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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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About this unit

In this unit pupils learn about the main conflicts of the twentieth century by identifying key ideas and themes and making links and connections, particularly between the First World War, the Second World War and the Cold War. The unit focuses on the widespread impact of these conflicts through the examination of specific events, the personal experiences of individuals and a wide range of visual and written sources.

This unit is expected to take 10-15 hours.


This unit supports citizenship: 3

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?