Imperial War Museum
Text Only | Site Map | About Us  
Imperial War Museum London
IWM London | IWM Duxford | IWM North | HMS Belfast | Churchill Museum & Cabinet War Rooms | IWM Collections
 You  are  here: 
 Search    
Menu
Worksheets
Key Stage 1
Key Stage 2
PDF fileLiving through the First World War (185 Kb)
Suitable for Years 5-7. A general overview covering topics such as recruiting, the trenches, women's work, air raids and shortages.



PDF fileLarge exhibits gallery - First and Second World War (462 Kb)
Suitable for Years 3-6. Looks at technological advances in warfare in the 20th century, focusing on some of the Museum's most famous exhibits.

PDF fileThe Phoney War (176 Kb)
Suitable for Years 3-6. Covers gas, the blackout and evacuation.

PDF fileLife in Britain 1939 - 1945 (548 Kb)
Suitable for Years 5-6. A general overview of the home front for those with limited time, covering the black-out, the Blitz, rationing, 'Dig for Victory', women's war work and V1 and V2 rocket attacks.

PDF fileLife on the Home Front 1939 - 1945 (423 Kb)
Examines the Phoney War, the Blitz, Austerity and the V1 and V2 rockets.

PDF fileRationing and Shortages, Second World War (350 Kb)
Suitable for Years 3-6. Covers food rationing, salvage, 'Dig for Victory', clothes rationing and 'Make-Do and Mend'.

PDF fileThe Blitz (301 Kb)
Suitable for Years 3-6. Covers ARP, bombs, fighting fires, air raid shelters and the V1 and V2 rocket
Key Stages 3 and 4
PDF fileLarge exhibits gallery - First World War (149 Kb)
Suitable for KS3 and 4. Examines technological advances in weaponry during the war, including big guns, tanks, submarines and aircraft.

PDF fileLarge exhibits gallery - Second World War (283 Kb)
Suitable for KS3 and 4. Examines technological advances in weaponry during the war, including military vehicles, aircraft and bombs.
GCSE
PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - Africa (118 Kb)
Covers the withdrawal of European powers from the African continent, nationalism, racism and inter-tribal conflict, South Africa and the legacy of the end of colonial rule.

PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - Berlin (114 Kb)
Examines Germany at the end of the Second World War, the Berlin blockade, the East German uprising, the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall.

PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - Britain since 1945 (77 Kb)
Post-war Britain, Britain's independent nuclear deterrent, national service, Northern Ireland, the Falklands War.

PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - China and Communism in Asia (129 Kb)
Chinese civil war 1945-1949, Chinese Communism, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Malayan Emergency.

PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - The Middle East (86 Kb)
Covers conflict in the Middle East, Palestine, Israel, the Suez crisis, the Six Day War, Lebanon, the Iran - Iraq conflict, the Gulf conflict.

PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - The Cold War (175 Kb)
The aftermath of war in Europe, the Cold War, the Arms Race and the Space Race, detente, arms control and reduction, the collapse of Communism.

PDF fileConflicts since 1945 - Vietnam (74 Kb)
Covers the political background of the Vietnam war, the French Indo-China war 1946-1954, South Vietnam, full-blown war, public reaction, the Veterans and the aftermath of war.

PDF fileWar Poets and Artists 1914 - 1918 (263 Kb)
Designed particularly for pupils studying English or Art GCSE, and studying the First World War. Also of interest to history students wanting to approach the topic in a broader way.

PDF fileLarge exhibits gallery - First World War (149 Kb)
Suitable for KS3 and 4. Examines technological advances in weaponry during the war, including big guns, tanks, submarines and aircraft.

PDF fileLarge exhibits gallery - Second World War (283 Kb)
Suitable for KS3 and 4. Examines technological advances in weaponry during the war, including military vehicles, aircraft and bombs.
EFL Worksheets
EFL worksheets to download.