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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
What type of war was the First World War?
Why was there no ‘quick’ victory in the First World War?
What was the impact of the First World War on the home front?
What were the factors leading to the defeat of Germany and the other Central Powers?
Economic Factors
Entry and role of the US
Domestic Instability within the Central Powers
Strategic Errors
FROM THE DRIVE...
Professor Heather Jones on the Practices of War:
Jones, Heather. “Violent Transgression and the First World War.” Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, vol. 104, no. 414, 2015, pp. 124–143. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24347757.
Battles of the First World War
Battles of the First World War
From the largest naval battle, and the longest battle, to the most deadly battle, and the battle that marked the end of mobile warfare on the Western Front, discover the 10 most important battles of the First World War that took place between 1914-1918.
Life in the Trenches WW1
Life in the Trenches WW1
Muddy, rat-infested hell holes with death around every corner. Places so bad that only going over the top could be worse. Trenches dominate our perspective. But are our perceptions really accurate?
In this episode of IWM Stories we answer three big questions: Why did trenches exist? What were conditions like inside the trenches? And how did trench warfare come to an end?
Who won the Battle of the Somme?
Who won the Battle of the Somme?
2a. BBC The Somme From Defeat to Victory.wmvFrom Defeat to Victory
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