Year 6
Year 6
To write an essay about the Cold War (Part 1)
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will be writing an essay all about the Cold War. You will need to use all of your knowledge about the differing ideologies of the United States and the USSR. This is a great chance to consolidate and apply all of the knowledge that you have gained!
Content guidance
- Contains conflict or violence.
Supervision
Adult supervision suggested
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6 Questions
Q1.
What was the name of the law Hitler passed in 1934 to take Jews' rights away?
Beer Hall Putsch
Kristallnacht
The Night of the Long Knives
Q2.
The German economy improved throughout the 1930s.
False
Q3.
What were Hitler's main foreign policy aims? Select three. Be careful, you only get the point if you get all 3 correct!
Becoming the dictator of Germany
Creating a pure Aryan race
Creating the Hitler Youth
Q4.
Who united Germany in 1871?
Adolf Hitler
Georges Clemenceau
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Q5.
What did German police and firefighters do during the attacks on Kristallnacht?
Arrested the attackers.
Helped the Jewish people to escape.
Protected the Jewish people.
Q6.
How many Jews were arrested and sent to camps following Kristallnacht?
30
300
3000
6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these best describe the type of warfare used during the First World War?
Hand to hand combat
Nuclear Warfare
Quick
Q2.
Select the names of the beaches the Allies landed on during D-Day. Tick five. Be careful! You only get the point if you get all 5 correct!
Hawaii
Overlord
Pearl
Uranus
Q3.
What took place in 1924, which ended with Hitler being imprisoned?
Anschluss
The Battle of the Somme
The invasion of the Rhineland
Q4.
What was the name of the strategy taken by Neville Chamberlain against Hitler, where he tried to avoid war by compromising?
Aggression
Mobilisation
The Cold War
Q5.
When did the USSR enter the war on the side of the Allies?
1939
1944
1945
Q6.
During the Second World War, the Axis powers invaded mainland Britain.
True