The First World War: Stalemate 1/2: Conflict and Tension: The First World War, 1894–1918

Conflict and tension: the First World War, 1894–1918 - The First World War: Stalemate. The resources are suitable for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC GCSE History and iGCSE History.

• The Schlieffen Plan: the reasons for the plan, its failure, including the Battle of Marne and its contribution to the stalemate.
• The Western Front: military tactics and technology, including trench warfare; the war of attrition; key battles, including Verdun, the Somme and Passchendaele, the reasons for, the events and significance of these battles.
• The wider war: the war on other fronts; Gallipoli and its failure; the events and significance of the war at sea, including Jutland, the U-Boat campaign and convoys.

Please note that due to the number of resources, this is one half of the unit. You can purchase the other half of this unit and other sections separately. Included within this bundle are the following complete lessons:

01 - Twentieth Century Warfare
02 - The Great Powers of Europe and the Alliance Systems
03 - The Assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo
04 - The Outbreak of Hostilities and the Escalation of Conflict in 1914
05 - The Schlieffen Plan; the Reasons for the Plan and its Failure
06 - The Battle of the Marne - ‘Race to the Sea’ and Stalemate
07 - Patriotism and Propaganda
08 - The Accrington Pals
09 - To Fight or Not to Fight - Conscientious Objectors
10 - Trench Warfare during the First World War
11 - The Weapons of Trench Warfare - Military Tactics and Technology
12 - Conditions in the Trenches
13 - ‘They Shall not Grow Old’ - Life in the Trenches
14 - Poetry during the First World War
15 - The Christmas Truce

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