Category Archives: Exam Preparation Y11 – Lockdown

Wed. 27 May & Thurs. 28 May 2020 The last question that you are going to work on in this course will be a Why-Question about the Road to War. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Road to War: ONE: Why was Hitler’s foreign policy successful up to 1938? [6] TWO: Why did Britain andContinue reading “17. Why-Questions on the Road to War”

Mon. 25 May, Wed. 27 May & Thurs. 28 May 2020 This week you are going to work on Why-Question about the League of Nations. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the League of Nations: ONE: Why did some countries view with suspicion the setting up of the League of Nations? [6] TWO: Why was theContinue reading “16. Why-Questions on the League of Nations”

Mon. 18 May, Wed. 20 May & Thurs. 21 May 2020 This week you are going to work on Why-Question about the Post-War Peace Treaties. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Post-War Peace Treaties: ONE: Why did Clemenceau and Lloyd George disagree over how to treat Germany? [6] TWO: Why was France dissatisfied with theContinue reading “15. Why-Questions on Post-War Peace Treaties”

Mon. 11 May, Wed. 13 May & Thurs. 14 May 2020 This week you are going to work on Why-Question about Stalin’s Russia. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Russian History (Stalin’s Russia): ONE: Why was Stalin able to defeat Trotsky in the leadership contest? [6] TWO: Explain why Stalin introduced collectivization? [6] THREE: WhyContinue reading “14. Why-Questions on Russian History (continued)”

Wed. 6 May 2020 & Thurs. 7 May 2020 Today you are going to work on Why-Question about Lenin’s Russia. 1. Consider these Why-Questions on the Russian History (Lenin’s Russia): ONE: Why did Lenin introduce War Communism? [6] TWO: Why was there a Civil War in Russia? [6] THREE: Why did the Bolsheviks win theContinue reading “13. Why-Questions on Russian History (continued)”

Monday 4 May 2020 1. A Reminder… An effective way to answer a Why-Question is to do the following: This strategy can also be applied to the creation of an explainer video that explains “why”. Each step (in the diagram above) represents a scene in the video. 2. Now consider these Why-Questions on the RussianContinue reading “12. Why-Questions (continued)”

Thursday 30 April 2020 You have all successfully created your first explainer video! 1. Now I need you to “invite” me to comment on your video. This needs to be done so that I have access to your videos, to view and comment.Here is how you do it: 2. Now, to come back to theContinue reading “11. Why-Questions (continued)”

Wednesday 29 April 2020 Today you are going to begin working on answering Why-Questions…! But… before we look at Why-Questions, let’s just have a quick look at How-Far-Questions again. 1. Recently, you wrote an answer to the following question: “Hatred of Rasputin was the main reason for revolution in March 1917.” How far do youContinue reading “10. Why-Questions”

Monday 27 April 2020 Today you are going to practise more Essay Writing! 1. Look at the following video clip – as a brief analysis and plan for the previous essay that you have written: How far was the outbreak of war in 1939 Hitler’s fault? (10) 10-mark Road to War Question. (1:51 minutes long)Continue reading “9. Essay Writing”

Thursday 23 April 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1924-1941. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Stalin – Overview (12:11 minutes long) 2. Then, analyse and plan answers to Q.11 – Q.20. (Exam PreparationsContinue reading “8. Russia (1924-1941)”

Monday 20 April 2020 Today you are going to practise more Essay Writing! 1. Look at the following video clip – as a brief analysis and plan for the following essay question: “The League of Nations failed because of Britain and France.” How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (10) 10-markContinue reading “6. Essay Writing”

Thursday 2 April 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on The Road to War. b) Look at some Road to War Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to revise The Road to War: Road to War – Revision 1: (15:03 min long) Road to War – Revision 2 –Continue reading “5. Road to War”

Wednesday 1 April 2020 Today you are going to practise more Essay Writing! 1. Look at the following video clip – as a brief analysis and plan for the following essay question: “The Treaty of Versailles was a fair settlement.” How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. (10) 10-mark Post-War PeaceContinue reading “4. Essay Writing”

Monday 30 March 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on The League of Nations. b) Look at some League of Nations Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to revise The League of Nations: League Revision 1 – League in 1920’s: (10:33 min long) League Revision 2 – League inContinue reading “3. League of Nations”

Wednesday 25 March 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Post-War Peace Treaties, 1919-1924. b) Look at some Post-War Peace Treaties Questions. 1. Look at the following video clips – to briefly revise the Post-War Treaties: Treaties – Revision 1: (13:02 min long) Treaties Revision 2: (13:10 min long) Treaties Revision 3Continue reading “1. Post-War Treaties”

Thursday 26 March 2020 Today you are going to practise some Essay Writing! It has now been confirmed that all GCSE and A’ level exams have been cancelled. The Exam Boards are in the process of drawing up a protocol to provide guidance for teachers on how grades are to be awarded. In History weContinue reading “2. Essay Writing”

Wednesday 22 April 2020 Today you are going to: a) Do revision on Russian History, 1900-1924. b) Look at some Russian History Questions. 1. Look at the following video clip – to briefly revise the Russian History: Russian Revolutions (9:59 minutes long) 2. Then, analyse and plan answers to Q.1 – Q.10. (Exam Preparations book,Continue reading “7. Russia (1900-1924)”