World War One - Year 9 History

Summary of Topic:

What were the main reasons that war broke out in 1914? How was Britain and Europe affected by trench warfare?

• International relations and Alliances in the early C.20th.
• European imperialism and imperial tension (Egypt, the Scramble for Africa, China, Morocco, central Africa)
• The rise of militarism and the concept of arms race (the Anglo-German Naval Race)
• Sarajevo and the July Crisis, 1914
• Signing up: Propaganda and conscription
• Stalemate and trench warfare
• The Battle of the Somme

Newspaper Articles:

Why do we hold a minute’s silence?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/40156698
What happened during World War One?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/28585905
What was the Battle of the Somme?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36641199
How did Indian soldiers help at the Somme?: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36650036
Videogames and WWI: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/12/battlefield-war-game-first-world-war

Video Clips and Documentaries:

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Outbreak of WWI
Experiences of WWI
Going over the top
Life in the trenches

Further Reading:

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http://historykids.net/history/world-war-1-facts-and-information/

Other Resources:

BBC Schools WWI website

You will need your Doddle login to access these resources: 

• Plans for war
• Causes of WWI mini quiz
• Assassination of Franz Ferdinand:
• Assassination impact
• WWI mini quiz:
• Cultural effects of WWI

Assessment/Test and answer sheet:

KPI 9.1.1: Analyse the principal reasons to explain the outbreak of war in 1914

Guidance for secure: You will need to identify at least three reasons why war began in Europe in 1914. You will need to explain how each of them increased tension between the major European powers, and how at least one of them was the final trigger that started the war.

“One reason that World War One broke out in 1914 was because of longstanding tensions over…

These tensions meant that…

As well as this…

Etc.”

KPI 9.1.2: Make judgements about the importance of and interrelationship between long and short term causes

Guidance for secure: You will need to decide which long term and short term causes you think were the most important in causing WWI. You will then need to explain why these causes were more important than others. Finally, you will need to judge how important the main short term cause was in comparison to the long term causes. Would WWI have happened without the key short term causes?