Summarise the Causes of a Historical Conflict

Build historical understanding by summarising causes of key global or local conflicts.

Teaching Context:
Designed for Year 9 to Year 12 History classes studying revolutions, world wars or civil unrest.

Basic AI Prompt:
List the main causes of the French Revolution in simple terms.

Enhanced AI Prompt:
You are studying historical conflicts. Ask AI to summarise the main causes of a specific event (e.g. French Revolution, Vietnam War, Rwandan Genocide). Include social, political, economic and cultural causes. Use clear, student-friendly language with 4 to 5 dot points.

Spice it Up (Optional Extension):
Ask AI to create a cause-effect diagram or timeline of the event.

Lesson Implementation:
Select a conflict relevant to your curriculum. Introduce categories of causation. Students use the AI prompt to generate a summary, then categorise and rank causes by significance using a graphic organiser. Pairs create short video explainers using Adobe Express or Canva.

Wrap with a class debate on the most significant cause. This strengthens skills in causation, critical thinking and historical communication.

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