Paragraph 1.3 - Fighting the war - 2023

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Paragraph 1.2 and 1.3 - Fighting is done how? 

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

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

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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Reliabilty

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

New 'toys'

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

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)

And Russia is absorbed in its own problems 

Read together ' 1917: A decisive year' (TB 18) 

Make in pairs exercise 9 (WB 17)