Who should be blamed for the outbreak of the Second World War?
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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.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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Lesson 6 and 7: What was life like in the Trenches
To gain an understanding of what life was like living in the trenches.
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Lesson 8 and 9: What went wrong at the battle of the Somme?
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Lesson 10: How should we remember the First WOrld War?
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow |