Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 revision workbook

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Last updated: 15/11/2023

Contributor: Teachit Author

Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 revision workbook

Main Subject

History

Key stage

KS4

What's included?

content summaries in a variety of formats
recap activities
keyword and timeline tasks
exam-style questions.

What's inside?

Introduction to this workbook (pages 4-5)

Topic 1: Peacemaking (pages 6-17)

The aims of the ‘Big Three’
Clashes between the ‘Big Three’
The Treaty of Versailles: Did the peacemakers achieve their aims?
Who was satisfied with the Treaty of Versailles?
Was the Treaty of Versailles fair?
How did Germany react to the Treaty of Versailles?
What happened at the rest of the peace conferences?

Topic 2: The League of Nations and international peace (pages 18-30)

The aims of the League
What did America’s absence mean for the League?
How did the structure of the League undermine it?
Was the League doomed to fail?
What was the role of the League’s agencies?
How successful was the League in the early 1920s?
What was the effect of the Great Depression on world peace?
What was the impact of the Manchurian Crisis on the League?
What did the Abyssinian Crisis show about the League?
How did the Disarmament Conference of 1932−34 go so wrong?

Topic 3: The origins and outbreak of the Second World War (pages 31-41)

What were Hitler’s aims as Chancellor of Germany?
Hitler’s foreign policy
Why did Britain and France follow a policy of Appeasement?
How was Appeasement a cause of WWII?
Who was to blame for the Second World War?

Exam practice (pages 42-48)

Question type 1 – Source A is critical/supportive of X. How do you know?
Question type 2 – How useful are these sources for a historian studying X?
Question type 3 – Write an account of...
Question type 4 – X was the main reason for Y. How far do you agree with this statement?

Appendix: Further notes and ideas on sources in this pack

This sample shows a student activity from the Conflict and Tension 1918-1939 revision workbook.

The Treaty of Versailles was eventually signed on 28 June 1919, seven months after the armistice of November 1918. Here is a reminder of the main terms of the treaty.

TASK: Some of the terms have been explained in full, some are hinted at, and some are left completely blank. Complete the list! (See Appendix for further notes on this.)

Territorial terms

Germany lost a strip of land that ran right through the middle of Eastern Germany. This left two parts of Germany disconnected. This land was given to Poland, to ensure it had access to the sea, and was called the ‘Polish Corridor’.
Next to the Polish Corridor, Germany also lost a rich city called ........................................................................................................................
Overall, Germany lost ...................... % of its land. This included Alsace−Lorraine, which was given back to ............................. ; ............................ and ......................... , which were given to Belgium; and North Schleswig, which was given to .......................... .
The Rhineland (bordering France) was .................................................................
Germany’s African colonies were .................................................................

All reviews

This is a fantastic resource covering key themes.

Leanne Sutheran

09/09/2020

01/07/2020

Although We follow Edexcel this is still a useful resource: easy to follow.

dawn white

03/05/2020

29/04/2020