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Examination stories - examples of
the bizarre minds of pupils.
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1960s: a decade of change
— a scheme of work
this SoW is designed for collaborative use with English and Drama.
Also check this GCSE project from the
Sir Bernard Lovell School History Department. Includes assignment
plus links.
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Here are some
links to web sites that may assist teachers of history. Links can be
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SLAVERY
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US
Public Broadcasting site on slavery in America is
presented in four parts. The Terrible Transformation (1450-1750),
Revolution (1750-1805), Brotherly Love (1791-1831) and
Judgement Day (1831-1865).
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Abolition
PRO snapshot of the Abolition Acts of 1807 and 1833 and how
it affected slavery.
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Bristol and Britain The key role of Britain and the part
played by the city of Bristol tend to be placed in the background
against the wealth of material available to studying slavery in the
United States. The PRO site above and this site with good links to
other material help to reveal the true scale of the profits that
Britain accrued from this trade.
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Witness
Former slaves interviewed in the 1930s.
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TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD
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| Spanish Civil War During
the Spanish Civil War millions of workers collectivized
the land and took over industry to pursue their vision of
a new society. This website tells their story and the
story of those who fought alongside them. READ: George Orwell 'Homage
to Catalonia'
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| Oral History: Studs Terkel The
life and work of Studs Terkel, one of the world's great
oral historians. I've quoted from him quite often.
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| John Clare's website John
Clare's website includes 'basics-only' texts on Treaty of
Versailles, League of Nations, Road to WWII, Cold War,
Soviet Union 1917-41 and Britain and World War II. The
website also contains coursework materials on Haig and
Votes for Women. The website also features Revision
Sheets and Exemplar Essays on some 30 topics.
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| Vietnam War Photographic
website.
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WOMEN'S HISTORY
| Explorers This
website is dedicated to women who have explored the world
around them.
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Women's Suffrage
Public Record Office website deals
with the campaign for the vote; the case for women's suffrage and
wider issues relating to women.
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WORLD AT WAR
| World War I
Archive website that links with
CD-Rom includes Study
Notes and other resources include
Treaty of Versailles Role Play exercise.
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| World War I,
Encyclopedia useful tool for studying this period.
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| World War I,
Zeppelins PRO.
When the war started in 1914, the German armed forces had
several Zeppelins, each capable of travelling at about 85
m.p.h. and carrying up to 2 tons of bombs. With military
deadlock on the Western Front, they decided to use them
against towns and cities in Britain. The first raid was
on Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn in January 1915. This
Public Record Office activity involves students studying
documents that refer to a Zeppelin raid on Hull in June
1915.
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World War II, US homefront ThinkQuest,
a US educational web site. It includes a timeline, an
artifact museum and a simulation that allows students to
follow the lives of five American families during the
school year of September 1943-June 1944.
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| World War II, Directory of sites This
comprehensive directory contains over 800 websites on the
Second World War:
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| Blitz What
was it like in London during the Second World War? How
did Londoners cope with the Blitz , the website has four
sections - Air Raids, Daily Life, Children at war and
Shelters - and contain photographs, paintings, posters,
diaries, personal reflections and local newsletters from
and about the people of London.
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| D-Day memories The
eye witness accounts of those who took part in this major event of WW2
are recalled at this site. Good for source material.
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Germany: Nazi Propaganda Collection of
English translations of Nazi propaganda from 1933.
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| Germany in 1930s: Newspaper articles Gareth
Jones’s articles were written and published following his visits to
Germany in February and June 1933 and in August 1934 mainly, in The
Western Mail.
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