Recognising key change
Learning Outcome 3.4: Discuss the general causes and course of World War One or World War Two and the immediate and long-term impact of the war on people and nations
background
enrs - The Causes and Circumstances of the Outbreak of the Second World War
history extra - Did the Versailles peace treaty trigger another world war?
independent - Treaty of Versailles at 100: Path to peace or road to war?
bbc bitesize - hitler's foreign policy
HISTORY EXTRA - The Munich crisis: The battle over appeasement
spartacus educational - the munich agreement
Introduction
history pod - 1st September 1939: Nazi Germany invades Poland
history extra - The brutal blitzkrieg: the 1939 invasion of Poland
Overview
history bombs - History of World War 2 (in One Take)
CRASH COURSE HISTORY - WORLD WAR II
BBC iWonder - World War Two: History's most savage and devastating war
HIstory extra - second world war: a timeline
John D. Ruddy -
World War II in 7 minutes
10 more things about ww2
bbc history - world war ii
Battles
History Extra - The 11 most significant battles of of the Second World War
Eyewitness to History - Evacuation of Dunkirk
history extra - 9 things you (probably) didn’t know about Dunkirk
jaysways - dunkirk i animated history
history extra -
D-Day: 24 hours that changed the world
Your guide to D-Day: what happened, how many casualties were there, and what did it accomplish?
D-Day in numbers #DDay #DDay75 #infographic #WW2 pic.twitter.com/qR6VOPzWON
— BBC History Magazine (@HistoryExtra) May 28, 2019
history extra - The battle for Iwo Jima: why did it happen and why was it so hard fought?
national geographic - The Soviet victory in the Battle of Berlin finished Nazi Germany
HISTORY MATTERS 365 - KEY TERM BINGO: WORLD WAR II EVENTS [PRINTABLE]
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
the atomic bomb
HISTORY POD - 6th August 1945: The USA drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima
the telegraph - Archive footage of Hiroshima bombing
bbc studios - Hiroshima: Dropping The Bomb
flocabulary - Rap Video - Would you drop the bomb?
impact of wwii
neil halloran - the fallen of world war ii
bbc news - Dresden: The World War Two bombing 75 years on
More Resources
history matters 365 - knowledge organiser: key events of world war ii [printable]
National Archives UK - Killing Hitler
history extra - 12 things you need to know about Anne Frank and her diary
history extra -
second world war quiz
WW2: When Britain stood (not quite) alone
Forgotten trials: the other side of Nuremberg
retrieval challenge grid
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FOCUS TASK
In your opinion, what was the most significant event of World War Two? Give reasons for your choice.
REVISION
chronicles - quizlet set: world war TWO
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
chronicles - quizlet test: world war TWO [printable]
Answer the multiple choice questions.