40453 Modern World
Unit 3 – Historical Enquiry
Unit 3 Historical Enquiry: Britain at War
CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT TASK
RESEARCH DIARY
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The tasks:
1. Select five sources. Explain how useful these sources have been in informing you in your enquiry into how conditions in the trenches of the Western Front in the First World War impacted upon British soldiers there. (15 marks)
2. ‘The War at Sea was much more important and threatening for Britain in the Second World War than it was in the First World War.’
How far do the sources you have used support this interpretation of the War at Sea in both World Wars?
To answer this question, examine the sources you have researched on this topic. You should examine at least 8 sources in explaining your answer.
You should also use your own knowledge to comment on the evidence in the sources. (25 marks)
The tasks:
1. Select five sources. Explain how useful these sources have been in informing you in your enquiry into how conditions in the trenches of the Western Front in the First World War impacted upon British soldiers there. (15 marks)
2. ‘The War at Sea was much more important and threatening for Britain in the Second World War than it was in the First World War.’
How far do the sources you have used support this interpretation of the War at Sea in both World Wars?
To answer this question, examine the sources you have researched on this topic. You should examine at least 8 sources in explaining your answer.
You should also use your own knowledge to comment on the evidence in the sources. (25 marks)
Instructions
You may use your research diary when writing your answers to the questions in controlled conditions.
Once you have
Bibliography: Source J | An extract from Winston Churchill’s ‘Their Finest Hour’ speech, delivered in the House of Commons on June 18, 1940. | Source K | A promotional poster for the film ‘Sink the Bismarck!’, released in 1960 Source L | Dunkirk, a painting by Ernie Holden, 1940. Holden was conscripted into the Royal Artillery in June 1939 and was involved in the Dunkirk evacuation. | Source M | An extract from The Making of Modern Britain by Andrew Marr, 2009 SOURCE J – An extract from Winston Churchill’s ‘Their Finest Hour’ speech, delivered in the House of Commons on June 18, 1940.