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What was the New Deal?

Mr Podesta has recorded a new podcast episode looking at the New Deal with an accompanying online quiz. The recording and quiz are available from the podcast page. Don’t forget that now is the time to be starting your revision preparation. For students at Little Heath School revision classes focussed on A* and C are taking place each Thursday after school in T8 and T9.

Was the USA a good place to live in the 1920s?

I’ve just made a new revision powerpoint for the depth study section of Paper 1. It includes some basic notes on whether the USA was a good place to live in the 1920s. You can download the powerpoint presentation here, or alternatively read it as a non interactive .pdf

I’ve also been playing around with bubbl.us, this is a quick and easy way of making mind maps. Here is one that I have made on why the USA’s economy boomed in the 1920s. It might be a nice way to break up your revision to make a mindmap on one of the key questions using bubbl.us

USA A-OK: GCSE History Revision

I’ve been making some A3 summary diagrams with Year 11. These look at our depth study for Paper I, ‘USA 1919 - 39′. I have put these brief notes into powerpoint shows. These are available from the GCSE Podcast Page. Just be careful before you start revising these to check that your school does do the USA depth study as there are other options available.

I have also added an extension link to the causes of the Second World War section. This takes you to an interesting article on the BBC website [external link]. Finally, if you have any thoughts or questions please do leave a comment. Remember, even if www.ilovehistory.co.uk doesn’t have what you’re looking for, I can often guide you to the appropriate websites and books.

Good luck with the revision - keep eating those biscuits!

Gargling Easter Eggs

If you haven’t scoffed all your Easter Eggs by now then put some aside: you’ll be needing them to keep you going through your GCSE revision. There is just under a week of your Easter holidays left. If you haven’t done so already, make a start with your History revision. There is lots of advice below about what to revise and when. This week’s podcast will help you prepare for questions on the Treaty of Versailles, focussing on GARGLE (at Little Heath School we use the word ‘Gargle’ to remember the terms of the Treaty of Versailles). The episode can be downloaded direct here, or you can subscribe through itunes. There is also a follow up penalty shoot out game on the GCSE podcast page.

Finally, remember that if you have any questions about your GCSE History then please leave a comment. Until next time, happy gargling!