The first unit of Origins & Course of WW1, 1905-1918 is called The Alliance System & International Rivalry, 1905-1914
It includes studying 3 key areas:
a. The Alliance System - The Triple Alliance & The Triple Entente
b. Empires & Economics - Britain, France, Russia, Germany & Austria-Hungary
c. Military Rivalry: Planning for War? - The Naval Race & The Arms Race

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The second unit of Origins & Course of WW1, 1905-1918 is called The Growth of Tension in Europe, 1905-1914
It includes studying 3 key areas:
a. The Moroccan Crisis, 1905-1906 and 1911
b. Crisis in the Balkans - Bosnian Crisis, 1908-1909; 1st Balkan War (Oct 1912 - May 1913); 2nd Balkan War (Jun 1913 - Aug 1913)
c. Murder at Sarajevo - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand & Sophie, 28 June 1914

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The third unit of Origins & Course of WW1, 1905-1918 is called The Schlieffen Plan & Deadlock on the Western Front
It includes studying 4 key areas:
a. The Schlieffen Plan fails
b. Living in the Trenches
c. New Weapons & New Methods - Aircraft, Artillery, Gas & Tanks
​d. Successes & Failures: The Somme (July-November, 1916) and Passchendaele (July-November, 1917)

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The fourth unit of Origins & Course of WW1, 1905-1918 is called The War at Sea & Gallipoli
It includes studying 3 key areas:
a. The German Threat to Britain from the North Sea - Heligoland Bight (1914); Dogger Bank (1915); Jutland (1916)
b. The German Threat to Britain from Under the Sea - Submarine Warfare (1915-1918) & The Lusitania (7 May 1915)
c. The Gallipoli Campaign, 1915

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The fifth unit of Origins & Course of WW1, 1905-1918 is called The Defeat of Germany
It includes studying 3 key areas:
a. The Ludendorff Offensive, Spring 1918 - Operation Michael & its Failure
b. The Allied Drive for Victory, July-November 1918
c. Reasons for Germany's Defeat - Food, Famine & 'Flu

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This particular course focuses on the ORIGINS (how and why it began) and the COURSE (how and why it went) of WW1.
This means that you need to know the build up of tensions in Europe 1905-1914 as well as what happened 1914-1918.
And, don't forget, the USA's entry into WW1 in April 1917 was one of the most decisive moments 1914-1918!

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 1a. THE ALLIANCE SYSTEM

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 1b. EMPIRES & ECONOMICS

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 1c. MILITARY RIVALRY: PLANNING FOR WAR?

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 2a. THE MOROCCAN CRISIS, 1905-1906 + 1911

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 2b. CRISIS IN THE BALKANS

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 2c. MURDER AT SARAJEVO

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 3a. THE SCHLIEFFEN PLAN FAILS

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 3b. LIVING IN THE TRENCHES

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 3c. NEW WEAPONS & METHODS

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 3d. SUCCESSES & FAILURES: THE SOMME + PASSCHENDAELE

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 4a. THE GERMAN THREAT FROM THE NORTH SEA

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 4b. THE GERMAN THREAT FROM UNDER THE SEA

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HERE IS THE CLASSROOM POWERPOINT FOR 4c. THE GALLIPOLI CAMPAIGN, 1915

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