1. BIG BIG IGNORE SAY WHAT YOU SEE!
Register – something relating to the impact of war
SAY WHAT YOU SEE!

2. What 4 topics do you think we will study?
GCSE History
PAPER 1
Germany, 1890–1945: Democracy and dictatorship
Conflict and tension, 1894–1918
PAPER 2
Britain: Health and the people
Elizabethan England, c1568–1603
What 4 topics do you think we will study?

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4. GCSE History
This is not an easy course, and to get the most out of it, and get the best grade you are going to need to work hard
Respect others in the class
Complete all work
Get up to date with current affairs
Interest and enthusiasm for the topics studied
Be prepared to put in work and effort
Read around the subject, using books in the LRC and the internet

5. Back page of book Glossary Name History Teacher: Alan Paper 1
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6. Why did WWI start?
Many historians focus their studies on why WWI started.
The answer to this question is very complex.
There is no single, ‘correct’ answer to this question.
Instead there are debates and arguments over why WWI started.
In the lead up to WWI, there are events that increase tension between European powers.
However, beyond there events there are concepts/ideas that you need to understand.

7. TASK: On a white board, match the concept to it’s definition
1. Patriotism
A. Formal agreement between two or more nations, where they agree to cooperate with each other for specific purposes
2. Colonisation
B. The belief that a country should maintain a strong military ability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
3. Nationalism
C. An extreme form of patriotism, marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.
4. Alliances
D. Extending a nation’s influence through colonisation
5. Militarism
E. Devoted love, support, and defence of your own country
6. Jingoism
F. An extreme form of patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.
7. Imperialism
G. The process of settling in an area and then taking control over the people there
Encourage use of dictionary! E.g. superiority

8. TASK: Stick in your table and match the definitions
Concept
Definition
1. Patriotism
2. Colonisation
3. Nationalism
4. Alliances
5. Militarism
6. Jingoism
7. Imperialism
E. devoted love, support, and defence of your own country
G. the process of settling in an area and then taking control over the people there
C. an extreme form of patriotism, marked by a feeling of superiority over other countries.
A. formal agreement between two or more nations, where they agree to cooperate with each other for specific purposes
B. the belief that a country should maintain a strong military ability and be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.
F. an extreme form of patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.
D. extending a nations influence through colonisation.

9. The Alliance System
the Triple Alliance; Franco-Russian Alliance; relations between the ‘Entente’ powers; the crises in Morocco (1905 and 1911) and the Balkans (1908–1909), and their effects on international relations.

11. Conflict and Tension Lesson 1: Alliance System Lesson 1
Good learning: Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.
Key Words:

12. Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Good learning:
Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning:Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better:Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.

13. Great learning:Explain why countries formed alliances
The key Countries
Each pair will be given one of the key countries involved in WW1 (stay for rest of unit)
Use the information on pages to find out as much about your country as you can.
Produce a fact-sheet/ poster with all this information. Everyone on the table needs their own version as you are going to become representatives of your country.
Good learning: Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning:Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better:Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.

14. The Key Countries Germany Austria-Hungary (+Italy) Britain France
Russia

15. Diplomatic Meeting
We are going to move to create new groups with one representative from each table.
You are diplomats from your country and you are going to tell the diplomats from the other countries all about your country.
Make sure you include:
Your main worries
Your key strengths
Why you might want an alliance
Good learning:
Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better:Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.

16. Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Go back to your Country
Who do you link is the strongest country? Why?
Put the countries in order of strength.
Good learning: Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better:Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.

17. Do you think preserving peace was a priority for these countries?
Was NOT a priority
Was a priority
Germany Austria-Hungary Italy
Britain France Russia

18. Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Alliance System: Home work-
For each of the events below write a sentence on how your country would have felt and why.
– Franco-Prussian war
1871 – Unification of Germany
1879 – dual alliance (Germany and AH – support against Russia)
1882 – triple alliance (secret! Italy sought support against France shortly after it lost North African ambitions to the French.)
1894 – Franco-Russian Alliance (France wants defence against Germany, Russia defence against AH)
1904 – Entente Cordial (granted freedom of action to the UK in Egypt and to France in Morocco)
1907 – Anglo-Russian Agreement (issues in Asia, rise of Germany & Russian defeat with Japan)
Good learning: Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better:Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.

19. Conflict and Tension Lesson 1: Alliance System Lesson 1
Good learning: Understand the standing of different countries before WWI
Great learning: Explain why countries formed alliances
Even better: Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the different countries.
Key Words:

20. GCSE History: Monday 10th September
What was the ‘Scramble for Africa’?
What was the outcome of the Berlin Conference?
Bring a map of the ‘Balkan’ Countries in OR A list of the countries that made up the ‘Balkans’ in 1914
Read P208- write a brief summary of the two Moroccan Crisis and the Bosnian Crisis
Encourage use of dictionary! E.g. superiority