Learning Objectives To place WWI on a timeline To know that memorials are linked to specific events in the past that really happened To use history as a starting point for designing a sculpture Copyright R Hibbs, E Sussex CC
What is a war memorial?
World War I ‘The Great War’ 1914 - 1918
When did WW1 happen in relation to other moments in time? Battle of Gravelines (England Vs Spanish Armada) Tudors, AD 1588 World War I 20th Century, AD 1914 Battle of Marathon Ancient Greece, 490 BC World War II 20th Century, AD 1939 Crimean War Victorians, AD 1853 Falklands War, 20th Century, AD 1982 The Battle of Watling Street Roman Britain, AD 60
World War II Memorial to Women Whitehall, London