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 * [[image:war_to_end.jpg]] ||
 * [[file:1. Imperialism and the Alliance System.ppt]] || Powerpoint showing how the alliance system built up tensions in Europe ||
 * [[file:2. Increasing Tension 1900-1914.ppt]] || Look at this and then answer the questions on the following file ||
 * [[file:Causes_WWOne.doc]] ||  ||
 * [[file:3. Why did the Assassination in Sarajevo Lead to War.ppt]] ||  ||
 * Look at this and make notes on exactly what were the steps leading to war following this assasination. ||  ||
 * [[file:beginningofwwi.pdf]] || You need to use this as a basis and the information you have collected above to make an in depth presentation of exactly how war started. ||
 * BBC World War 1 page || Lots of infromation and enquiry tasks on the war. ||
 * [|First world War.com] || Amazing site with lots of information ||
 * [|Colour Photos of World War 1] || Some of the earliest colour photos. ||
 * [|The National Archives] || Another very good resource on aspects of the war ||

**First Group Presentation Task**

 * You will be working together as a group to try and **create a presentation of exactly what happenened during and after the Assasination of the Archduke and his wife.**
 * You will need to decide as a group how you are going to do this.
 * Will it be in the form of a documentary. Perhaps a radio play. A movie. A series of newsreels like they had at that time with someone that had a posh English BBC accent.Will it require props, who is going to do this.
 * Next you will need to decide how you are going to split it up and who will have what task.
 * Maybe you will need to decide who will be the director of operations, the technician, actors etc etc,
 * You will all need to work on the screenplay though.
 * Use this area as an area in which you can upload any files or scripts which you can all work on together. Maybe you can produce a final movie?

How you will be assessed. I will be monitoring what each person does. You will also be filling in a self assesment sheet and also a sheet to assess the performance of others in the group. This will be done seperately and privately. Historical accuracy is important, so if you are involved in a certain section make sure you research it properly. Use the Discussion section at the top of the page.

Good work so far everyone What you need to do now is download this self-assessment sheet. Fill it in and then save a copy and print it out for me. There is also a question in two parts that you need to answer which helps me assess your knowledge. this is a version of the interviews; Is this the final one you want? Someone pressed a voice altering button, so this is my attempt to turn it back.

The Theatres of War

After the Failure of the Schlieffen Plan, the war was faught on 5 **"Theatres of War"** Read and print out this document and stick it in your books Download this document and fill in the blank boxes with information taken from the above document. Print out, stick in your books and fill in.
 * The Western Front:** where both sides dug trenches and made very little ground on either side.
 * The Eastern Front:** The war against Russia
 * The Italian Front:** Italy eventually entered the war on the side of the allies (triple entente) and fought against Austro-Hungary
 * Gallipoli**: Mainly Australian and New Zealand troops fighting against the Turks who were allied to Germany
 * The War at Sea:**



**War in the Trenches**
You will be watching this to get an idea of a survivors view of the war. Try and listen to how they felt going to war, and what conditions were like when they realised it would not be so easy. If you were going to interview one of these survirors - write a list of questions you might ask. Remember the 5 W's and the H.
 * Video lesson -** The last voices of World War 1

Worksheet to print out and complete Information sheet with homework letter to do

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 * Skills:** Using a Soldiers Records to find out Whether he was a "Good Soldier". You will be using the following website and also the file that goes with it.

Truth - the First Casualty of War

Propoganda and Censorship?
What do the terms above mean? Starter: Look at the letter and highlight anything that would have been censored.

The government was concerned with keeping morale at home high. They also needed to keep people enlisting for the war, considering 90% of the original professional army - the British Expeditionary Force were Casualties (injured, dead or missing) before the first Christmas!

Questions:
 * Task:** Find an example of a propoganda poster from the First World War. Add it to the page on the left and put your name next to it. You need to add a couple of sentences about it also.
 * 1) What makes for effective propoganda - answer this with reference to the collected images
 * 2) Is a government ever justified in using lies in its propaganda in wartime? Explain
 * 3) Do you think that propaganda is as easy for governments to use in modern times? Explain your answer

The End of the War After 3 years of stalement on the 800km Western Front, which stretched from the North sea to the Alps, 2 decisive things happened in 1917. The Tsar of Russia was overthrown in a Bolshevik communist revolution, pulling Russia out of the war, and the Americans entered the war. This influx of fresh troops helped make a breakthrough in the Hindenburg line. After 4 years of total war, the German people and army could not sustain any more fighting and on the 11/11 1918 the peace armistace was signed. This date is still called "rememberance day" and poppies are worn. The significance of this comes from the poet John McCrae who wrote this poem in 1916. He was killed in the trenches in 1918. media type="custom" key="4488596" align="left" width="10" height="33"

source of all the above: Boardworks publishing ||
 * [[image:war_end_cartoon_versailles.jpg]] || What do you think this cartoon means? ||
 * [[file:4a. The Treaty of Versailles (part 1).ppt]] || [[file:6. German Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles.ppt]] ||
 * [[file:7. The League of Nations.ppt]] || [[file:8. How the League Dealt with International Conflicts.ppt]] ||
 * [[file:9. Hitler Challenges the League 1933–38.ppt]] || [[file:9. Hitler Challenges the League 1933-1938 Worksheet.doc]] ||
 * [[file:10. Appeasement and the Outbreak of the Second World War.ppt]] ||  ||
 * [[file:11. Why did War Break Out in 1939.ppt]] || [[file:11. Why did War Break Out in 1939 Worksheet.doc]]
 * [[image:printpage.jpg align="center" link="@http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causes.htm"]] || This has a good simplified page on the causes of World War 2 which is split into a number of sections. You can also go to the bottom of the page and click on the printable version of it.

source: www.historyonthenet.com ||  ||
 * [[image:causes.jpg align="center" link="http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causescrossword.htm"]] || Crossword to test your knowledge on the Causes of the War

Source: www.historyonthenet.com ||  ||
 * [[image:cause_qz.jpg align="center" link="@http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW2/causesquickquiz.htm"]] || Timed Quiz on Causes of the War

Source: www.historyonthenet.com ||  ||