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Welcome to the Year 9 History pages!

In year 9 pupils will study World War One and World War Two.

Explore the links below to find information and to help with your studies.

World War One

	Use these websites to find out all sorts of information about WWI

	BBC Schools website - true stories, poems, and even a discussion forum!
	History on the Net
	Spartacus Schoolnet - Encyclopaedia of WW1
	Read the poetry of WW1
	Literature and the Great War

Click above to see if you survive the trench!	The Trenches

	BBC History website - explore a 3D trench
	Delve into case studies from Learning Curve
	Trenches on the Web


	The Battles

	Find information on all the battles on one website at FirstWorldWar.com
	Find out why the Somme might be the most memorable battle of WW1 with Channel 4 History
	See the Imperial War Museum's online exhibition

To support the teaching and learning of this unit, pupils have the opportunity to visit the Battlefields of Belgium. Click here to find out more.

World War Two

Here are some great sites on everything to do with WW2



WW2 Encyclopaedia		BBC WW2 homepage
Interactive Timeline		School History WW2 homepage


	See movies about people living through WW2

	The Home Front

	Find out about life in Britain during WW2 with Learning Curve
	Experience London at War
	What was WW2 like for children? Click here to find out


	How the War was fought

	The Commonwealth Graves Commision - remembering the dead
	War in the air
	War at sea
	Find out why the Atom bomb was dropped




	To support this unit pupils visit the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.

Now test your WW2 knowledge!


What was happening around the world from 1918 to 1945?	How much do you know about Hitler and WW2? Can you beat the keeper?

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