WW1 L15 - Was Gallipoli a Noble Plan or Tactical Mistake?

This lesson contains:

• An overview of the Ottoman entry into the war and the threta they posed to Britain’s ally, Russia.
• A discussion acitivity to plan where the British should invade to open up a third front in the war.
• An overview of the Gallipoli strategy. Students discuss why it might work and why it might fail based on the map.
• A YouTube video which tells the story of what happened and students complete a gap fill on the worksheet provided. There are further follow up consolidation questions.
• A task to colour-code the reasons the invasion failed.
• A final activity to study interpretations and judge whether it was a failure of a good strategy.

Attachments:

• 1 x Powerpoint Presentations
• 1 x Publisher File