| S6 4hr History |
Last
update -
04 November 2019 |
Official European
School History S6 Syllabus:
English,
French,
German |
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Compulsory Core - Europe 1 - Europe Transformed
by the First World War -
syllabus |
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Key Questions and learning and assessment
objectives. |
Lessons |
Additional materials and external links |
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What was the international situation like after
1871? |
The
Great Powers of Europe
activity sheet and
table to be completed. Must see documentary
video on the
origins of WWI. |
Website made by my students in 2001 to show the situation in
Europe before the First World War.
John Lowe
extract on the international situation after 1871.
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The Great War
28 part 1960s series.
Part 1 gives an excellent country-by-country
overview of Europe before 1914. |
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| What were
the long-term causes of the First World War? |
Worksheet -
Militarism, Imperialism and Nationalism, an introductory
overview. Also
PowerPoint.
The major tensions
between the Powers.
Worksheet from Walsh p.4-7
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John Lowe
extract on the international situation after 1871.
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What were the medium-term causes of the First
World War? |
The
major tensions between the Powers.
Worksheet from Walsh p.8-11
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What was the July Crisis and why did it lead to
war? |
Days
that Shook the World
video on the assassination of Franz Ferdinand.
Worksheet on the short-term causes causes of the war
Walsh pages 7-10 |
Did
Gavrillo Princip really stop for a sandwich before starting the
First World War? A brilliant critique of history documentary
film-making by
Mr Allsop. John
D Clare explains that
MANIA caused the war and that
ARSE best explains the July crisis!
Blackadder and Horrible Histories explain the causes of the
First World War -
videos
The Great War week by week, an ambitious
YouTube channel
that aims to cover every week of the war as it happened, 100
years later. On the summer of 1914, see
this brilliant
drama-documentary from the BBC made for the centenary in
2014.
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| How can we
organize the causes of WWI to show themes and connections?
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Causes of World War 1
mind mapping exercise (worksheet).
Walsh pp. 4-7
GCSE Modern World History
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The
Corner website offers a very clear outline of major themed
causes of the war.
See
Wikipedia on the complex causes of WWI, includes
historiography.
A clever narrative at
FirstWorldWar.com
Dr Gary Sheffield at the BBC wins my vote by starting with a
quote from Baldrick.
The brilliant
John D Clare provides an excellent GCSE perspective with
recommended links for further research.
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How can we explain the origins of the
First World War? - Plenary |
Lecture notes to be supplemented with notes from Walsh
pp.2-11
Blackadder and Horrible Histories explain the causes of the
First World War -
videos
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A
more challenging and detailed
essay on the long and short-term causes of the war from a
Lancaster university's
Baroness Ruth Henig.
Additional
Video.
Episode 1 History of
Warfare in the 20th Century
My lecture was partly based on this essay by
Philip Bell - 'Origins of war in 1914'. Read in
PDF or
web version.
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How have historians debated the
origins of the First World War?
The historiography of WWI |
Lecture notes on the historiography of the causes of WWI.
Classic 10 minutes AJP Taylor
video explains the causes of World War as a result of
'railway timetables'.
Bethmann Hollweg's
September Memorandum, central to the Fischer Thesis The historians and the origins of the First
World War - McDonough (essential
extract) Brilliant
documentary - The
impact of WWI - Cambridge Historian. David Reynolds traces the
legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 different
countries, examining how the war haunted a generation and shaped
the peace that followed. Also a
lecture by the same author. |
John D Clare provides a typically
clear summary of
historian's views.
The historians and the origins of the First
World War - McDonough (extended
extract)
WWI as a necessary war. Recent BBC documentary
video.
Wikipedia provides a very detailed account of the
July Crisis. Who was responsible for
the First World War? Textbook
extract from Origins of the First World War -
Graham Darby.
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Play an
e-Help simulation on the causes of the First World
war by taking on the role of the Kaiser. Available in
English, Spanish, Dutch and German. |
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| How can we
learn the causes of the First World War?
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Why was the war not over by Christmas? |
Walsh 16-19
GCSE Modern World History
Worksheet to be completed by hand or
e-version. |
See
the outstanding
BBC
website on the First World War. And this
animation in particular which graphically demonstrates how
the war developed.
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What makes a source useful? A case study of WWI.
What is the 'source matrix'?
What is the difference between
history and heritage?
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Worksheet. covering the 3Rs usefulness model and the 'source
matrix'. Copies of all the
source cards used in the lesson.
