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1914 1918
LESSON 3

LEARNING INTENTIONS

-Recap our visit to the WWI Exhibition at the Melbourne Museum

(PMI table; think, pair, share)

-What questions do we have moving forward with WWI studies?

(Google Form)

-Know that countries change political boundaries over time (map)

-Revise causes of WWI & learn of events during WWI (video & PPT)
-Identify & organise causes & events during WWI (timeline activity)
-Analyse the Schlieffen Plan & main theatres of war
-Provide your own interpretations and perspective on events in WWI

RECAP OF WWI EXHIBITION

Create a PMI (positive/minus/interesting) table in your
notebook with heading WWI Exhibition PMI table

THINK & jot down your PMI points from the WWI
Exhibition (2mins)

PAIR up & Share with person next to you (1min ea)

SHARE with the class (class discussion)

QUESTION TIME
What questions do we have moving forward with WWI
studies?

THINK about what burning questions you have regarding

WWI.

Complete this Google form with your question/s

http://goo.gl/forms/awifwunZsP

THE POLITICAL LANDSCAPE

(1914)

COUNTRIES CHANGE
Watch the following clip to see the changes to the
political boundaries in Europe over time.

 (VIDEO OF CHANGING POLITICAL BOUNDARIES FROM MID 1700S TO 2003) TOO BIG FOR GOOGLE DRIVE

SO WE KNOW SOME OF THE CAUSES, BUT WHAT HAPPENED

NEXT?

History Bombs WWI in one take

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj43X-VBEPE
Or a different version with original (primary) source material. Slower version also

http://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/battleships/clip2/

 THIS IS WHERE THE EMBEDDED VIDEO IS (BUT ITS THE FIRST LINK IN THE SLIDE PRIOR)
HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=VLXZSQEF71G

TIMELINE TIME!
Referring to your text (Ch8.2
source 8 & Ch8.3) create a
timeline encompassing:

Causes of WWI (shortterm)

Main developments of
WWI
5+ points are to be
annotated

Other useful resources:

- www.awm.gov.au/1914-1918/timelin
-

e
http://
www.abc.net.au/news/first-world-war
-centenary/timeline
http://
www.worldology.com/Europe/world_
war_1.htm
(with an interactive timeline
available also)

- https://

theworldwar.org/explore/interactive
-wwi-timeline

THEATRES
OF included:
WAR
Locations of war

The Western Front (northern France, bordering

Belgium & western Germany)

The Eastern Front (bordering the east of Germany &
Austria-Hungary, east of Russia)
Italian Front
Gallipoli (Ottoman Empire [Turkey])
War at Sea including the seas around Europe & the
Pacific Ocean
(Africa - e.g. Egypt: for training purposes)

THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

After reading 8.3, answer questions 3 6.

(Hint: Read

8.3 first)

While youre
doing this Ill come around & check homework
ANALYSE
& INTERPRET

Once finished, investigate who the leaders of

Germany, Russia and Britain were at the time of

WWI. Who were they? What was their ancestry? Did
they have anything in common? Pretend you are a
leader of one of the above empires. Write an email
from one leader to anotherbased in 1914. What would
you say??

Remember to establish some questions!

http://goo.gl/forms/awifwunZsP