Chapter Two
 Chapter Three
 Chapter Four
 Chapter Five
 Chapter Six
 Chapter Seven
 Chapter Eight
 Chapter Nine
 Chapter Ten

   

Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight Introduction | A Court for King Cholera |
Anti-Catholic propaganda at the Time of the Reformation | Lesson Plan: Medieval Village Life – Year 7 | Guidance on use of Charles I picture for Activity 8.1 | Guidance for the completion of stepped worksheets | Differentiated worksheets | Changing attitudes to World War I | What can I learn from a source? | Mystery Approach: Thomas Beckets | Addressing literacy levels
| Bibliography

Differentiated worksheets

Historical Terms from the Twentieth Century Help Sheet

Fill in the gaps in the sentences below. Then copy the correct sentences into the boxes in your chart.

Terms 1–3: Armistice Communism Democracy

  • Britain signed an a__________ with Germany on 11 November 1918.
  • Britain is a d______________________.
  • C___________ began in Russia in 1917.

Terms 4–6: Dictator Nazis Propaganda

  • The N________ took power in Germany in 1933.
  • Hitler was a d__________.
  • The British government used p________ posters to persuade people to join the army.

Terms 7–9: Revolution Suffragettes Treaty

  • The T________ of Versailles was signed at the end of World War I.
  • The s_____________ helped to get the vote for British women in 1918.
  • There Russian R_____________ of 1917 brought in a communist government.

This is an example of a differentiated homework. It starts with a basic sheet for pupils to write in meanings and examples of sentences. The foundation version gives pupils the meanings, while the help sheet is available to supplement it.

Term Meaning Sentence
1. Armistice        
2. Communism        
3. Democracy        
4. Dictator        
5. Nazis        
6. Propaganda        
7. Revolution        
8. Suffragettes        
9. Treaty        

 Foundation sheet Name:______________________

 

Term

 

Meaning

 

Sentence

 

1. Armistice

 

 

An agreement to stop fighting

 

 

2. Communism

 

 

The political system where everyone is equal

 

 

 

3. Democracy

 

 

The political system where everyone has rights

 

 

4. Dictator

 

 

A ruler with total power

 

 

5. Nazis

 

 

Hitler’s Party in Germany

 

 

 

6. Propaganda

 

 

 

Political advertising

 

 

7. Revolution

 

 

 

A complete change in the way a country is ruled

 

 

 

8. Suffragettes

 

 

Women who campaigned for the vote

 

 

 

9. Treaty

 

 

 

An agreement about how to make peace after a war

 

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