Year 8 History

Week beginning 20th July

Week Beginning 20th July - How did the allies liberate Europe?

1. Click Here to watch a short youtube video on D-Day

2. Click Here to read through the biographies of three individuals and how they were affected by the liberation of Europe. Try to choose three individuals from different backgrounds eg. soldiers and civillians from different countries and from both sides.

3. Click Here for the task template. Make a summary of the three people in your own words to describe what life was like before liberation, what happened during liberation and how liberation affected them.

To send work to your Learning Consultant, click on their name:

• Mr Mills

• Mr Davies

• Mr Thomas

• Mrs Rowe

• Miss Chamberlain

• Mrs Noakes

Big Question: 'Was European nationalism the main cause of global conflict in the 20th century?' In this topic you will learn about the First World War and the Second World War.

Week beginning 13th July 2020 - How did the USSR repel German invasion?

1. Watch the video above for more detailed guidance on how to complete the tasks.

2. Click Here to complete a knowledge check. You must enter your SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY.

3. Click Here to read about Operation Barbarossa. Summarise each paragraph into 2-3 bullet points and write a 50-100 word summary at the bottom of the text.

4. Click here to watch a video on the Battle of Stalingrad. Whilst you watch, add bulletpoints on Soviet advantages and German disadvantages in this template.

Week beginning 6th July 2020 - How did Britain Repel German Invasion?

1. Watch the video above which will give you information and task instructions.

2. Click Here to watch a video on the Battle of Britain.

3. Make a list of the factors which helped Britain to win the Battle of Britain. Use the info from step 1 and 2 to help you.

4. Click Here to watch a video on the Blitz. Answer the questions Here.

Week beginning 29th June 2020 - How close did Germany come to winning the Second World War?

1. Watch the video above which will help you with task instructions and information

2. Click Here to complete a knowledge check. You must enter your SCHOOL EMAIL ADDRESS ONLY.

3. Click Here to watch a video on Blitzkrieg and answer the questions. Click Here for the questions.

4. Click Here for the guided reading on the British evacuation at Dunkirk.

Week beginning 22nd June - Was the Second World War Avoidable? (part 2)

1. Watch the video above for information and task instruction guidance.

2. Click Here to take a Kahoot knowledge test on last week's learning about Hitler's Foreign Policy.

3. Click Here for the guided reading on the failure of the League of Nations. Read the text, summarise each paragraph with 2-3 bullet points in the right margin. Then summarise the whole reading using between 50-100 words.

4. Click Here for the card sort activity. Read each statement and decide if it is For appeasement or Against appeasement. Add an F or an A on each card to show which you think it is.

5. Write a short paragraph answering this question: Was the Second World War Avoidable? See the video for instructions on how to answer.

Week Beginning 15th June - Was the Second World War Avoidable? (part 1)

1. Click Here to open the word definition activity. Match the words at the top (on post-its) to the defintion. Also provide a synonym for each word.

2. Click Here to open the 1939 European map activity. Find the countries on the list on the right and put them on the map. Make sure you are using a map from 1939 as the countries borders have changed since then.

3. Click Here to open the 20th century timeline activity. Look at stage 2 (second line) and categorise Hitler's actions with his foreign policy aims.

Week Beginning 8th June - What problems did Germany face after the First World War?

1. Click Here to watch a short video on the Treaty of Versailles. This shows how Germany was punished after it lost the First World War.

2. Click Here to test your understanding of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles on Kahoot.

3. Click Here to open the 20th century timeline. Use the key at the bottom and colour in the events in the top line only into the types of problems that Germany faced after World War One.

4. Click Here to read an article about Germany's big financial problem - hyperinflation.

Answer these questions

1. What did Germany use to pay its first instalment of reparations?

2. What did France and Belgium do when Germany didn't pay for the second instalment of reparations?

3. How were the German people treated in the Ruhr?

4. What did the German government order workers to do?

5. How did the German government try to help workers?

6. What is hyperinflation?

7. Give three examples of how hyperinflation affected German people

8. How did the Dawes Plan help Germany end hyperinflation?

4. Click Here to access the lesson summary sheet which you should complete either on word or on paper. This will help you to remember the information you have learned in this lesson.

Week Beginning 1st June 2020 - How did the people of Britain remember the fallen?

After watching the video, here are your tasks. You can complete these on paper or a word document.

1. (10 minutes)nClick Here to watch a short (7 minutes) video. Make at least six notes on how people felt at the end of the war and how people chose to commemorate fallen soldiers.

2. (30 minutes)Click here to read the text about the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, two minute silence and the Cenotaph.

After reading each memorial write a short paragraph which answers these three questions:

• How does this commemorate fallen soldiers?

• How did this help those who had lost loved ones?

• Why is this still important today?

In total you will have written three short paragraphs.

3. (30 minutes)Click here to view the war memorial pictures. For each memorial you must describe the features of the memorial and explain what it tells us about remembrance of the First World War.

Week beginning 18th May 2020 - How did the people in Britain experience the First World War?

The First World War was the first war where the people back home in Britain had to help to win the war on the home front.

1. Watch these 3 clips to see how Britain was attacked, how rationing was brought in and how women's lives changed.

2. Click here to read an article which describes these changes in more detail.

3. Click here to complete a Kahoot quiz to test what you've learned. Use your real name so we can see your score!

Week beginning 11th May 2020 - How did soldiers experience life in the trenches? (E-mail your Learning Consultant your Summary Sheet)

The First World War was fought using trench warfare. This was a new kind of warfare which neither side knew how to win. This was the reason why the war dragged on for four years, between 1914-1918. So after the initial excitement of joining up, soldiers had to adjust to the harsh realities of life in the trenches.

1. Click Here to watch a short video (7 minutes) on why trench warfare was needed and why it was so difficult to achieve victory.

2. Click Here to look at ten photos which were taken during the war which show life in the trenches.

3. Click Here to watch a short clip (3 minutes) of restored footage from the First World War.

4. Click Here to watch a video about trench life (10 minutes)

5. Complete this summary worksheet and email to your teacher (email addresses above). Either download and complete by typing or print and write by hand.

Task instructions: Add as many notes as you can in each of the four boxes which answers the question in each box. You will need to watch the three videos and view the photos on the links above to get the information. Then, write a summary pargraph on the second page which answers the lesson question "how did soldiers experience the First World War?" In the final box, write the most important thing you've learned today.

Week beginning 4th May 2020 - Why did soldiers volunteer to fight in the First World War? (Kahoot Quiz to show evidence of work)

We have learnt how there were both long term causes and a trigger event for the start of the First World War (see previous lessons below to catch up).

Click Here to watch a short (5 minute) video on the start of the war and how British people felt about it.

Click Here to go through an interactive lesson Kahoot. This week the whole lesson will be within the Kahoot, as it contains reading and videos which you will be asked questions about. The Kahoot will take about 15-20 minutes to play so make sure you have time to complete it. Use your real name so we can see the scores please.

Week beginning 27th April 2020 - What was the main cause of the First World War? (Email task 5 to your Learning Consultant)

Now that you have learned how the assassination of Franz Ferdinand and other long term causes led to the First World War, you are going to have prioritise these causes in order of importance. Use the information from the last two weeks work to help you if you need to catch up.

1. Click Here to complete a knowledge check to test what you've learned so far!

2. Click Here to access an interactive PPT on the causes of the First World War (this is the same as last week's - we will need it again)

3. Click Here to complete this timeline. You will need the information from the PPT in step 1 to complete the info in the boxes at the bottom. Print and complete, write on lined paper or type the answers.

4. Click Here to complete the ranking tasks. On the left hand side of the sheet are nine main causes of the First World War. Add these causes in to the table in the order from most important (1) to least important (9). On the far right-hand side is a diamond 9 shape, speak to someone else in your class or year group (not in person!) and both of you agree on: 1x most important, 2x quite important, 3x in the middle, 2x not as important and 1x unimportant cause. Print and complete, write on lined paper or type the answers.

5. Click Here to complete a pie chart to the main question "What was the main causes of the First World War?" Use the nine causes from task three, but this time give it a % score (out of 100).

Chart instructions: For the Title of the Graph please use the question: What was the main causes of the First World War? In the "name" boxes put the name of the nine causes (from task 3). In the "Value" box put the score out of 100. Remember that all nine scores must equal 100! You can choose colours for each cause if you wish, or leave it at default. Then click the button "Create Printable Graph" at the bottom. Save the picture (right click on your pie chart and click save picture as) and email it to your Learning Consultant (email addresses are above).

Week beginning 20th April 2020 - Why did the First World War begin? Quiz has been reopened for you to play again.

Before the Easter break you learned about how Franz Ferdinand was assassinated (read below if you missed it). This was a Trigger Event for European countries to declare war on one another. For many years before the assassination, Europe had already been getting closer to having a war. We use an acronym called MAIN to show how Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism all were long-term causes of the First World War.

1. Click Here to access an interactive PPT on the causes of the First World War

2. Click here to access a worksheet to help you understand the PPT. Print and complete, write on lined paper or type the answers.

3. Click Here to watch a video on the MAIN causes of the First World War.

4. Click Here to read some more on the MAIN causes of the First World War

5. Click Here to see how a timeine of how the assassination led to the First World War.

6. Click Here to test what you've learned with a Kahoot quiz. Use your full names please.

Week beginning 30th March 2020 - The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. Quiz has been reopened for you to play again.

The First World War, often called The Great War, was an enormous and devastating event in the early 1900s. Over 17 million people were killed and it had a massive effect on politics and countries all over the world. But why did the First World War happen and what caused it?

The major catalyst for the start of the First World War was the assassination of a man named Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Tasks

1. Watch Video 1 and Video 2 to see how Franz Ferdinand's assassination happened.

2. Open these two web links to read about the event: Link 1 Link 2

3. Click Here to Read the timeline of the First World War to see what the assassination started (events at the top are international, the bottom events are happening in Britain)

4. Click Here to Complete the kahoot quiz to test yourself and see whether you have understood the information. Enter your full name when you complete the online quiz so we can see who has completed it.