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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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Language for learning

Through the activities in this unit pupils will be able to understand, use and spell correctly words relating to:

  • conflict, eg invasion, aggression, total war
  • individuals' reactions to conflict, eg fear, testimonies, memories
  • explaining viewpoints, eg motives, interpretations, intentions

Reading - through the activities pupils could:

  • identify what information is needed, and draw together information from different sources

Writing - through the activities pupils could:

  • write closely argued text where precise links and connections are made within sentences
  • use punctuation correctly to clarify and emphasise meaning for a reader (full stops, commas, brackets, semicolons, dashes)

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?