How did the British see Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers during the First World War?

(Note: this plan may take more than one lesson)

 

 

Learning objective:

To analyse a range of original sources from one culture as evidence
of how some people from it viewed people from another culture.

Learning outcomes:

(i) To have analysed a range of British sources dating from the First World War about Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers.

(ii) To have identified a range of attitudes evident in British sources and from evidential information about the First World War and
Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers.

(iii) To have participated in a debate about British attitudes towards Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers during the First World War, referring to specific detail in support of an assertion.

(iv) To have reached a balanced conclusion from a range of evidence about how the British viewed Sikh (and other Indian) soldiers during the First World War.