The usefulness of sources |
This
section
of the website provides a detailed examination of the
usefulness of the sources found in
examination. . |
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A
guide to using documents. This document introduces the
3Rs
model and offers advice on using a range of different sources
like statistics, autobiographies and cartoons.
J Bronowski - History as art and science -
video
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Why is the First World War described as a 'total
war'? |
WWI as a
'total war'. Mindmapping, notemaking activity
worksheet. Walsh 20-29 and 66-76
GCSE Modern World History
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Killing Fields
Video
on WWI from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
Website for the series. |
Short interesting piece from the
BBC on propaganda and WWI. See how
the British media reported the execution of the nurse
Edith Cavell in Schaerbeek, Brussels in 1915. |
Diagram
and
case study
of UK
WWI
propaganda posters.
Excellent
BBC documentary
on the life of the war poet Wilfred Owen.
Recent BBC Documentary 'World
War One from above' offers multiple new perspectives on the
war.
Women and WWI, (edited
essay)
BBC on the home front in Britain.
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On the geographical extent of the war see
episode 3. On the
battles of Verdun and the Somme see
episode 6. |
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| How did
the war weaken the Tsarist regime and contribute to the February
revolution? |
Russia and World War I
worksheet.
Diagram to be completed on the causes of the February
revolution.
Walsh
GCSE Modern World History
97-107 for background information and 108-110 for
activities.
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Red Flag - Video
on the Russian Revolutions from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
Website for the series. |
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The First World War
Part 8 examines the impact of the First World War on the
Russian Revolution of March 1917. |
Graham Darby
extract on why Nicholas II was forced to abdicate Imaginative
video
reconstruction that focuses on the role of Rasputin in the March
1917 revolution.
Importance of war
diagram.
BBC
radio broadcast. |
| Why did
the Bolsheviks come to power in October 1917? |
Worksheet and
PowerPoint
on why there were two revolutions in 1917 and extended
text version.
Timeline of 1917.
Lenin in 1917 by Figes.
Walsh 114-116
GCSE Modern World History
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Graham Darby
extract on why the Provisional Government failed.
Video of
the Russian Revolution in colour.
John D Clare on the October Revolution.
Role of the individual in history
extract from E H Carr's
What is History? and
questions to consider. An
essay by McDonough. Documentary
video on
Lenin.
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| Why was
Germany defeated in 1918? |
Worksheet.
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Extended
extract from Ian Cawood and David McKinnon-Bell
Article
- Why the war in Greece contributed to the defeat of
Germany.
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What were the aims of the peace makers at the
Paris Peace Conference? |
Summary
sheet taken from James Mason
Modern World history to GCSE.
Worksheet to be completed. |
Extract from Culpin and Henig -
Modern Europe. Chapter 10 - Peacemaking... (pp. 137-151)
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| What were
the terms of the Paris Peace Treaties? |
Paris 1919 Peace Treaties role-play activity.
Previous
role-plays.The
rules of the role-play
Examples of motions and amendments.
Useful
maps
Short BBC
documentary
film - Make
Germany Pay.
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Extract from Culpin and Henig -
Modern Europe. Chapter 10 - Peacemaking. (pp. 151-163)
John D
Clare on the Paris Peace Treaties - an outstanding source
with many useful links.
A fling the teacher
quiz that includes 90 possible questions.
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How effective were the peace treaties? |
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Must see
documentary extract. David Reynolds explains how the
Paris Peace Treaties helped create not only WWII but
also the European Union. |
Walsh 80-91 and for Brest-Litovsk see118
GCSE Modern World History
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Lost Peace
Video
on the Peace treaties and their consequences from the 1990s documentary series People's
Century.
Website for the series. |
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Judgements of various 'historians' on the treaties compiled
by John D Clare
Essay by Hans
A. Schmitt
Essay
by Raffael Scheck
John D Clare outlines the successes
and failures of
the Big Three at Versailles.
Brilliant
documentary - The
impact of WWI - Cambridge Historian. David Reynolds traces the
legacy of the Great War across 100 years and 10 different
countries, examining how the war haunted a generation and shaped
the peace that followed.
A more academic essay on
the BBC site by Dr Ruth Henig
Extract from Culpin and Henig -
Modern Europe. Chapter 10 - Peacemaking. (pp. 151-163)
BBC - How the peace treaties shaped the modern world.
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