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English and History Cross
Curricular Activity
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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.
Historical Period to be studied in
History lesson
Between the the World Wars ie from World
War 1 to World War 2
Idea to be developed in English
lesson
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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
Task 1
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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.
Task 2
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Can you say one sentence about your word.
Test your knowledge of History .
Who became Chancellor(leader)
of Germany in 1932?
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Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
John Hone
Winston Churchhill
Can you say the word below?
Totalitarianism
What does “Totalitarianism”
mean?
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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
Who was leader of Britain during
WW2?
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Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Mao Tse Tung
What year did ‘The Wall Street
Crash’ take place?
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1922
1929
1931
1941
Who was President of America in
the 1930s
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Donald Tsang
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D Roosevelt
Benito Mussolini
What is the killing of over 2
million Jewish people during the
Second
World
War
called?
 The Great Death
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The Holocaust
The Destruction
Time Line
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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 .
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)
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Listening / Video
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Watch the videos of the period that you are
studying /going to study in your History
Lesson
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
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Brainstorming Questions
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Try to Brainstorm 5 things that happen
when there is a Great Depression in a
country.
Brainstorming Questions
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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?
The rise of the Fascists (Nazis) in
Germany and Italy between
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WW1 and WW2
The Holocaust : Over 2 million
Jewish people were murdered by
Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in
Concentration camps
Some of the major figures
between the wars
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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
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Winston Churchill
Leader of the UK
during WW2 . He
helped defend western
Europe from Nazi
attacks and rule.
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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
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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
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Benito Mussolini
He was the fascist
dictator of Italy during
WW2
He supported
Germany and Japan
during WW2
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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
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
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Recap /Revision Make sure you
understand the following words
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Great depression
Nazi
Fascist
Dictator
The Holocaust
Jews
Jewish people
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Concentration camps
The Allies (USA ,
UK ,Russia,
France ,China etc)
The Axis Powers
(Germany,
Italy ,Japan )
Can you match the events with
the leaders involved
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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
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A. Winston Churchill
B.General Hideki Tojo
C.Josef Stalin
D.Hitler and
Mussolini
E. Franklin D
Roosevelt
F. Adolf Hitler
The Rise of Fascism(Nazis) in
Germany and Italy
The Holocaust
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The Great Depression in the USA
and all over the world
“ When America sneezes the
whole
world
catches
a
cold”
 Franklin D Roosevelt
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbour
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General Tojo
Fighting the Nazis (Fascists)
from Western Europe
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Winston Churchill
Fighting the Nazis from Eastern
Europe
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Josef Stalin
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
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Neville Chamberlin