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Black And Asian Involvement in World War 2
Students read story excerpts from the BBC WW2 People's War archive to discover the contributions and obstacles faced by Asian and Black participants in World War 2 British forces. They prepare a radio report describing the commonwealth...
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From the Four Corners 1
Learners view a film looking at government propaganda during WWII. They look at the portrayal of Commonwealth tropps in "From the Four Corners." Students are asked to evaluate the utility of the film as evidence of why Commonwealth...
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Indians at Arras
Students research the role played by Britsih Empire troops in the First World War. They analyze the natrue, origin and purpose of propaganda. Students watch the "Newsreel", they are asked to write down everything that they can infer...
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The Search for Mid-East Peace
Twelfth graders demonstrate an understanding of the competing forces and their demands in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process by completing a "Force Field Analysis" (developed by John Rossi at Virginia Commonwealth University) and by...
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The Global Community
Learners investigate international cooperation. In this global issues lesson, students identify the purposes of international intervention such as efforts to aid Somalia and Darfur. Learners then simulate a press conference hosted by the...
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From the Four Corners 2
High schoolers view a propaganda film made by the British government during World War II and examine the links between "British values" and British history. They view and discuss the film, and as a class identify and list "British...
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Chapter 16 (section 3) & 17 – The Enlightenment
In this Enlightenment worksheet, students read assigned textbook pages regarding the era and respond to 68 short answer questions.
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Queen Elizabeth
In this famous leaders worksheet, students read a passage about Queen Elizabeth and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze, synonym matches, and...
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Queen Elizabeth II Addresses United Nations
Learners examine an article that discusses Queen Elizabeth's address to the United Nations General Assembly. In this lesson, students complete several assignments that are centered around the topic of the article, including vocabulary,...
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Juno Beach Centre: British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, also known as the Empire Air Training Scheme, was put in place during World War Two. Its goal was to train pilots from Britain, Australia and Canada for the Royal Air Force in Britain. Canada...
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Wikipedia: British Commonwealth Air Training Plan
The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan was a Second World War program where air force members from the British Commonwealth countries received advanced training in Canada to ready them for the Royal Air Force. The program is...
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The History Guide: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
Biographical account of Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, reformer of the Soviet Union. Includes information regarding Gorbachev's ascension to power with the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and his role in reducing the Cold War...