Year+9

__**Citation machine for Bibliographies**__

http://citationmachine.net/

__**Introduction**__

This wonderful slideshow, accompanied by music by Welsh band 'The Stereophonics' is the first thing we look at in class: what questions does it inspire about WW1 and War in general?: [|WW1 slideshow]

Wikipedia Article on WW1 (PDF format):

__**WW1 Causes of WW1**__

[| www.activehistory.co.uk] contains an excellent decision making game 'you are the Kaiser'. You have to login: ask your teacher for the login details

The BBC history site contains a wealth of information. Of particular use for the Schlieffen Plan is this flash animation of the beginning and course of the war: [|The Western Front Animation]

__**WW1 - Trench warfare**__

Trench Warfare Game. In this game you play the part of a Canadian soldier on the western front, can you make the correct decisions and live through the 'Great War'? http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/overtop/index_e.html - there is audio so use your headphones if you are in class!

[|Questions for canadian trenches website.doc] - Download this sheet and answer the questions whilst doing the website activity above.

[|BBC site, outstanding for information, pictures of trenches, interactive stuff etc]

Images from the Battle of the Somme: http://www.cwgc.org/somme/imagelibrary/imagebrowser_front.asp

Information on day to day life in the trenches: http://www.germannotes.com/hist_ww1_trenches_life.shtml

BBC game on WW1 tactics & weapons: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/games.shtml

Sorting game: can you sort the pieces of information into which weapon they apply to? It's a race against the clock: highest 5 scores in class wins a merit!

Be a general, an interactive decision making game: http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/westernfront/Western%20Front%20Sim.htm


 * __Battle of the Somme useful weblinks and assessment guide__**



Check list for your video script:

General written summary: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/battle_somme.shtml

BBC animated map of the Somme and description: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_somme_map.shtml

Detailed written summary including primary sources: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWsomme.htm

Newpaper report from the time (careful with this one!): http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/mirror04_01.shtml

Written summary with sources: http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/somme.htm

Intepretations, different ways of looking at the Battle: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/wfront3_01.shtml

Information on General Haig, Commander and Chief of the British forces at The Somme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/wfront3_01.shtml

Commonwealth War Graves Commission: http://www.cwgc.org/debt_of_honour.asp?menuid=14

Battle of the Somme Cemetery list: http://www.somme-1916.com/cemeteries.htm

[|British Army Ranks]


 * __Guidance on how to produce your trench video diary__**

PowerPoint guide to drafting your trench diary:

How to compress the movie using a MacBook. Download here if you can't see the video below, [|guide to compress imovie.mov] media type="custom" key="307237"

__**Family History Project materials**__

PowerPoint:

Guidance sheet:

Links for family history programmes (some are paid for programmes: I haven't tried them out so can't guarantee their usefulness!), you don't NEED any of these to do the project,


 * For Mac:**

http://www.leisterpro.com/ http://ifamilyfortiger.com/


 * For PC:**

http://www.familysearch.org/


 * __Christmas Truce research links__**

The Wikipedia article on this is pretty good, but you need to be able to find it! http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk/xmas.htm http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/christmastruce.htm There is a BBC News story on the christmas truce: you expert students will have to find a way of getting to it though! http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/christmastruce.htm http://www.christmastruce.co.uk/ http://www.aaronshep.com/stories/061.html http://www.worldwar1.com/heritage/xmast.htm

__**The End of WW1 and the Treaty of Versailles**__

Brief 'Fast Facts' Revision Video: Watch This for an overview of some of the things you NEED to know for the test after Chinese New Year: media type="file" key="Year 9 TofV and Hitler revision medium.mov"

[|Brief article on the end of WW1]

[|Activehistory sorting task on the events leading to the end of the war] (login required)

Key Terms of the Treaty of Versailles (Word Document): [|Final terms of the Treaty of Versailles.doc]

Youtube Video on the terms of the Treaty of Versailles: media type="youtube" key="yj_eiyBsSSc&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Slideshow on the Treaty of Versailles media type="custom" key="442317"

[|Description of the Treaty of Versailles and why it was significant]

PowerPoint on the Reaction to the Treaty of Versailles used in class:

Peace and Future Cannon Fodder Cartoon image: [|versailles_cannonfodder.jpg]


 * __The Rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party__**

Worksheet on how and why Hitler was able to rise to power in Germany:

YouTube Video on the Rise of the Nazi Party (big video, may take a while to load): media type="youtube" key="yRRjaUYwbvk&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

[|Online Lesson from schoolhistory on How and Why Hitler was able to rise to power in Germany]


 * Rise of Hitler online articles (some of these are extremely detailed):**
 * [|Revision site giving the main factors behind Hitler's rise to power]
 * [|BBC bitesize activity on the rise of Hitler]
 * http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/hitler_01.shtml
 * Wikipedia article on Hitler (pdf format): [[file:Adolf Hitler wikipedia entry.pdf]]
 * http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERhitler.htm
 * [|Complex but very good slideshow on the rise of Hitler]

T**he response of Britain & France: APPEASEMENT**

Wikipedia article on appeasement (pdf download):

'Scraps of Paper' Video from British News about Hitler's invasion of the Rhineland in violation of the Treaty of Versailles:

Quicktime format: [|Scraps of paper Treaty of Versailles.mov] Windows Media Format: [|scraps of paper hitler and treaty of versailles.WMV]

Worksheet with the arguments for and against the policy of appeasement: