WWI+-+Causes,+Nature+and+Effect+of+the+War

__Causes of WW1__
__[|You are the Kaiser!]__ [|Schlieffen Plan animated map]

Revision for Causes of WW1 test
 * 5 Common causes of War - specific examples of these causes from events which lead up to WW1
 * Schlieffen plan - What? Why? Success? Impact on the war?
 * Essay question on most important cause of the war.

[|Schlieffen Plan] - excellent mind map on Causes of the WW1 and the Schlieffen plan

Two more mindmaps with more detail than you need to know but useful and interesting [|Long term causes] [|Causes of WW1]

[|Causes of WW1 Quiz]

=__Trench Warfare__= [|Life in the trenches] [|Trench Warfare Game]

__Battle of the Somme__
Read the following websites, then read pdf about the battle of the Somme and fill in the table about the successes and failures of different aspects the battle. If you finish early you can work on the extension task. [|Background to Battle of the Somme] [|Summary of the Battle] [|Different views on the Battle of the Somme]

[|Somme PowerPoint] [|Western Front Animated map]

=__How did the War End?__= =__Global War__= Use the Data bases on the Library Wiki and the links below, rather than doing a blind search on the web.
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 * [] - click on "__**International Perspectives**__", and "Campaigns and Battles of WW1"
 * [] - __**War at Sea**__
 * [] - Info on all __**Allied forces**__ involved in WW1
 * [] - Info on __**Central Powers**__ - Scroll down to Armed Forces
 * [|Pacific theatre of WW1]
 * [|South America in WW1]
 * [|African Theatre of WW1]

=__WW1 Christmas Truce__= [|Good article and letter] The Wikipedia article on this is pretty good, but you need to be able to find it! [] [] There is a BBC News story on the christmas truce: you expert students will have to find a way of getting to it though! [] [] [] []
 * Research what really happened
 * How reliable and accurate is the film?
 * What are advantages and disadvantages of using film to understand History?