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History at key stage 3    (Year 9)

Unit 18: Hot war, cold war why did the major twentieth-century conflicts affect so many people?

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Expectations

At the end of this unit

most pupils will: demonstrate an outline knowledge of twentieth-century conflicts; analyse the conflicts, making links and connections between them; relate events, changes and the experiences of individuals to the wider picture; use a range of sources for information, analysis, organisation and communication; describe and begin to analyse why there are different interpretations of events; select, organise and use relevant information to provide structured work, making appropriate use of dates and terms

some pupils will not have made so much progress and will: demonstrate knowledge of twentieth-century conflicts; describe aspects of the different conflicts; be aware of individual stories, but find it harder to make appropriate links and connections to the wider picture; describe and begin to analyse why there are different interpretations of events; select information from a limited number of sources; show some understanding of why the past has been represented and interpreted in different ways; produce structured work, making appropriate use of dates and terms

some pupils will have progressed further and will: use a wide range of appropriate technical vocabulary when demonstrating knowledge of the conflicts; analyse the relationship between the major conflicts; display shrewd understanding of the limitations of sources; explain why different interpretations of events have been produced; select, organise and use relevant information to produce a well-structured answer to the enquiry question, making appropriate use of dates and terms


Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.
1. What were the main features of twentieth-century warfare?
2. Do the causes of twentieth-century wars have anything in common?
3. Why did the end of the Second World War have the effect of starting another, different world conflict?
4. How did the Cold War end?
5. What do local people remember about the main conflicts?
6. Why did the major twentieth-century conflicts affect so many people?