1. Conflict and Tension Lesson 11: Ludendorff Offensive
Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Great learning: Explain why the Ludendorff offensive became a crisis for both sides
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the Ludendorff offensive and Hundred days in ending WWI.
Key Words:
Lusitania
Bolshevik

2. SAY WHAT YOU SEE
G G P P . F

4. Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Homework
You have been given an A3 sheet that has key headings for everything you need know on ‘World War One: Stalemate’.
You need to fill each section in with information you have learnt.
I will be taking these into mark next week (10th October). This homework will be used to give you more specific topics to revise
(i.e. if you do not put much effort into this homework, your list of topics will be big next week!)
Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Great learning: Explain why the Ludendorff offensive became a crisis for both sides
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the Ludendorff offensive and Hundred days in ending WWI

5. The First World War: Stalemate
War at Sea and it’s significance
Reasons for the Schlieffen Plan
Schlieffen Plan’s failure (+Marne)
Gallipoli and it’s significance
The First World War: Stalemate
Trenches: technology & tactics
Homework: Use this outline as homework and fill in key details. (Print in A3)
Key Battles (Somme and Passchendaele)
War of attrition (Verdun)
Trenches: Conditions and experience

6. Quiz Where is the Western Front?
Name another place where battles took place in WWI.
What is the name of the river that runs up the side of Gallipoli?
Who persuaded the British government to attack there?
Name one reason why the attack at Gallipoli failed.
Why did the British block German ports?
What was the consequence of this for Germans?
What is the name of the ship sunk by a German U-Boat?
In conveys, which type of ship protected the merchant ships?
Why is the winner of the Battle of Jutland disputed?

7. Quiz On the border of France and Belgium
Eastern front, Middle East or at Sea
Dardanelles Strait
Winston Churchill
Mines, Turks/Germans built trenches, summer, winter
To stop essential supplies reaching Germany
Starvation or a mutiny in the navy
Lusitania
Destroyers
Germany sunk more boats, but Germany could not fight at sea again

8. Military developments in 1918 (p.233)
Side
Technology they had access to
Did it help them in WWI? Why?
Allies
Tanks
Searchlights, anti-aircraft guns, planes
Germany
Aircrafts
Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Great learning: Explain why the Ludendorff offensive became a crisis for both sides
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the Ludendorff offensive and Hundred days in ending WWI

9. Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Using 228 characters, write a tweet summarising who Ludendorff was.
In particular, focus on his role in WWI.
Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Great learning: Explain why the Ludendorff offensive became a crisis for both sides
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the Ludendorff offensive and Hundred days in ending WWI

10. Ludendorff and the German Spring Offensive
Using pp , answer the questions on the A4 sheet you have been given.
Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Great learning: Explain why the Ludendorff offensive became a crisis for both sides
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the Ludendorff offensive and Hundred days in ending WWI

11. Why was the Ludendorff Offensive a crisis?
Allies
Germany
Good learning: Understand the Ludendorff Offensive and Hundred Days
Great learning: Explain why the Ludendorff offensive became a crisis for both sides
Even better: Evaluate the significance of the Ludendorff offensive and Hundred days in ending WWI

12. Write an account of how events following the Ludendorff Offensive became a crisis for both sides. [8]
Level
Marks ( /8)
What you need to do 4
7-8
I progress from a developed narrative of causation/consequence with complex sequencing and reasoning supported by a range of accurate and detailed factual knowledge and understanding which might be related, by showing understanding about how much each part of the sequence increased tension and led to a crisis. 3
5-6
I progress from a simple narrative of causation/consequence with developed sequencing and reasoning supported by a range of accurate factual knowledge and understanding which might be related by analysing how/why tension increased at one stage in the process. 2
3-4
I progress from a basic narrative of causation/consequence by showing a simple understanding of sequencing, supporting it with factual knowledge and understanding. 1
1-2
I can identify cause(s)/consequence(s) about the events
Peer Mark