How should we see Sikh soldiers of the First World War today?

Learning objective:

To understand how and why historical interpretations reflecting on the same past events may differ.

 

Learning outcomes:

(i) Pupils will have understood the record of Ghadar activists in plotting against the British Empire between 1914 and 1918.

(ii) Pupils will have constructed an interpretation of the role of Sikh soldiers during the First World War from given criteria.

(iii) Pupils will have participated in discussion speculating on the criteria used by other pupils in creating rival interpretations of the role of Sikh soldiers during the First World War.