Significant turning points: in what ways did Britain change after WWII?
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This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of the Second World War from the previous unit. It develops their knowledge about the conflict and its impact and their understanding of how historic turning points can bring about significant change to people's lives. This unit prepares pupils for a year 9 study of post-war Britain where they will examine other facets of this period.
Prior knowledge requirements
- An awareness of the British home front during WW2, as introduced in 'Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2?'
- An understanding of a 'turning point' in history, as introduced in, 'Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2?'
- An understanding of how photographs are used as historical evidence, as introduced in, ' Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?'
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of the Second World War from the previous unit. It develops their knowledge about the conflict and its impact and their understanding of how historic turning points can bring about significant change to people's lives. This unit prepares pupils for a year 9 study of post-war Britain where they will examine other facets of this period.
Prior knowledge requirements
- An awareness of the British home front during WW2, as introduced in 'Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2?'
- An understanding of a 'turning point' in history, as introduced in, 'Significant turning points: how did experiences differ during WW2?'
- An understanding of how photographs are used as historical evidence, as introduced in, ' Photographs from history: what can they tell us about Britain's recent past?'
Significant turning points: in what ways did Britain change after WWII?
In this unit, pupils analyse the ways in which Britain changed after the Second World War. They learn about the creation of the NHS, the experiences of the Windrush generation and the technological and social changes that took place in the 1960s.
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