909) ‘People’s Budget’ for the second time; it is passed by the House of Lords on 28 April. 1910 (100 years ago today)
27th Togo gains independence from French-administered U.N. trusteeship. 1960 (50 years ago today)

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USA/USSR: The Nuclear Arms Race

Russel Tarr — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:50:39 +0000

Another pressure upon the Soviet Union was the massive cost of keeping up with the United States in terms of nuclear weapons. Students answer questions based around a timeline and as an extension activity conduct some research into the Cuban Missile Crisis.

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Problems for the USSR: Afghanistan 1979-89

Russel Tarr — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:49:50 +0000

In this card-sort activity students piece together the causes, course and consequence of the war with Afghanistan, which caused such havoc for the military and the economic position of the Soviet Union.

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2010 | Who should you vote for in the UK general election?

Russel Tarr — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:52:36 +0000

An interactivity to help you decide which party to vote for in the 2010 UK General Election. Rank 10 key issues by order of preference, then decide which party most closely reflects your own views on those issues. You will then be given a profile based on your feedback which suggests which party you should vote for!

CLICK HERE to take the questionnaire!

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Worst Jobs in History: Middle Ages

Russel Tarr — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:13:12 +0000

The Middle Ages Worst Jobs in History simulation can be used as a stand-alone lesson, homework assignment or as part of a broader unit on “Was life Good or Bad during this particular period?”. The worksheet has basic activities for a 30 minute lesson, and extension tasks that could be followed up later.

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Historical Anniversary: The United States announces that 3,500 American soldiers will be sent to Vietnam: 6th March 1960 (50 years ago today)

Russel Tarr — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:33:36 +0000

This began the military intervention that escalated into the Vietnam War, which lasted until 1973.

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Eastern Europe: Rebellions 1956-68

Russel Tarr — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:46:42 +0000

Students investigate the uprisings in Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia to develop their understanding of the poor socio-economic conditions in the Eastern Bloc.

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International Baccalaureate History: Sample Paper 1

Russel Tarr — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:26:54 +0000

Another 1-hour sourcework assignment in the style of the International Baccalaureate syllabus for History, dealing with International Relations 1918-36.

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Social-Economic Problems within the USSR: Sourcework

Russel Tarr — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:45:09 +0000

Some sourcework questions designed to be used as a homework / extension activity.

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Social-Economic Problems within the USSR: Chernobyl and Lake Baikal

Russel Tarr — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:44:08 +0000

Students investigate the problems in agriculture, industry and society that plagued the USSR by the 1980s. They look at a number of Soviet jokes from the period and deduce what these tell us about life under Soviet rule.

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IB History Curriculum Map

Russel Tarr — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:01:32 +0000

I’ve just made some substantial changes and additions to my IB History curriculum map which is now packed full of useful resources and links.

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Social-Economic Problems within the USSR: Underproduction and Demotivation

Russel Tarr — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:42:50 +0000

Students compare and contrast communism and capitalism and produce a written summary outlining the inherent weaknesses of the Soviet system.

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Chopin was born: 22nd Feb.1810 (200 years ago today)

Russel Tarr — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:24:32 +0000

Wikipedia Link

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Political Tensions within the USSR: The “Gerontocracy”

Russel Tarr — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:41:44 +0000

Students investigate the “Rule by Geriatrics” – Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko – and how this lack of flexibility led to the tragedy of the Korean Airliner incident of 1983.

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