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=Syllabus dot points- Core Study WW1=


 * In investigating for the source-based study, students shall develop knowledge and skills to respond to different types of sources and relevant historiographical issues related to World War I.**

Students learn about:

– the reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front – the nature of trench warfare and life in the trenches dealing with experiences of Allied and German soldiers – overview of strategies and tactics to break the stalemate including key battles: Verdun, the Somme, Passchendaele – changing attitudes of Allied and German soldiers to the war over time
 * 1 War on the Western Front**

– total war and its social and economic impact on civilians in Britain and Germany – recruitment, conscription, censorship and propaganda in Britain and Germany – the variety of attitudes to the war and how they changed over time in Britain and Germany – the impact of the war on women’s lives and experiences in Britain
 * 2 The home fronts in** **Britain** **and** **Germany**

– impacts of the entry of the USA and of the Russian withdrawal – Ludendorff’s Spring Offensive and the Allied response
 * 3 Turning points**

– events leading to the Armistice, 1918 – reasons for the Allied victory and German collapse – the roles and differing goals of Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson in creating the Treaty of Versailles
 * 4 Allied Victory**

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