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S.I.S. History Department
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Curriculum - look here for exercises related to the work you are doing in school. Sorted by Year Group -
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Links - look here for some great History sites, sorted by type and/or period.
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Norman Conquest
Battle of Hastings - put yourself in Harold's shoes and make some decisions!
Medieval Castle
Research methods of Attack and Defence by going to the sites below:
Castles of Britain Castles on the Web Medieval Siege Kid's Castle
Black Death
Plains Indians
Yahooligans - a good set of links for your research
American West - a good site to research Cowboys and much more
Plains Indians - plenty of detail on a variety of aspects of their life and culture.
Homesteaderss - comprehensive powerpoint presentation
Henry VIII
Interview Henry VIII - ask Henry all sorts of questions!
Elizabeth I
The Gunpowder Plot
Plot or Not? - Is the traditional story true or were the Catholics framed?
English Civil War
King Charles I -Decisions,Decisons! - see if you would have done the same as Charles.
Imperial China
China History Resources - plenty of links for your research
Inventions 1 Inventions 2 Chinese Inventions Worksheet
World War 1
Trenches - probably the best site for researching WW1.
World War One - a super site from the BBC with some interesting activities and games.
Hong Kong 1941
Evacuation - how were British civilians evacuated before the attack? Try the 'Activity' for fun.
Escape from Hong Kong - a fascinating story of how a number of troops escaped the invading Japanese forces.
Savage Christmas - a site to accompany the excellent video of the Canadian experience in the Battle for Hong Kong.
Battle for Hong Kong - a fairly detailed account produced by the son of a Canadian HK veteran as a tribute to his late father.
The Atom Bomb - was Truman right or wrong to use it? - was he a hero or a villain?
Was the dropping of the Atom Bomb justified? - Worksheet
Vietnam War
Timeline Glossary Reasons for U.S. Involvement
The Rise of Italian Fascism
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Roosevelt, The New Deal and the 1936 Election
Hoover Powerpoint - produced by Katherine Tong and Allan Lau
Cold War
The History Channel - a comprehensive site with a good search engine.
Channel 4 - lots of interesting features and articles.
The History Net - a comprehensive site with several search options.
Encarta History - search this online encyclopedia
School History - a good U.K. site with plenty of features
Learning Curve - a super new site from the National Archives
