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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
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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