LEARNING
ACTIVITY
The Munich Conference of 1938
How different were the public statements from
the real motives, hopes and fears of leaders?
Teacher Material
Activity Plan
Historical Notes
Student Material
Historical Background
Source Material
Headings for Leaders
Assessment Worksheet
In this activity students will learn about the
Munich Conference of 1938 by using source
materials to put together leaders’ speeches for
the press conference following the Munich
Agreement. They will role play the press
conference and then examine the differences
between their public positions and private
motives, hopes and fears.
Acknowledgements
Learning activity written up by
Mark van Berkel as a workshop
presentation during the
EUROCLIO conference in 2010 in
Nijmegen.
Learning outcomes
The development is financially
supported by the Europe for
Citizens programme of the
European Union.
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Students will
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15-18 years
1-2 hours
Learn about the key concepts and terms involved: appeasement, Munich
Conference, international relations.
Learn about the political positions of the main characters: Chamberlain, Hitler,
Daladier, Mussolini.
Develop their historical understanding of international politics in the era
immediately preceding World War Two.
Compare different historical eras.
Study and compare primary and secondary source materials.
More information about the
sources is included in the
material for teachers.
www.historiana.eu
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