Key Stage 4 History This pack includes information about: The BEF, Dunkirk and Churchill The Battle of Britain D-Day and the defeat of Germany Key Stage Four History Teachers’ Notes Aims and objectives: -Discover more about Britain at War, 1939-45. -Use evidence from the past to understand how conflict affects individuals and families. -Become confident in using primary sources. The Mass Observation Archive has a wealth of material, dating from 1937 to present day. It contains ‘everyday’ responses to 20th-century events, such as the Great Depression and The Second World War, and documents social, cultural and technological changes in post-war Britain. The BEF, Dunkirk and Churchill: SxMOA1/2/16/4/J/1: 3 press cuttings from January 1940 - shows for the BEF SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk, 1940 SxMOA1/2/66/14/A/1: Typed report on attitudes of Tynesiders and local press to withdrawal of BEF from Dunkirk, Jun 1940 SxMOA1/3/54: March 1942 Directive – attitudes to Churchill • This collection of documents – which includes overheard conversations, personal accounts and press cuttings – will help students build a picture of the early days of the Second World War How did the public respond to Dunkirk? What did they think of Churchill? The Battle of Britain: SxMOA1/2/23: Air Raids in Croyden • By reading through recounts of air raids in Stepney, students have the opportunity to gain empathy for those involved What affect did air raids have on the public? • D-Day and the defeat of Germany: SxMOA1/2/49/1: Victory in Europe Day and Victory in Japan Day SxMOA1/2/69/17: Press cuttings – VE Day, 1945, VJ Day, 1946 • Personal accounts of VE Day and VJ Day reveal people’s thoughts and feelings about these significant events. They also indicate the difference between the two events: how they were celebrated and how people responded, bearing in mind the use of the atomic bomb prior to VJ Day. SxMOA1/2/16/4/J/1: 3 press cuttings Jan 1940 – shows for the BEF 1 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 2 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 3 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 4 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 5 1 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 6 2 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 7 3 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 8 4 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 9 5 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 10 6 SxMOA1/2/25/2/F: Dunkirk ‘overheards’, 1940 11 SxMOA1/2/66/14/A/1: Typed report on attitudes of Tynesiders and local press to withdrawal of BEF from Dunkirk, 09.06.1940 12 SxMOA1/2/66/14/A/1: Typed report on attitudes of Tynesiders and local press to withdrawal of BEF from Dunkirk, 09.06.1940 13 SxMOA1/2/66/14/A/1: Typed report on attitudes of Tynesiders and local press to withdrawal of BEF from Dunkirk, 09.06.1940 14 SxMOA1/3/54: March 1942 directive 15 SxMOA1/3/54: March 1942 directive 16 SxMOA1/3/54: March 1942 directive 17 SxMOA1/3/54: March 1942 directive 18 SxMOA1/2/23: Observations of an air raid in Croydon 19 SxMOA1/2/23: Observations of an air raid in Croydon 20 SxMOA1/2/23: Observations of an air raid in Croydon 21 SxMOA1/2/49/1/C: Victory in Europe Day, 1945 22 SxMOA1/2/49/1/C: Victory in Europe Day, 1945 23 SxMOA1/2/49/1/C: Victory in Europe Day, 1945 24 SxMOA1/2/49/1/C: Victory in Europe Day, 1945 25 SxMOA1/2/49/1/E: Victory in Japan Day, 1945 26 SxMOA1/2/49/1/E: Victory in Japan Day, 1945 27
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