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Year 9 History: Origins of WW1

The document outlines an English studies plan for years 2023-2024. It details several topics to be covered related to the origins and outbreak of World War 1, including the great powers of Europe, the rise of Germany, imperialism in Africa, the alliance system, militarism and the arms race, and short term causes of the war like tensions in the Balkans and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. It lists objectives, outcomes, skills attained and evaluation strategies for each topic.

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Year 9 History: Origins of WW1

The document outlines an English studies plan for years 2023-2024. It details several topics to be covered related to the origins and outbreak of World War 1, including the great powers of Europe, the rise of Germany, imperialism in Africa, the alliance system, militarism and the arms race, and short term causes of the war like tensions in the Balkans and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand. It lists objectives, outcomes, skills attained and evaluation strategies for each topic.

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ENGLISH STUDIES

PLANNING 2023-2024 2023-2024


Year 9
History (0470)

CONTENT OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES SKILLS ATTAINED EVALUATION STRATEGIES


Origins of WW1 - The Britain Have a broad understanding of Great Power Comparative analysis Longman (pt.1)
Great Powers of Europe politics at the start of the 20th Century
Germany
Identify key factors that differentiate Great
France Powers from other states

Russia

Austria-Hungary

Origins of WW1 - Rise of William I and Bismarck Trace the root causes of German Nationalism, AS-Level (p.28)
Germany including a brief discussion of 1848
The Franco-Prussian War
Understand the ambition of Bismarck and the
The Unification of Germany political and diplomatic process conducted by
him to achieve Unification

The role of the Franco-Prussian War in Franco-


German rivalry

CIV – History – English Studies Pg. 1 de 2


CONTENT OBJECTIVES OUTCOMES SKILLS ATTAINED EVALUATION STRATEGIES
Origins of WW1 - The Scramble for Africa Understand the underpinnings of empire, AS-Level (p.8-13)
Imperialism specifically the Colony-Metropole economic
The Berlin Conference system

Identify the key obstacles to European


expansion into Africa before the 1870's, as well
as the key technological developments that
allow these to be overcome by the 1880's-90's

Origins of WW1 - USA AS-Level (p.20-27)


Further Powers
Japan

Origins of WW1 - The The Triple Alliance The Security Dilemma in International Relations Longman (p.14-17)
Alliance System
The Triple Entente Understanding the tensions and grievances that
led to the formation of the competing alliances

Origins of WW1 - The Arms Race at sea - HMS Dreadnought Longman (p.14-17)
Militarism
Planning for the War - Schlieffen Plan

Origins of WW1 - Short- The Balkans Longman (ch.10,12)


term causes
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

The July Crisis

The First World War General flow of the War Setup for a discussion of the Treaty of Versailles Research, Research Project (Written
in Year 10 Presentation + Presentation), Quiz
Why Germany loses the War

Impact of the War on soldiers, leaders,


culture and society

CIV – History – English Studies Pg. 2 de 2

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