Devolution in the UK A workpack designed to be printed off and used in the classroom.
Category: 1900-2000 (GCSE History)
Nazi Germany – Quiz and Worksheets
Why did Hitler Become Chancellor of Germany? A complete one-hour lesson plan, designed to be used with this PowerPoint Presentation and this interactive quiz.
Khrushchev and Brezhnev: History Quizzes
A2 Modern History CannonBall Fun Quiz Khrushchev and Brezhnev WordShoot Quiz Khrushchev and Brezhnev
Pressure Groups and Politics – Quizzes
AS AS Government and Politics: Pressure Groups CannonBall Fun Quiz Pressure Groups WordShoot Quiz Pressure Groups
Government and Politics: Pressure Groups
Site Redesign Redesigned the AS Government and Politics Pages. AS Government and Politics: Pressure Groups AS Government and Politics: Pressure Groups Why do Pressure Groups succeed or fail? 1. What are the differences between parties and pressure groups? 2. Why is it sometimes so difficult to distinguish between parties and pressure groups? 3. How can…
Josef Stalin and the Soviet Union: History games
Economic Developments under Stalin High Stalinism: 1945-53Wordshoot Game: High Stalinism: 1945-53
Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev
Created a new page on Khrushchev and Brezhnev, and uploaded some worksheets: 1. Overview of the key figures Online exercises in Word Editable Timeline of Brezhnev’s Life The Brezhnev Era: “Big Sleep” or “Developed Communism”? [Synoptic] 1. Venn Diagram: Comparing Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev
GCSE Depth Study – Britain 1906-18 – Interactive resources
British Depth Study Jigsaw Table Exercise: The Defence of the Realm Act
Women in World War One
GCSE Jigsaw Table Exercise Women in World War One
Khrushchev’s Economic Policies
A2 Jigsaw Table Exercise Khrushchev’s Economic Policies
Suffragettes, Suffragists and the Vote
GCSE British Depth Study, 1906-18: New worksheet What were the arguments for and against female suffrage? A combination of general points and primary sources – excellent follow up activity to the interactive exercise. Women and the Vote: Sourcework exercise Complete with markscheme.
USSR under Khrushchev: New worksheets
A2 USSR Under Khrushchev: New worksheets 3. De-Stalinisation 4. De-Stalinisation: Source Questions 5. Khrushchev: What sort of a man was he?
Khrushchev: Early Career
Khrushchev: Early Career / Rise to Power Worksheet
Play Your Dates Right: Dating Game
Play Your Dates Right Code updated do that all the timelines can be printed off for revision prior to taking the quizzes.
Head2Head Interview with Josef Stalin!
Head2Head Virtual Interview with Josef Stalin! A major new project: type questions and through artificial intelligence and a massive database, Stalin responds to your queries! With almost 200 responses, 150 suggested questions, and text-to-speech fully enabled, this promises to be a great addition to the site.
Remembrance Day: ActiveHistory at the top of The Guardian’s website list!
ActiveHistory tops Guardian Education section’s “Critic’s Choice” list for Remembrance Day! FREE: The ActiveHistory “Life in the Trenches” Simulation is described in the following terms: “…a wonderful simulation of life in the trenches…it covers what life was like for the ordinary soldier – such aspects as food, lice, trench-foot, censorship and poison gas. There are…
Stalin’s Soviet Union: Quizzes
A2 New Wordshoot Quiz The Purges in the Era of Stalin New Worksheets Stalin’s Terror: What were the effects? Stalin’s Terror: The Process Winds Down
The League of Nations
New WorksheetThe League of Nations How was the League of Nations organised?
Stalin and the USSR – A-Level / IB History
The Soviet Union Stalin’s Terror: Causal Links, illustrated with examples Stalin’s Terror: Who Killed Sergei Kirov? Stalin’s Terror: The Show Trials – Overview Stalin’s Terror: The Show Trials – What was said?
International Relations 1919-39: Decision Making Game
League of Nations in the 1920’s Decision making game complete with worksheet.
Economic Modernisation in the USSR under Stalin
New WordShoot Quiz – The Soviet Union Economic Modernisation in the USSR under Stalin
Stalin and Communism: Work sheets for A-Level and IB History
USSR under Stalin What were Stalin’s Economic Objectives? Collectivisation: Theory and Practice 27/09/04 A2 New Worksheet – USSR under Stalin How successful was the policy of collectivisation? 25/09/04 A2 New Worksheets – USSR under Stalin Stalin and Industrialisation How successful were the 5-Year Plans?
25 Years Ago Today (10th Jan. 1987): Terry Wait Kidnapped
Terry Waite, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s special envoy in the Middle East, was kidnapped in Beirut, Lebanon while on a peace mission to negotiate the release of hostages. (Released November 1991)
Roots of the Cold War: Ideas (Ideological Differences)
Students complete each sentence in the table by trying to explain how capitalist / communist ideas could be defended, then produce an diagram / poster designed to illustrate the main differences between capitalism and communism.
