How the First World War was fought
The Western Front
Where was the Western Front and how was it created?
Use this extract from the textbook and the internet links to help
The Creation of the Western Front
Find out:
1. Where was the Western Front? Why is it called 'Western' and what is a front?
2. How long was the Western Front?
3. What was the Race to the Sea?
4. Why didn't the Western Front move very much for the whole war, 1914 - 18?
http://www.johndclare.net/wwi1.htm
http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/6-first-world-war.php
Use this extract from the textbook and the internet links to help
The Creation of the Western Front
Find out:
1. Where was the Western Front? Why is it called 'Western' and what is a front?
2. How long was the Western Front?
3. What was the Race to the Sea?
4. Why didn't the Western Front move very much for the whole war, 1914 - 18?
http://www.johndclare.net/wwi1.htm
http://www.the-map-as-history.com/maps/6-first-world-war.php
What is a trench?
Take a virtual tour of the trenches using this animation from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/
1. How did trench warfare work?
2. Why did trench warfare lead to so many deaths?
3. How did trench warfare combined with the machine gun lead to a stalemate?
Here are some extracts from the textbook:
Trench warfare
Battle of the Somme
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/
1. How did trench warfare work?
2. Why did trench warfare lead to so many deaths?
3. How did trench warfare combined with the machine gun lead to a stalemate?
Here are some extracts from the textbook:
Trench warfare
Battle of the Somme
Life in the Trenches - Assessment
Before you begin your assessment practise the skill of OPVL in your table groups.
OPVL Keynote
The link below takes you to a website with primary sources from the battle of the Somme. Choose three in your group and work out the OPVL for each (Origin, Purpose, Value and Limitation). You must chose at least one written source. Note that the sources are in their original form but that there is an easier to read transcript with each, and useful notes to help you understand them.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/greatwar/g4/cs3/
Assessment Task
Historians use evidence from the past to find out what happened. Your task is to evaluate the evidence from the point of view of an Historian.
Assessment task and rubric
Technology
Many horses were used in the First World War. The extract below gives insight into how the horses were used and treated on the battlefields: