For IB / A-Level historians. A “Fling the Teacher” quiz designed to test how much students have learned. Give 10 marks for the first person to finish, 9 for second place, and so on.
Category: 1900-2000 (GCSE History)
Historiography of the February Revolution of 1917
Students consider the main questions which divide historians and form their own judgement on which answers they find the most convincing.
The Events of 1904-1905: The Russo-Japanese War, Bloody Sunday and the 1905 Revolution [computer activity]
For IB / A-Level historians. In this exercise, students are presented with a wide range of primary source material which “tells the story” of 1904-1905 from a variety of perspectives covering the main topics. Students “cut and paste” the information into the appropriate cells of a table which breaks each event into its causes, events…
Why did Germany lose World War One?
Essay Project: Interactive Essay-Planning Tool [interactive] Students then use this interactive essay planning tool to submit a suggested way of linking the four factors, and get – at the simple click of a button – a very detailed model essay plan suggesting not only the content of each paragraph but also – crucially – how…
Social Effects of Industrialisation in Tsarist Russia
For IB / A-Level historians. The success or failure of the industrialisation programme can be measured in social as well as in economic terms. This worksheet contains a series of primary sources relating to the living conditions in the towns which allow students to decide whether the economic benefits outweighed the social disadvantages.
Economic Effects of Industrialisation in Tsarist Russia
For IB / A-Level historians. Students are provided with some raw economic data relating to the results of industrialisation in Imperial Russia. They have to draw conclusions regarding success and failure, and try to guess what missing figures in the tables would have been (this is a great way to get students spotting trends in…
GCSE History Revision
A newly updated section, designed for my KS4 IGCSE history class. Complete with history games, worksheets and lesson plans, these history revision pages will keep students engaged in the run-up to the summer history exams.
The Personality of Tsar Nicholas II
For IB / A-Level historians. Students should have a good understanding of the main issues and personalities relevant to the topic. This worksheet pushes things forward by considering the particular contribution of Tsar Nicholas II’s personality to the situation by looking at some primary source accounts and inviting students to form their own judgement.
The Geography of Imperial Russia [interactive]
For IB / A-Level historians. This task, which is best set as a homework exercise, involves getting students producing a map of Imperial Russia which highlights the range and location of nationalities, climates, time zones and natural resources. In this way they can reflect on the idea that maybe the problems of Imperial Russia were…
History Shop
It’s with a great sense of relief that I’ve finally launched the ActiveHistory History Store – a massive repository of history books, history CDs and history DVDs available from Amazon, organised by date period and by genre (historical fiction, popular history, history study books, history dvds). There are hundreds of resources available here which I…
An Overview of the Issues Facing Nicholas II in 1894
For IB / A-Level historians. This pack can be used by students following their completion of the simulation to produce a mindmap and / or a powerpoint presentation about the state of Russia when Tsar Nicholas II came to the throne.
Study Guide: Tsarist and Revolutionary Russia, c.1890-1917
Why is this period so important to know about? A brief introductory handout outlining the historical significance of the topic and the main questions for investigation.
Nazi Economic Policies
Students use the Head2Head Interview with Adolf Hitler to organise information about Hitler’s economic policies for Big Business, Small Business, Agriculture and the working classes under key headings in this worksheet.
Hitler’s Consolidation of Power – Quiz
A paper test of 20 questions based on the information in the preceeding worksheets. Students should be given the opportunity to revise for the test by playing this interactive quiz.
Stalin’s Five Year Plans – Keyword Challenge
A new interactive quiz for history students at A-Level / IB Level. Rules of the game can be found here.
The Court of the Red Tsar: Simon Montefiore – Worksheet
A grid which summarises the main themes covered in the “Court of the Red Tsar” audiobook to help teachers and students decide which parts can be made use of within class. The audiobook can be purchased from Amazon here.
Hitler: The Rise of Evil [2003] – Worksheet
Hitler: The Rise of Evil – Worksheet to accompany the drama documentary. A complete breakdown of the themes covered across the two episodes starring Robert Carlyle, designed to help teachers decide which bits should be shown in class and to help students structure their notes. The DVD can be purchased through Amazon here.
Origins of World War One – Keyword Challenge
A new keyword challenge on the Causes of World War One. Rules of the game can be found here.
Stalin’s Five Year Plans: Factual Test
A 20 Question factual test designed to test student knowledge of Stalin’s Five Year Plans for industry.
Causes of World War One – Factual Test
A new factual test on the origins of World War One containing 33 questions. Answers for teachers provided.
The Rise of Hitler – End of Unit Factual Test
To evaluate factual recall, students can then be set this test (30 questions) as a classroom exercise. Personally, I like to get them all playing this Fling the Teacher Quiz for the first 15 minutes of the lesson as “last minute revision”. The first person to finish this game successfully gets 10/10, the second person…
Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? – 3. Display Task
The final part of the exercise involves students approaching the question from a completely fresh perspective. Six – rather than three – factors are provided in the form of cards, each one of which contains essential pieces of factual information. Students have to arrange these on sugar paper, establish links between the factors by connecting…
Stalin’s Rise to Power – Divisions in the Bolshevik party before 1924
A worksheet for A-Level / IB History providing long-term policy factors explaining Stalin’s rise to power.
Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? – 2. Thinking Skills Exercise
Students turn their essay into a flowchart highlighting the essential links between the factors and the most important factual information that can be used to substantiate each factor.
Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany? – 1. Skeleton Essay Exercise
In this exercise, students are given three “skeleton essays”, each one of which puts forward a different interpretation of Hitler’s rise to power. Students read through each interpretation, choose the one they agree with most, and then elaborate on each section using their classroom notes. It provides an accessible way of showing students how the…
Tsarist Russia Game – GE Tour / New Worksheet
I have updated the popular “Virtual Tour around Tsarist Russia” with a new worksheet and an improved Google Earth Tour.
Stalin’s Five Year Plans – Test
A 20-question factual test designed to accompany the interactive simulation for IB / A2 History students investigating Stalin’s Five-Year-Plans
The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler: Worksheet
After studying the Weimar Republic on its own terms, students should turn their attention in more detail to the activities of Adolf Hitler during the Weimar period. This worksheet is designed to accompany the first part of the excellent video documentary “The Fatal Attraction of Adolf Hitler (1989)” (30 mins). Sadly I don’t think it’s…
Causes of World War One Quiz
A new quiz for GCSE / IGCSE History.
The Culture of the Weimar Republic
The positive achievements of the Weimar Republic are easily overlooked. This project encourages students to investigate the cultural vibrancy of the Republic by producing a “virtual tour” around the Berlin of the 1920s.
Stalin’s Henchmen – Kaganovich, Mikoyan, Molotov, Kirov, Yagoda, Sergo, Vorishilov
A short factual test to follow on from the more detailed worksheet earlier on in this unit.
Hitler’s Consolidation of Power: Introduction
An overview of the main themes and historical questions to generate student interest. Covers the Reichstag Fire, the Night of the Long Knives.
Stalin’s Henchmen
Stalin’s Henchmen – A worksheet which gives students the opportunity to investigate the key characters at the Court of the Red Tsar: Mikoyan, Kaganovich, Kirov, Yagoda, Molotov, Voroshilov, Sergo.
Factual Test: The Weimar Republic 1918-33
After students have completed both parts of the ActiveHistory computer simulation, their factual recall can be measured using this 25-question test.
Why did Stalin become leader of the USSR?
Essay Assignment: Why did Stalin become leader of the USSR? – Students are given a long list of factors which they have to categorise and then turn into a written piece to consolidate their understanding of Stalin’s rise to power.
Stalin’s Rise to Power – The struggle for succession, 1924-29
The struggle for succession, 1924-29 – A worksheet which outlines the way in which Stalin rose to power by playing off various factions within the party against each other.
The Night of the Long Knives
Information, sources and tasks outlining how and why Hitler crushed the Ernst Rohm and the SA in June 1934.
Political Parties in Weimar Germany
Display Task: Useful as an extension or as a homework activity. Students are provided with a diagram of the main political parties in Weimar Germany. They use this as the basis for some propaganda posters for classroom display.
Stalin’s Rise to Power – Who should succeed Lenin?
A worksheet in which history students research each of the key characters and conduct a classroom debate comparing their respective merits.
The Reichstag Fire
A paper version of an online interactive unit (coming soon!), developed in conjunction with John D. Clare. Students use information about the key characters involved to create a “courtroom drama” seeking to determine who was responsible for the Reichstag Fire.
Stalin’s Rise to Power – Lenin’s Testament
Lenin’s Testament – A worksheet which introduces the strengths and weaknesses of the Lenin’s possible successors. Designed to be used in conjunction with this primary source extract from Lenin’s Testament.
Stalin and the USSR: Study Guide
A printable study guide designed for A-Level / IB History students, designed to engage student interest by outlining the historical significance of Stalin’s rule of the USSR.
The Berlin Wall – Quiz
A new quiz, playable in Manic Miner, Wordshoot, CannonBall Fun or Matching Pairs Format
Korean War – Collapsible Notes
A summary of the main causes, events and consequences of the Korean War, which can be “collapsed” or “expanded” for levels of detail. Useful for revision.
Nazi Germany Simulation: Undercover in the Third Reich!
