The Western Front

Due: Monday 24th September Homework: Create a revision diagram on ‘the causes of the First World War’ Due: Monday 24th September

Ideas Mind map Flash Cards ‘Road to WWI’ aka. Flow diagram PowerPoint Focus on Chronology Detail Who is causing tension What were the consequences Ideas Mind map Flash Cards ‘Road to WWI’ aka. Flow diagram PowerPoint Microsoft word document Poster Good learning: Understand the problems with the Plan Great learning: Explain the Battle of Marne Even better: Evaluate the impact of the failure of the Plan and Battle of Marne *THERE WILL BE A KNOWLEDGE TEST ON THE CAUSES OF WWI Next Week*

Green Pen Activity 1 Look at each others work on your table What is good about the other students homework? Is there anything missing? Good learning: Understand the problems with the Plan Great learning: Explain the Battle of Marne Even better: Evaluate the impact of the failure of the Plan and Battle of Marne

Green Pen Activity 2 Good learning: Understand the problems with the Plan Great learning: Explain the Battle of Marne Even better: Evaluate the impact of the failure of the Plan and Battle of Marne Using a green pen from the tray improve your 16 mark Q that you did last lesson. Add material where needed and correct any mistakes

Study Source A. A Cartoon from a British Newspaper Source A opposes the invasion of Belgium by Germany. How do you know? Explain your answer using Source A and your contextual knowledge. [4 marks] Good learning: Understand the problems with the Plan Great learning: Explain the Battle of Marne Even better: Evaluate the impact of the failure of the Plan and Battle of Marne http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/history/gcse/history-8145

What next? The Schlieffen Plan failed, with Germany getting many of it’s assumptions wrong! The Battle of the Marne was a turning point, with German generals now realising that they cannot break through the enemies lines. Read p.217 and write down what the ‘race to the sea’ is Good learning: Understand the problems with the Plan Great learning: Explain the Battle of Marne Even better: Evaluate the impact of the failure of the Plan and Battle of Marne

Quiz Name the man who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? What group was the assassin a member of? Why did he not have anything to lose? Slav nationalism was present in which two countries? In what month was there a crisis in 1914? Who’s support made Austria-Hungary overly confident? What was the name of the German plan to invade France through Belgium? Which Treaty did Britain honour leading to them declaring war on Germany? Gavrilo Princip Black Hand Gang He had TB Serbia and Russia July Germany Schlieffen Treaty of London

Answers Gavrilo Princip Black Hand Gang He had TB Serbia and Russia July Germany Schlieffen Treaty of London

Conflict and Tension Lesson 8: The Western Front Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI Key Words:

Key Terms: Define the following terms Trench warfare ‘Over the Top’ Front line Patriotism Comradeship Trench Foot Lice Camouflage Artillery Bombardment Shell Mines Infantry Shrapnel Sappers Poison gas Machine guns Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI

Explain the developments in technology and their impact Tasks Activity- 5 Questions P218 Produce a diagram to illustrate how an attack on trench would take place Add details to this diagram of changes made to improve the chances of success (‘Over the top’ paragraph p219) Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI

Conditions in the Trenches https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvYIIuxh2kY Battle of the Somme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPT1MKOP8TQ Read A soldiers life P220-221. Using the details here and from the you tube clips to produce a mind map about conditions. Write positives and negatives in different colours. Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI

Explain the developments in technology and their impact Technology of War Tanks WWI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5m6h7ihENQ   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn4uRvgIEJY Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI

Explain the developments in technology and their impact Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI Technology of War Produce Top Trump Cards for the different technologies used in WWI: Artillery Machine Guns Poison Gas Tanks Aircraft For each one give details of what they did and how effective they are; give scores for each one for: Defence; Attack; Fear Factor; Technological Improvement

Explain the developments in technology and their impact Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI Top Trump example Defence; Attack; Fear Factor; Technological Improvement Technology Defence Attack Fear Factor Technological Improvement Artillery Made crossing no-man’s land v dangerous. No use over short range. 5/10 Inflicted huge damage but not accurate 7/10 Very High- Shell Shock 8/10 Greater accuracy, longer distance, range guidance radioed from planes

Explain the developments in technology and their impact Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI Key Battles Verdun From Feb 1916, German tactic of attrition aimed at wearing down the resistance of France their allies. By July 700,000 men were killed and the French army was at the point of breaking, Germany was weakened but had greater resources than the French. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SqDZbLyljc&spfreload=10 The Somme The British to relieve the pressure on the French launched an offensive in the Somme. This was a costly and controversial battle. The British suffered 57,000 casualties on the 1st day and had lost 1.25 million men by November 1916. Look at details and sources on page 227: Did the British Generals do a bad job? Was the Somme a failure?

Battle of Passchendaele Also known as the Third Battle of Ypres Bad weather caused massive problems especially around the village of Passchendaele, where British troops got stuck in the mud. Britain and allies lost 250,000 men and the German side even more included 10,000 when mines were denoted at Messines Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI

Impact of the Western Front There was little movement on the Western Front The fighting took place in France and Belgium Do you think that the Western Front impacted on the result of the War? Good learning: Understand the key terms and details about the Western Front Great learning: Explain the developments in technology and their impact Even better: Evaluate the impact the impact of the Western Front on WWI

Flipped Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XPZQ0LAlR4 Watch this video and note down anything that you did not already know Read P228-231 And make notes on ‘The War on Other Fronts’