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The blog has been setup to help, support and challenge all students taking Mr. Thomas' History and ICT Classes!

On these webpages you find your homelearning and help to complete the tasks.

You can comment on the help and join in the conversation that will help YOU improve your results and your chance to make the most out of schoool.

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Monday, 15 November 2010

Year 10: Homelearning - Economic Boom in the 1920's USA

You have been set an exam style essay question from the new text book -See scan below question 2


The following pages will help you with the detail  to right your 2 sided answer.











Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Year 11 Coursework: Miracle

Please use this writting frame to develop your miracle:

Year 11: Coursework Information

The following information is here to help you write your introduction to Dunkirk Coursework.











Monday, 18 October 2010

Year 10 HL- Prohibition and organised crime

Follow this link

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/p/prohibition.htm

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAprohibition.htm

What is prohibition?

Study the sources from the early 1920's below:








1. What are the reason for the introduction of prohibition given in these sources?
2. What other reason helped  introduce prohibition?

Study the sources below:











1. What do these sources tell you about why prohibition failed?

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

Year 11 Homelearning 13th October

Study the picture below;



This a carton by David Low, which appeared in the London Evening Standard 3 July 1934.
The caption reads 'They saluate with both hands now'.

1.How useful is this source to a historian studying Hilter?

Futher Information:
Goering is standing to the right -Viking
Goebbels is on his kness
The words 'unkept promises' appear on the paper on the floor
The words 'Double cross' appear on Hitler armband

2. Explain why the Night of the Long Knives was so important to Hilter?

Think about who benefited? The Army, The SA, Hitlers rivals, The SS, Himmer and GoeringHitler's own postion

Please email me the answers@

Pthomas@maryimmaculate.org.uk

Wednesday, 6 October 2010

Year 11 History: HL Nazi Propanganda

Study the following picture and answer the question below:



1.What target audence of this poster? (Content)
2. Name 5 aspects of this poster that the Nazi would like?(Content)
3. Why would the Nazi Party produce this poster? (Origin/Purpose)
3. How would you improve this poster? (Higher Level Thinking)

Please email answer. pthomas@maryimmaculate.org.uk

Wednesday, 22 September 2010

Year 11 History: Homelearning

Please study the following pictures:



Question 1: What are the the children playing with?

Question 2: What happened in Germany in 1923 that effected the economy

Question 3: What were the effects of this crisis on the German people?

Clues: Think about peoples savings, the money owed by Germany to France & Uprisings

Monday, 20 September 2010

Year 10 History WJEC book scans. pp8-15 Immigration

Year 10 History Homelearning

Study the following picture

Immigration Quota 1921

How far does this picture support the view that the USA had been successful in restricting immigration by 1921?

Exam Tips

* Pick out out relevant detail
* Explain the detail in your own words
* Bring your own knowledge to the answer
* Expand on htese points
* Use 'Reason Judgement' eg ...'This source does/does not support the view that... because...

Year 10 History: Research Project

You are researching popular characters from the early part of the 20th Century in the USA.

Above  is a list of some of the famous people from this time. You may find others. Please create a factfile on each of this people. Keep is simple as you will be presenting your research to the class.

Year 10: Why was there opposition to immigration?

Please see the summary below:

Year 10: Emigration to the USA

The immigration story in the USA has TWO aspects. Push and Pull factors.

The American Dream equals the the PULL factors

The PUSH factors are equally important. See diagram below:

This should help with the homelearning




Wednesday, 15 September 2010

Year 11 History: The Treaty of Versailles

During todays lesson we have been learnig about the impact of the Weimaer Republic on the Nazis.. We have focused in on the Treaty of Versailles.  Please see attached summary:



Your homelearning for this week is to study the following picture and answer the questions in detail. Think and answer carefully.

Monday, 13 September 2010

Year 10 History -The American Dream

Please use this diagram to create the leaflet promoting the American Dream.

Home Learning: Please make sure you choose carefully what aspect you wnat to promote. Remember to have eye catching headline and tagline. Along with a clear visual message.

Friday, 10 September 2010

Year 10 History

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