http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/ en tutor2u.net Copyright 2008 2008-05-14T13:29:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/first-world-war-revision-channel-4s-microsite/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/first-world-war-revision-channel-4s-microsite/#When:13:29:00Z Channel 4’s First World War microsite has got some excellent revision pointers on it. Take a look. 2008-05-14T13:29:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/gcse-revision-john-d-clare-is-a-must-visit/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/gcse-revision-john-d-clare-is-a-must-visit/#When:09:35:01Z John D Clare’s site is a gold mine for GCSE revision. As well as the information on the site there are excellent links as well. 2008-05-14T09:35:01-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/life-in-shatila/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/life-in-shatila/#When:09:23:00Z The Shatila refugee camp was established in Lebanon to temporarily house Palestinians who had fled from what became Israel during the 1948-49 war. The refugees have never been able to return. This slideshow from the BBC looks at life within the camp and makes reference to the massacre that took place here during the Israeli invasion of 1982. GCSE History, GCSE - Arab-Israeli Conflict, History by Century, 20th Century, History in the news, Teaching of History 2008-05-14T09:23:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/revising-the-cold-war-visit-cnn/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/revising-the-cold-war-visit-cnn/#When:09:23:00Z A great revision tool from CNN. 2008-05-14T09:23:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/pole-who-saved-ghetto-jews-dies/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/pole-who-saved-ghetto-jews-dies/#When:15:31:00Z The death of a Polish woman who almost certainly saved the lives of 2,500 Jewish children during World War II has been announced.  Read the full story here. 2008-05-12T15:31:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/key-events-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict-watch-the-videos-here/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/key-events-in-the-arab-israeli-conflict-watch-the-videos-here/#When:11:27:01Z Another great resource from the BBC that will aid revision on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Watch them here. GCSE History, GCSE - Arab-Israeli Conflict, Teaching of History 2008-05-09T11:27:01-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/israelis-celebrate-60-years-of-statehood/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/israelis-celebrate-60-years-of-statehood/#When:11:09:00Z Interesting stories on the anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel here… ...and an overview of the conflict here 2008-05-08T11:09:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/8th-may-1984-ussr-pulls-out-of-los-angeles-olympics/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/8th-may-1984-ussr-pulls-out-of-los-angeles-olympics/#When:08:51:00Z In retaliation for the USA’s boycott of the 1980 Moscow Games the Soviet Union announced on 8th May 1984 that they would not send a team to Los Angeles. Both sides traded accusations of using sport for political purposes. The entire episode should be seen in the context of the renewed tension between the Superpowers during the early 1980s, the strategy of the Reagan administration and the paralysis of the Soviet leadership brought about by the entrenched gerontocracy that ruled until the rise to power of Gorbachev in 1985. Read more on the Soviet announcement here 2008-05-08T08:51:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/professional-development-at-its-very-best-the-imperial-war-museums-holocaus/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/professional-development-at-its-very-best-the-imperial-war-museums-holocaus/#When:18:36:00Z ‘Professional development at its very best’ Michael Riley, Senior Lecturer in History Education, Bath Spa University The Imperial War Museum seeks to provide the most ambitious programme of professional development available to educators in the United Kingdom A free of charge and all-expenses paid programme of seminars and study visits in London, Jerusalem, Lithuania and Poland Further details can be found at www.iwm.org.uk/holocaust/education 2008-04-29T18:36:00-05:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/the-marxist-interpretation-of-history-a-brief-introduction/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/the-marxist-interpretation-of-history-a-brief-introduction/#When:07:06:00Z A quick look at a school of history that sees past events in a particular way. This may be useful for those wanting to study history at university. A Level Courses, Applying to University, Teaching of History 2008-04-26T07:06:00-05:00