Year 6 History

In this lesson, we will be completing our essay all about the Cold War. You will need to use all of your knowledge about the hot flashes during the Cold War, and how the USSR collapsed. This is a great chance to consolidate and apply all of the knowledge that you have gained!

In this lesson, we will be writing an essay all about the Cold War. You will need to use all of your knowledge about the differing ideologies of the United States and the USSR. This is a great chance to consolidate and apply all of the knowledge that you have gained!

In this lesson, we will learn about how the USSR gradually collapsed. This will include studying the Soviet-Afghanistan War, as well as the last leader of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, and the reforms that he brought in.

In this lesson, we will learn about some of the 'hot flashes' during the Cold War, including the Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the war in Vietnam.

In this lesson, we will learn about the power vacuum that was left in central Europe following the defeat of Germany in the Second World War. We will learn how two competing ideologies, capitalism and communism, competed for influence across Europe and the rest of the world.

In this lesson, we will learn about the events that led to ending the Second World War. This will include looking at the Battle of Britain, the Pearl Harbour attacks, the D-Day landings, Stalingrad, and the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

In this lesson, we will learn about how Hitler set about persecuting Jewish people. We will learn about the first concentration camps, what the 'Nuremberg Laws' were, and what happened on Kristallnacht.

In this lesson, we will be finishing our essay. This will give you the opportunity to review all of our learning so far and organise your knowledge into a long piece of writing, answering a big question about this fascinating and horrifying period of history.

In this lesson, we will be starting to write an essay. This will give you the opportunity to review all of our learning so far and organise your knowledge into a long piece of writing, answering a big question about this fascinating and horrifying period of history.