How bad was World War I?Topic cover sheet S3 Autumn Term

World War I lasted four years from 1914-1918. People at the time called it the ‘Great War’: they thought that it was the worst conflict that they would ever see. It lasted 4 years, involved over 50 countries, killed 9 million men, cost a fortune and destroyed large parts of Europe and other parts of the world. But was it really that bad? It also brought huge changes in society, technology, politics and other areas and have benefited billions of people. Maybe it’s time to see if the changes it made were really that bad.

Task 1: Stick this in your jotter. Look at the pictures and see if you can identify the important change they represent: Label them to explain what’s happening in the picture.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Task 2:Below are the main lessons that we will cover. Make a list of everything you know about World War I. You can put them under the lesson headings if you like.

1. How important were the changes in World War I2. If the war was so bad: Why did the war start?3. If the war was so bad: Why did men join up to fight?4. If the war was so bad: Why didn’t they all die?5. If the war was so bad: Were the new technologies good?6. If the war was so bad: Did the peace bring benefits?

Key skills: paragraph writing using Statement, Example, Explain; deciding significance and importance

How bad was World War I?Topic cover sheet S3 Autumn Term

World War I lasted four years from 1914-1918. People at the time called it the ‘Great War’: they thought that it was the worst conflict that they would ever see. It lasted 4 years, involved over 50 countries, killed 9 million men, cost a fortune and destroyed large parts of Europe and other parts of the world. But was it really that bad? It also brought huge changes in society, technology, politics and other areas and have benefited billions of people. Maybe it’s time to see if the changes it made were really that bad.

Task 1: Stick this in your jotter. Look at the pictures and see if you can identify the important change they represent: Label them to explain what’s happening in the picture.

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

Task 2:Below are the main lessons that we will cover. Make a list of everything you know about World War I. You can put them under the lesson headings if you like.

1. How important were the changes in World War I2. If the war was so bad: Why did the war start?3. If the war was so bad: Why did men join up to fight?4. If the war was so bad: Why didn’t they all die?5. If the war was so bad: Were the new technologies good?6. If the war was so bad: Did the peace bring benefits?

Key skills: paragraph writing using Statement, Example, Explain; deciding significance and importance