Year 7

To develop an understanding about the Central Powers and the Allies leading up to World War One and how the War was caused.

To learn about the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914 and to understand how this was a key moment in the causes of the First World War.

To develop an understanding about the soldiers involved and the propaganda programme.

To develop an understanding about the reality behind trench warfare and what life was like in the trenches.

To develop an understanding about the changes in warfare such as tanks, airplanes, machine guns and battleships.

War at sea, war in the desert & spies.

Women at war.

Key battles such as Verdun, Ypres and the Somme.

Armistice & peace.

War Poetry.

To develop an understanding about how World War One affected all countries around the world and how it ended.