I have just launched a brand new simulation for students of Nazi Germany. This game is a brand new version of an activity which has been one of the most popular features of the site for a number of years. It has over three times as many locations, each of which highlights a different aspect…
Lenin’s Russia – KeyWord Challenge
A new quiz for Year 12 History students.
IB History – Causes of World War One
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz for IB / A-Level History Students
USSR Under Lenin – Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with 45 possible questions
Nazi Germany Mega-Challenge
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with 210 possible questions!
Impact of War on Nazi Germany
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
The Nazis and Propaganda
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Hitler and the Jews
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Origins of the Cold War – Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
The Nazis and Minorities
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
The Nazis and Religion
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Nazi Youth Policies
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Nazi policies to women / family
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Nazi Economic Policies: Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
The Nazi Police State: Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Weimar Germany Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Origins of the Cold War
https://www.activehistory.co.uk/fling/quizzes/gcse_cold_war_origins/quiz.htm with several sets of questions.
Opposition to the Nazis
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
League of Nations Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Peace Treaties after WW1 – Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
Causes of World War One: Fling the Teacher Quiz
A new quiz for GCSE / IGCSE History
Manchuria and Abyssinia – GCSE Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
Hitler’s Foreign Policy – GCSE Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
Nazi Germany – GCSE Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
Weimar Germany – GCSE Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
League in the 1920s – Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
“Iron Curtain” – Churchill’s Speech at Fulton
A new worksheet and activity designed to allow students to investigate Churchill’s Cold War Speech at Fulton.
Political Cartoons – The Versailles Peace Treaty
Analyse a series of cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills.
Stalin’s Cult of Personality
A new Sourcework Exercise, based on the format of the IB History Examination.
Nazi Germany Mega Challenge!
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Impact of War on Nazi Germany
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Opposition in Nazi Germany
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
The Nazis and Propaganda
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Nazi Treatment of Jews
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Nazi Treatment of Minorities
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Nazi Religious Policies
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Nazi Policy towards Young People
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Nazi Policies towards Women and the Family
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz, designed to test factual knowledge of this GCSE Modern World History topic.
Nazi Economic Policies – GCSE History Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher quiz to test factual knowledge, for GCSE / IGCSE History.
The Nazi Police State – GCSE History Quiz
A new Fling the Teacher quiz to test factual knowledge, for GCSE / IGCSE History.
Korean War Quiz
Korean War Fling the Teacher Quiz – 75 possible questions: I like to get all the students playing it simultaneously, and award 25 points for the first person to finish, 24 for the next, and so on; over the course of a few weeks you can build up a “Fling the Teacher Leaderboard” if you…
Truman’s Dismissal of MacArthur
A new worksheet on the Cold War section of the website. Was Truman right to limit his policy of “rollback” in Korea, or should he have followed MacArthur’s advice to escalate the war at the risk of conflict with China and the USSR?
The Korean War: Consequences and Conclusion
The Korean War: Consequences and Conclusion GCSE / IGCSE History students round off their studies with a debate about the “Big Issues”
The Korean War – Escalation
The Korean War – Escalation After a successful invasion at Inchon led by MacArther, should the USA settle with “Containment” of communism, or pursue “Rollback” of the communist threat? Students examine the sources and reach their judgements.
The Korean War – Background and Significance
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
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
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
For 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….
Wall St. Crash Simulation
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
A new Fling the Teacher Quiz with several sets of questions.
KS3 History Games for Kids
A selection of KS3 History Games for Kids – try them out!
Interactive Newsfeed – Cold War Origins
Students use this interactive newsfeed activity to record the main events of the origins of the Cold War. They then produce a “chat show” dialogue between a communist and a capitalist using the events in a timeline that is provided; each speaker will have a biased interpretation. As an extension, students produce a “living graph”…
Interactive Quizzes – Roots of the Cold War, 1914-45
End of Unit Test: The Roots of the Cold War, 1917-45 A 20-Question “Fill the Gaps” exercise which gives a handy one-sided summary of the main events up to 1945. Students should be encouraged to play one of the following games prior to completing the test – either as a homework exercise, or as “last…
Korean War – IGCSE Cartoon Analysis
Analyse a series of IGCSE History level cartoons by hovering over details and answering exam-style questions. When you have finished, the computer will provide you with a printout comparing your answer to a model answer. A great way to revise and develop sourcework skills ready for the IGCSE History Examination!
The Significance of the 1905 Revolution
For IB / A-Level historians. What was the significance of the 1905 Revolution? Why did it fail? These are important questions to consider, especially given the tendency of examiners to ask why the 1917 Revolutions succeeded when the 1905 Revolution failed.
February / October Russian Revolution 1917 – Quiz
Choose a quiz – Manic Miner Game, a Wordshoot Quiz, or a Cannonball Fun challenge.
