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| Enquiry 2: Causes |
| How did one murder lead to world war in 1914? |
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Mini Enquiry Questions
- What long-term factors led to the outbreak of war?
- What short-term factors helped trigger World War 1?
- Which factor was the most important cause of World War 1?
- Was war inevitable?
- Was Germany really to blame for the outbreak of war?
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| Timing - 3 Lessons |
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| Assessment Focus |
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Key Stage 3 (Levels 4-7):
- 1 - to recognise and make appropriate use of dates, vocabulary and conventions
that describe historical periods
- 2c - to analyse and explain the reasons for, and results of, the historical
events, situations and changes in the periods studied
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| GCSE: Recall, select, organise and deploy knowledge
of the specification content to communicate through description, analysis and
explanation of the events, people and changes studied |
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| Standard Grade: S3-S4 |
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| Learning Objectives |
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Pupils should learn:
- the main reasons why war broke out in 1914
- how to identify long term, short term and trigger causes
- how to analyse and explain the reasons for a historical event
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| Suggested Teaching Activities |
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Lesson 1:
- construct a table or a diagram to show the main sources of tension between
different countries
- categorise the factors that caused the outbreak of war into long-term, short-term
and trigger causes
- discuss:
(a) whether the system of alliances made war more or less likely
(b) which alliance was likely to succeed if war broke out
(c) which factor was the
most important cause of World War 1
Lesson 2:
- Pair/ small group research followed by class discussion:
The murder of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand decided only the time of the outbreak of war. It would have
happened anyway. Do you agree?
Lesson 3:
- Small group research followed by formal assessed debate: Was Germany to blame for
starting the war?
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| Extension Activities |
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Pupils examine the Timeline (Causes) carefully and answer the
following question:
Did the events leading to the outbreak of the First World War
have to have happened in this order to bring about war? |
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| Points to Note |
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Literacy - This enquiry provides a range of opportunities to
develop and assess speaking and listening skills through: small group discussion,
whole class discussion and a formal debate. |
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Enquiry 1
