The Battle of the Somme, 1916

1. An excellent and detailed website from the Imperial War Museum about the Battle of the Somme, 1916.
IWM Somme website

2. Also well worth a read are some of the many personal stories from the Somme, including the experiences of JRR Tolkein. IWM Somme personal stories.

3. Check out the video clips on the WW1 'quick links' sections for some very good video clips about the Battle of the Somme.


4. This animated map from the BBC also gives an excellent overview of the Battle.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/animations/wwone_map_somme/index.shtml

Update! New video clips added!

New videos have been added to the 'quick links'. They cover all the main topics. Many are extracts of longer programs which are also available. Hopefully the clips will give you an insight into some of the key themes and will be a change from all that reading!

Enjoy!

Revising for the exam - Unit 2 Option C

My top 10 tips to help you in the exam!

1. Read and analyse the sources carefully, making brief notes by the side to save you time later on. Relate what you have read back to the question.
2. Plan your answers before you start writing.
3. The number of marks is proportional to the time you have (20 marks = 20 minutes)
4. Use the sources as the basis of your answer. This will help keep you focussed. Remeber to give examples from the sources to support your argument.
5. Use contextual knowledge - on Qb 24 of the 40 marks are awarded for your own knowledge! Use this information to put the sources into context.
6. Cross reference individual points, rather than the sources as a whole.
7. Develop inferences (what does the source suggest to you?) and support these with evidence.
8. Analyse the provenance (Nature, Origin, Purpose). Evaluate the significance of the source and its reliabilty, if appropriate.
9. Weight up the evidence, especially if is asks you for a judgement, eg How far...
10. Dont generalise the sources. Judge each source on its own merits, eg, not all private letters are reliable.

Post-war reform - Haldane Reforms

Who was Richard B Haldane?

http://www.firstworldwar.com/bio/haldane.htm

What were the Haldane Reforms (1902-1908)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haldane_Reforms

Post war reforms - Liberal Reforms

Why was reform necessary?

Charles Booth – a detailed account of his study of London
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/

Who was Seebohm Rowntree and what did he do?
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RErowntreeS.htm

The Boer War and National Efficiency
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/redschl/historydocs/Poverty%201830-1939%20A%20Level/Boer%20war%20and%20national%20efficiency%20notes.doc

What were the Liberal Reforms?

The Liberal Reforms – a good overview from BBC Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/liberalreformsrev1.shtml

The Liberal Reforms – an online lesson
http://www.educationforum.co.uk/liberalreforms.htm

The Khaki Election

What is a 'Khaki election'?

http://www.economicexpert.com/a/Khaki:Election.html

What was the Khaki election of 1900?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1900

A detailed look at the wider implications on British Society

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=170595

Boer War Personalities

Very brief details of some of the key personalities can be found here...

http://beta.asoundstrategy.com/sitemaster/userUploads/site259/cboerwarpersonalities.pdf

They include some of the more obvious ones such as Kitchener, but also the less obvious such as Ghandi. You can also see nice models of the individuals too...

Reporting the Boer War

The History of the Daily Mail (with sources) 1896-1940
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jmail.htm

The wars most famous correspondent - Winston Churchill
http://www.ladysmithhistory.com/the-siege/biographies/winston-churchill/

Churchill's book: 'The Boer War: From London to Ladysmith'
The entire book here.

Boer War website

Everything you need to know and more about the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902...

http://www.angloboerwar.com/

Passing of the WW1 Generation

At the 11^th hour, on the 11^th day, of the 11^th month of 1918, the Armistice, that was concluded between Germany and the Allies, and which was to bring to an end the hostilities that had involved millions of people from countries across the world, came into effect. The First World War had lasted four years, four months and 14 days.

To mark the passing of the World War One (WW1) generation that lived during this period, a national event will take place at Westminster Abbey on Remembrance Day, Wednesday 11 November 2009.

This site provides resources to be used for rememberance.

http://www.passingofthegeneration.org.uk/