English and History Cross Curricular Activity

1. English and History Cross Curricular Activity • This is an activity that you will be developing between now and May to help you think about important people and events (things that happened) from World War 1 to World war 2 using English language arts like drama, role play, interview, poetry etc.

2. Historical Period to be studied in History lesson Between the the World Wars ie from World War 1 to World War 2

3. Idea to be developed in English lesson • You can choose any major historical figure/event/country from between the wars and using role play ,interviews , video , drama ,poetry , historical news report, poetry etc . • Explore through one of these methods either the historical figure (person ) or the time that they lived and ruled. • You can make a drama about people who lived during that time to try to give some idea about what it was like. • This will count for your course mark in English and history subjects

4. Task 1 • On the piece of paper provided write down a word the name of a person, a country or an event (eg a war)that has some connection with what you are learning or going to learn in your History lesson.

5. Task 2 • Can you say one sentence about your word.

6. Test your knowledge of History .

10. Who became Chancellor(leader) of Germany in 1932? • Benito Mussolini • Adolf Hitler • John Hone • Winston Churchhill

11. Can you say the word below? Totalitarianism

12. What does “Totalitarianism” mean? • Total control of a country and people lives by a person/party that does not let anyone speak against it or oppose it. • Democracy • Communism • Socialism

13. Who was leader of Britain during WW2? • Adolf Hitler • Josef Stalin • Winston Churchill • Mao Tse Tung

14. What year did ‘The Wall Street Crash’ take place? • 1922 • 1929 • 1931 • 1941

15. Who was President of America in the 1930s • Donald Tsang • Adolf Hitler • Franklin D Roosevelt • Benito Mussolini

16. What is the killing of over 2 million Jewish people during the Second World War called? • The Great Death • The Holocaust • The Destruction

17. Time Line • Week 1 –Introduction • Week 2 –Forming Groups/Brainstorming Ideas • Week 3- Developing idea in History and English l Lessons Week 4 – Rehearsing during English /History lessons Week 5 – Class Competition Week 6 – Form Competition in Hall .

18. Schedule • Today :Developing different topics • April 3rd • Easter Holiday • April 17th Developing idea in lesson • April 24th Final rehearsal in class • May1st Class Competition • May 11th Form Activity in Hall (New School Building)

19. Listening / Video • Watch the videos of the period that you are studying /going to study in your History Lesson

20. The Great Economic Depression and the rise of the Nazis /Fascist • The Great Depression started in the United States and then spread all over the world. • The Great Depression meant that people were very poor and had no jobs and very little to eat so strong ,powerful leaders such as Hitler, Mussolini were able to take power. • They became so powerful that they thought they could rule the world and this resulted in WW2

21. Brainstorming Questions • Try to Brainstorm 5 things that happen when there is a Great Depression in a country.

22. Brainstorming Questions • After The Treaty of Versailles how do you think the German people felt ? (Germany lost and was forced to pay a lot of money to many countries) • Try to Brainstorm 5 things that happen when there is a Great Depression in a country • What do you think it was like to be German and live during Hitler’s time in Germany? • What do you think it was like to be Jewish and live during Hitler’s time in Germany?

23. The rise of the Fascists (Nazis) in Germany and Italy between WW1 and WW2

24. The Holocaust : Over 2 million Jewish people were murdered by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Concentration camps

25. Some of the major figures between the wars • Adolf Hitler • Fascists dictator and leader of Germany throughout the 1930’s. • He killed himself in 1945 as the Americans were going to capture him

26. Winston Churchill • Leader of the UK during WW2 . He helped defend western Europe from Nazi attacks and rule.

27. Hideki Tojo • He was general of the Japanese air force that invaded Pearl harbour and he led the Japanese in their invasion of Asia . • Japan was supported by Germany and Italy

28. Josef Stalin • Leader of the Communists in Russia • He helped to beat Hitler and the nazis during WW2 • Like Mao Tse Dung in China ,he also killed many of his own people

29. Benito Mussolini • He was the fascist dictator of Italy during WW2 • He supported Germany and Japan during WW2

30. Franklin D Roosevelt • President of the USA • During the Great Economic Depression and the start of WW2 • He helped America and the world recover from hunger and the depression

31. Major Events and the People involved • The Rise of Fascism in Germany and Italy • The Holocaust • The Great Depression • Attack on Pearl Harbour • Fighting the Nazis from Western Europe • Fighting the Nazis from Eastern Europe

32. Great depression Nazi Fascist Dictator The Holocaust Jews Jewish people Concentration camps The Allies (USA , UK ,Russia, France ,China etc) The Axis Powers (Germany, Italy ,Japan ) Recap /Revision Make sure you understand the following words

33. 1.The Rise of Fascism in Germany and Italy 2.The Holocaust 3.The Great Depression 4.Attack on Pearl Harbour 5.Fighting the Nazis from Western Europe 6.Fighting the Nazis from Eastern Europe A. Winston Churchill B.General Hideki Tojo C.Josef Stalin D.Hitler and Mussolini E. Franklin D Roosevelt F. Adolf Hitler Can you match the events with the leaders involved

34. The Rise of Fascism(Nazis) in Germany and Italy

35. The Holocaust

36. The Great Depression in the USA and all over the world“ When America sneezes the whole world catches a cold” • Franklin D Roosevelt

37. Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour • General Tojo

38. Fighting the Nazis (Fascists) from Western Europe • Winston Churchill

39. Fighting the Nazis from Eastern Europe • Josef Stalin

40. Try to imagine living during the time of Hitler , Mussolini and The Great Depression • Eg • If I had lived in Germany under Hitler , my life would have been very hard

41. Neville Chamberlin