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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