2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,500 times in 2010. That’s about 4 full 747s.

 

In 2010, there were 14 new posts, not bad for the first year! There were 23 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 4mb. That’s about 2 pictures per month.

The busiest day of the year was November 16th with 77 views. The most popular post that day was Definitions of Terrorism.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were facebook.com, en.wordpress.com, alphainventions.com, twitter.com, and WordPress Dashboard.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for treaty of versailles sources, “you’ve got to swallow it whether you like it or not”, treaty of versailles political cartoon, treaty of versailles source, and holgatehistory.wordpress.com.

Mock Exam – 1 Year Course

Year 10, don’t forget!

Your mock exam is NEXT THURSDAY!

This will cover all the Paper 1 content we have covered so far:

Treaty of Versailles

League of Nations

Road to War.

Don’t forget to: revise, use the revision wiki, and pass the word!

Mr Benson 🙂

Definitions of Terrorism

To help with your Controlled Assessment, I want you to answer the following two questions about terrorism by clicking on the “Leave a comment” button below:

1. What is your definition of terrorism?
2. Give an example of a terrorist attack and explain what happened.

Remember:

1. Terrorism is a sensitive and controversial topic. Be careful what you write so as to not offend other people who may read your comment.
2. Do not use your full name (WinstonC would be ok) and only supply your school email.

Mr Benson

Road to War Source Question – 1 Year Course.

Rendezvous

What is the message of the source? Use details from the source and your own knowledge. (7 marks)

Leave your answer by commenting on this post.

Remember only to use your first name and first letter of your surname only!

Happy Half Term!

Mr Benson 🙂

USA 6 mark question – 2 year course

Explain why America did not join the League of Nations. (6)

1. General answer. No specific own knowledge shown (1)

2. Identifies reason(s) [one reason – 2 marks; more than one = 3 marks] OR Describes 2-3 (2-3)

3. Explains why. (One reason explained 3-4; Two or more 4-6) (3-6)

Answer by commenting on this post.

Mr Benson 🙂

4, 6 and 10 mark questions on the League of Nations

Here are some past 4, 6 and 10 mark questions on the League of Nations:

4 mark

What methods did the League of Nations plan to use to prevent future wars?

What was the structure of the League of Nations?

What were the main aims of the League of Nations when it was set up in 1920?

6 mark

Explain why the structure of the League made it weak.

Explain how the League of Nations tried to solve social problems social problems during the 1920s and 1930s?

Explain why the Leaeue of Nations failed to deal successfully with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931.

10 mark

‘The Manchurian Crisis of 1931 was the main cause of the failure of the League of Nations.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

How successful was the League of Nations at keeping peace in the 1920s and 1930s? Explain your answer.

How far was the League of Nations a complete failure? Explain vour answer.

Mr Benson 🙂

USA and the League – 6 mark question

Explain why America did not join the League of Nations. (6)

1. General answer. No specific own knowledge shown (1)
2. Identifies reason(s) [one reason – 2 marks; more than one = 3 marks] OR Describes 2-3 (2-3)
3. Explains why. (One reason explained 3-4; Two or more 4-6) (3-6)

Answer by commenting on this post.

Mr Benson 🙂

4, 6 and 10 mark questions on the Treaty of Versailles

As requested  requested by my 1 year group, here are some examples of possible 4,6 and 10 mark questions that have come up in past exam papers. Comment below if you find this post useful. Mr Benson 🙂

4 marks

What land did Germany lose in the Treaty of Versailles?

What did Lloyd George hope to achieve from the Treaty of Versailles?

What ways did the Treaty of Versailles weaken Germany’s armed forces?

6 marks

Explain why Germany was made to pay reparations.

Explain why the terms of the Treaty of Versailles caused so much bitterness in Germany.

Explain why the Allies punished Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.

10 marks

How satisfied were the Allied leaders with the Treaty of Versailles? Explain your answer.

How far did Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson share the same aims in the peace negotiations of 1919? Explain your answer.

‘Germany was treated fairly at Versailles.’ How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer.

Treaty of Versailles Source Question

What is the message of the source? Use the source and your own knowledge (6)

To answer, click “comment” underneath this post.

Do NOT use your full name.

Introduction to Terrorism

To introduce the topic of your Controlled Assessment, I want you to answer the following two questions about terrorism by clicking on the “Leave a comment” button below:

1. What do you think terrorism is?
2. Give an example of a terrorist attack and explain what happened.

Remember:

1. Terrorism is a sensitive and controversial topic. Be careful what you write so as to not offend other people who may read your comment.
2. Do not use your full name (WinstonC would be ok) and only supply your school email.

Mr Benson 🙂