1. WAR ON THE WESTERN FRONT
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a. The reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front
The Schlieffen Plan
- Map of Europe at the outbreak of WWI (Colour)
- Map of the Schlieffen Plan 1 (B&W)
- Map of the Schlieffen Plan 2 (Colour)
- Map of Schlieffen Plan and Western Front (Colour)
- The Schlieffen Plan and why it failed (YouTube video)
- Map of Plan 17 (Colour)
- BBC website on Schlieffen Plan outline
b. The nature of trench warfare and life in the trenches dealing with experiences of Allied and German soldiers
The Trench System
- Problems facing troops attacking enemy trenches (Colour Image)
- German Trench dugout 1 (B&W Image)
- German Trench dugout 2 (B&W Image)
- Time in trenches (Colour Image)
- BBC Trench Warfare, No Mans Land (YouTube video)
- All Quiet on the Western Front opening 'Over the top' scene (YouTube video)
- Website with details on the British Trench System (website)
- Detailed website about Trench System in World War One (website)
Life in the Trenches/Experiences of Allied and German soldiers
- BBC A soldiers' kit (YouTube video)
- History Channel Life in a Trench (YouTube video)
- WW1 Website with details about "Life in the Trenches" Good detail! (website)
- BBC website for German Experiences on the Western Front (website)
- PREZI on life in trenches and experience of soldiers (PREZI website)
c. Overview of strategies and tactics to break the stalemate including key battles: Verdun, the Somme, and Passchendaele
The Weapons of World War One
- The weapons of WWI/Battlefield 1. (YouTube)
- Hand weapons of WWI: Knife, club and spade. (YouTube)
- Gas warfare in WWI. (YouTube)
- Great website for weapons description and uses in WWI. (Website)
Battle of Verdun: The attempt to "Bleed the French white".
- Battle of Verdun Documentary (YouTube)
- Battle of Verdun SUMMARY (YouTube)
- Detailed summary of Verdun (website)
- Fantastic - but long - essay about Verdun (PDF)
- Source analysis for Verdun - SOURCE A only (PREZI website)
- Successful/unsuccessful tactics Verdun (PREZI website)
d. Changing attitudes of Allied and German soldiers to the war over time
Changing attitudes
2. THE HOME FRONTS IN BRITAIN AND GERMANY
a. Total War and its social and economic impact on civilians in Britain and Germany
b. Recruitment, conscription, propaganda and censorship in Britain and Germany
d. The impact of the war on women's lives and experiences in Britain
War Work for Women
Home Front Work for Women
Social, Economic and lasting impacts of the war on women
- Organization and Military Service in the German Army (website)
- BBC - British Home Front World War One (website)
- Summary Homefronts Britian and Germany (website/blog)
- British Library website - British civilians on the homefront
b. Recruitment, conscription, propaganda and censorship in Britain and Germany
- British Library website - Recruitment: conscripts and volunteers during World War One (website)
- Fantastic Propaganda posters for all involved in the war (website)
- Good overview of this sub-dot point + sources (wiki)
- Example of an essay about this topic, very good! (website)
d. The impact of the war on women's lives and experiences in Britain
War Work for Women
- EXCELLENT BBC website with info on women's front line jobs and roles (lots of mini headings) (website)
- BBC Website on Edith Cavell information (website)
Home Front Work for Women
- EXCELLENT BBC website with info on women's home front jobs and roles (lots of mini headings) (website)
- BBC Website on Dame Caroline Haslett (website)
- BBC Women on the home front picture gallery (images)
- In the Service of Men - Women in World War One (YouTube)
- The role of women in the first world war primary footage (YouTube)
- Australia sources online museum (website of primary images)
- Things you didn't know about WOMEN in WW1 - Website
Social, Economic and lasting impacts of the war on women
3. TURNING POINTS
a. The impact of the entry of the USA
- BBC American entry into WWI - (YouTube)
- History Channel video on why America entered the war - (YouTube)
- Crash Course video on America in WWI - (YouTube)
- American military power in WWI essay - (YouTube)
- Another good Crash Course video - (YouTube)
- Podcast about arrive of American Troops (Podcast)
- Spark Notes - Overview of Russia's revolution and exit of the war (website)
- Brief overview of events (website)
- BBC the end of the war overview (website)
- History Learning Site UK Overview of main events (website)
- Video on beginning of Spring Offensive (YouTube)
- History.com overview of Spring Offensive and why it failed (website)
- VERY DETAILED description of events and explanation of its failure (website)
- Podcast about German Spring Offensive (Podcast)
4. ALLIED VICTORY
a. Events leading to the Armistice, 1918
c. The roles and differing goals of Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson in creating the Treaty of Versailles
- The German Surrender (website)
c. The roles and differing goals of Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson in creating the Treaty of Versailles
- Great revision activity for the Big Three (Teacher website)
- BBC overview of the peace conference (website)
- UK Teacher's revision webpage for Peace Conference (website)