1. Germany Surrenders

3. The Hundred Days May-August 1918
Germany was running out of time and resources
Allies had large numbers of well-fed and well-equipped troops (mainly from the USA) along with improved artillery, tanks and aircraft.
The ending of trench warfare meant the allies could now make rapid advances with accurate big guns with impressive accuracy that could lay down smokescreens for attackers.
8th August: German Army’s ‘Black Day’ when there was a counter –attack by the allies along the Western front. By late September they had reached the Hindenburg line.

4. 4 10 min videos worth watching for more detail

5. The Impact of the Blockade
Look at sources 3, 4 and 5 on Page 234
What information about the impact can you learn from each source?
Which is the most useful and why?

6. Abdication of the Kaiser
Define: Abdicate and Republic
Why was the Kaiser made to Abdicate?

7. The Armistice Write a newspaper article about the Armistice:
Explain what it is
Why it has happened
The Terms the Germans had agreed to
When the fighting stopped
Why some German Generals and people in Germany were unhappy about the armistice

8. Which factor was most important in leading to the allies victory in World War I
America joining the war
The British Naval Blockade
Failure of the Ludendorff offensive
German losses in 1916 and 1917
Improvements in the Allies army’s effectiveness
Britain and America having more resources than Germany
Each table will be given one of these arguments to present as being the most important reason.

9. Q4 Page 238
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