2nd World War

Go through your notes and IMPROVE THE MIND MAP that you started in class.

VIRTUAL CLASS

The causes of the Second World War. Go HERE for the ORIGINAL DOCUMENT.

 (click on the pic and ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW)  AUDIOSCRIPT HERE

STUDY TIPS:

• listen to the interview,
• listen to the interview and read the audioscript,
• read the questions below before listening to the interview,
• underline key concepts,
• highlight possible answers to the questions below,
• take down study notes,
• connect these notes to your previous knowledge, 
• other tips?? you can share them with the rest of the group.

The ORIGINAL DOC here

1. What was the first possible cause of WWII mentioned?
a) Appeasement
b) Hitler
c) Stalin
d) the Great Depression
2. What was the second possible cause of WWII mentioned?
a) Appeasement
b) Hitler
c) Stalin
d) the Great Depression
3. What was the third possible cause of WWII mentioned?
a) Appeasement
b) Hitler
c) Stalin
d) the Great Depression
4. What was the fourth possible cause of WWII mentioned?
a) Appeasement
b) Hitler
c) Stalin
d) the Great Depression

Listen again and answer these questions (they aren’t in order).
5. Why was the Great Depression a cause of WWII?
6. Why was Appeasement a cause of WWII?
7. Why was Stalin a cause of WWII?
8. Why was Hitler a cause of WWII?
What do you think? What was the cause of WWII?

PORTFOLIO:
Copy the questions and aswers in your portfolio



stella


Answers 1. b. 2. a. 3. d. 4. c. 5. Points mentioned about The Great Depression: people were starving. 6. Points mentioned about Appeasement: The British made an arms agreement with Germany, many people in Britain supported what Hitler was doing, they gave him the Sudetenland. 7. Points mentioned about Stalin: Russia and Germany allied to take Poland. 8. Points mentioned about Hitler: remilitarisation, the taking of Czechoslovakia and Poland.

HISTORY of BRITAIN: cartoon.

PORTFOLIO

Draw the TIMELINE that inlcudes as MANY EVENTS as possible

DEADLINE: May 27th











Please, DOUBLECHECK your TIMELINES, they should look like this:


The TIMELINE is not a list of dates with the SAME text of the source! You can use (or not) pictures. Bur remember to CONCEPTUALIZE/SUMMARIZE the key events in English history (according to the source)

stella ;-)

HISTORY of an EMPIRE

Watch this video on The British Empire:


(MINUTE 0:0 TO 3:0 Newsprogram, 3:01 until the end: song)
HISTORY OF AN EMPIRE

Watch the video (SEVERAL TIMES, if necessary!) and answer these questions.

PORTFOLIO

1. Make a list of the countries that were part of the British Empire.
2. What was the "West India Company"?
3. What happened after Britain won the Napoleonic Wars against France?
4. Who was the "Indian Empress"?
5. What did the British trade with their colonies?
6. Did they promote fair trade? What do you think? 
7. Which products were very valuable? Where did they come from?
8. SONG: What FACTS do you learn when you listen to this funny song?

YOUR OPINION COUNTS!

1. How is the video related to our study material?
2. How did you like this video?
3. WHAT NEW information have you learned?

DEADLINE: May 25th.

stella ;-)