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The Road to the Second World  War

Who should be blamed for the outbreak of the Second World War?

Course resources

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Lesson 1: Why is the First World War so Important? 

To gain an overview of the Great War and introduction to some key terms.
lesson_1_-_what_is_so_important_about_the_first_world_war.pdf
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lesson 3: Why did the First

Aim: To understand the long, short and trigger causes of the Great War.
Watch the 'MAIN' causes of the War clip and make notes for prep.
A Mere Scrap of Paper. Britain's ultimatum to Germany to withdraw its forces from neutral Belgium received no response and on 4 August war was declared. The German Chancellor expressed his disbelief that 'just for a scrap of paper Great Britain was going to make war on the kindred nation who desired nothing better than to be friends with her'. This scrap of paper was the Treaty of London of 1839, which guaranteed Belgium's neutrality. 
10 interpretations of how the war broke out.
BBC: the Outbreak of the war
BBC iWonder: was the First World War inevitable?
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Lesson 4: How did the Western Front become established?

To gain an understanding of the establishment of the Western Front and the failure of the Schlieffen Plan.
BBC History - The failure of the Plan
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Lesson 5: Why did men volunteer to fight on the Western Front?

To gain an understanding of the reasons for why men joined up to fight the War.
BBC - First World War Propaganda

Lesson 6 and 7: What was life like in the Trenches

To gain an understanding of what life was like living in the trenches.
what_was_life_like_in_the_trenches.ppt
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Lesson 8 and 9: What went wrong at the battle of the Somme?

BBC: The Battle under the battlefield
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Was the film 'Battle of the Somme' Bigger than Star Wars?
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haig_butcher_of_the_somme.pptx
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Lesson 10: How should we remember the First WOrld War?

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In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

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