Teach any CIE module: The First World War, 1914–18, no prep needed!
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Depth Study A: The First World War, 1914–18
Why was there stalemate on the Western Front?
- Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
- Why did a defensive war emerge by the end of 1914?
- What was living and fighting in the trenches like?
- How important were new methods of warfare?
- What was the significance of the Battles of Verdun and the Somme?
To what extent was it a world war?
- How important was the role of troops from the British Empire on the Western Front?
- What was the contribution of Indian and South African troops in Africa?
- What was the contribution of Japan to the Allied victory?
- How important was the Arab Revolt?
How important were other fronts?
- Who won the war at sea?
- Why did the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915 fail?
- How important was the Eastern Front?
- What was the impact of war on civilian populations?
Why did Germany ask for an armistice in 1918?
- What was the importance of America’s entry into the war?
- Why was the German offensive of 1918 unsuccessful?
- Why did revolution break out in Germany in October 1918?
- Why was the armistice signed?
Further specified content can be found on page 20 of the Cambridge IGCSE Syllabus handbook (For examination in June and November 2024, 2025 and 2026)
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This module download also includes the following teaching resources:
- L20 Ludendorff S 100 Days Offensive (docx)
- L20 Wwi Animation- Canada S Hundred Days August 1918 (mp4)
- L20 Ludendorff S 100 Days Offensive (pdf)
- L18 Ludendorf And The Spring Offensive (docx)
- L2 Belgian Reaction To The Schlieffen Plan Chart (docx)
- L11 Weapons Card Sort (pub)
- L8 Trench Warfare Source Activity (pptx)
- L18 Ludendorf And The Spring Offensive (pdf)
- L13 War At Sea (mp3)
- L16 Impact Of Russia S Withdrawal From Wwi On Germany (docx)
- L2 Belgian Reaction To The Schlieffen Plan Chart (pdf)
- L13 The War At Sea (docx)
- L7 Bef (pptx)
- L8 Comparing Sources On Trench Warfare (pptx)
- L16 Impact Of Russia S Withdrawal From Wwi On Germany (pdf)
- L11 Battle Scenarios (doc)
- L8 Trench Diagram To Label (docx)
- L8 Trench Diagram To Label (pdf)
- L13 The War At Sea (pdf)
- L8 Comparing Sources On Trench Warfare (pdf)
- L20 The Hundred Days Offensive 5 Minute History Documentary (mp4)
- L11 Weapon Chart (pdf)
- L9 Life In The Trenches (pdf)
- L18 The German Spring Offens (mp3)
- L17 Us Entry Into Wwi (pptx)
- L14 Gallipoli (mp3)
- L11 Weapons Card Sort (pdf)
- L21 Germany At The End Of Wwi (pptx)
- L13 The War At Sea (mp4)
- L17 Arrival Of The American (mp3)
- L11 Weapon Chart (pptx)
- L12 Resources (pptx)
- L9 Life In The Trenches (doc)
- L10 Conditions In The Trenches Information For Group Work (doc)
- L14 Gallipoli (pptx)
- L17 World War One 4 Why Did The Usa Enter Wwi (mp4)
- L8 Trench Warfare (pptx)
- L19 Trench Life (mp3)
- L11 Battle Scenarios (pdf)
- L12 Resources (pdf)
- L13 Jutland (mp3)
- L8 Trench Warfare Source Activity (pdf)
- L17 Us Entry Into Ww1 (mp4)
- L10 Conditions In The Trenches Chart (docx)
- L12 Battle Of The Somme Verdun (pptx)
- L10 Conditions In The Trenches Information For Group Work (pdf)
- L9 Reality Of Trench Warfare (ppt)
- L11 New Weaponry (pptx)
- L1 The Schlieffen Plan (docx)
- L10 Conditions In The Trenches Chart (pdf)
- L1 The Schlieffen Plan (pdf)
- CIE Core Content Option A Exam Booklets (zip)