Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Did World War 2 change women's roles?
Using posters, personal accounts and extracts from historians to consider whether women's roles really changed as a result of World War 2; evaluating which sources are more useful to answer an enquiry question.
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Assessment – History Y5/6 (A): The impact of World War 2Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Why did Britain go to war in 1939?Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: How did the Battle of Britain affect the Royal Air Force?Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: What do sources tell us about the Blitz?Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: What was evacuation like?Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: Why did people migrate to Britain during and after World War 2?
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