USEFUL WEBSITES -- YEAR 9
| TOPIC | INFORMATION | CLICK ON BUTTON TO ENTER THE WEBSITE |
| HOMEWORK HELP | Type in a question -- such as What was the Tennis Court Oath? -- and it will search for the answer. |
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| CHANNEL 4 HISTORY SITE | A detailed source of historical information from Channel 4 | |
| EXECUTION OF LOUIS XVI | An eyewitness account of the execution of Kin Louis XVI | |
| LIFE ON A SLAVE PLANTATION | An eyewitness account of life on a slave plantation | |
| SLAVE AUCTION | Eyewitness account of a slave auction | |
| LIFE OF A SLAVE | Account of a woman born into slavery who bought her freedom | |
| A SLAVE SHIP | Description of conditions on board a slave ship | |
| FIRST WORLD WAR | Channel 4's very comprehensive site about all aspects of the First World War | |
| FIRST WORLD WAR | BBC's comprehensive First World War Site | |
| BBC ON THE SOMME | An animated exercise on the Battle of the Somme | |
| THE CWGC SITE ON THE SOMME | The Commonwealth War Graves Commission site on the Somme | |
| BBC FIRST WORLD WAR -- THE WESTERN FRONT (INTERACTIVE) | An excellent site: Contemporary photographs, dramatised diary readings and interviews with veterans exploring key themes of World War One. | |
| BBC FIRST WORLD WAR -- TRENCH WARFARE (INTERACTIVE) | An excellent site : Take a virtual tour of a World War One trench and experience the conditions under which World War One soldiers fought and lived. | |
| BBC FIRST WORLD WAR -- DOG FIGHT (INTERACTIVE) | Dog fight during WW1 :Powered flight was only a decade old when World War One began. However, both Britain and Germany soon developed military uses for the new-fangled aircraft. | |
| BBC FIRST WORLD WAR -- DUG -OUT ENTRANCE (INTERACTIVE) | Stand outside and have a look at the entrance to a frontline dug-out from World War One. | |
| BBC FIRST WORLD WAR -- DUG -OUT INTERIOR (INTERACTIVE) | Take a look around the interior of a frontline dug-out from World War One, recreated for the series 'The Trench'.. | |
| TRACE ANY FAMILY MEMBER WHO DIED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR | Search the records of the Commonwealth Graves Commission to find where any of your ancestors, who died in the First World War, is buried | |
| HITLER AND THE FIRST WORLD WAR | Read about how Hitler's experiences in the First World War shaped his future political actions | |
| BATTLES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR | Links to the various battlefields of the war -- including the Western Front | |
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