Conflict & Tension 1894-1918: The Race to The Sea & The Eastern Front

AQA GCSE history lesson on how the ‘race to the sea’ developed on the western front which led to trench warfare and events on the Eastern Front in 1914.

We start with a quick multiple choice retrieval practice quiz. We then look at the the developing situation on the Western Front after the Battle of the Marne. The pupils undertake a text analysis on the ‘race to the sea’ and answer some questions. We then take a look at the Eastern Front, the pupils have an events strip and answer questions and summarise each event. We then look at the major powers of the war and what kind of start they have had to the war by the end of 1914 by completing a table on their successes and failures on both fronts. We finish with an ‘extentometer’ on the reasons why stalemate developed on the Western Front.

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