Paragraph 1.3 - Fighting the war - 2023

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Paragraph 1.2 and 1.3 - Fighting is done how? 
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This lesson contains 11 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

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Today
Paragraph 1.2 and 1.3 - Fighting is done how? 

Slide 1 - Slide

At the end of the lesson you will know/be able to…
  • Small repeat just to check 
  • explain the start of the First World War 
  • explain what life in the trenches was like

Slide 2 - Slide

Competition between nations to have  the most weapons
German strategy to invade France (and after that Russia)
Alliance between France, Britain, Russia and USA in WWI
War in which a country has to fight in separate locations
Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottomans in WWI
Glorifying the army
Period of peace and prosperity in Europe preceding the WWI
Another name for WWI
Central powers (Triple Alliance)
Von Schlieffen Plan
Militarism
Allies
(Triple Entente)
Belle Epoque
Arms race
The Great War
Two - Front war

Slide 3 - Drag question

Franz Ferdinand is assassinated
WWI turns into a trench war
Triple Alliance is formed
Von Schlieffen plan failed 
Triple Entente is formed
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia
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Slide 4 - Drag question

Slide 5 - Video

Reliabilty
  • Read 'Sources: Reliability, representativeness and usability' (TB 163)
  • Make exercise 12 (WB 12) 

Slide 6 - Slide

New 'toys'
Read individually 'New weapons' (TB 16) and make exercise 1 a, 2 and 3 (WB 14-5)

Slide 7 - Slide

Slide 8 - Video

America joins the fray 
USA joins in (6th of April 1917):
  • Lusitania (1915)
  • Allied loans (since 1914)
  • Zimmermann-telegram (16 January 1917)
  • Unrestricted submarine war (restarts 31st of January 1917)

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Slide

And Russia is absorbed in its own problems 
Read together ' 1917: A decisive year' (TB 18) 
Make in pairs exercise 9 (WB 17) 

Slide 11 - Slide