Welcome to the 20th Century

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Welcome to the 20th Century An Introduction

• Objectives
• To be introduced to some of the main events of
  our new timescale
• To see how these events have made an impact on
  our lives

In the back of your books write down five
events/people from the 20th Century
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Main Events, People and Inventions of the 20th
Century
Sort your cards into three piles Events People
and Inventions Sort the events into a
chronological line across your desk Place people
who are connected to the events above the event
in your line Place inventions that are connected
to the events below your line
Copy the timeline of events into your books under
the title Main events of the 20th Century Chose
the invention you think has had the most impact
on your life, write it down and explain why you
have chosen it
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The changing face of Warfare 1815 -2000 An
overview

• Objectives
• To compare and contrast the tactics used in
  different wars
• To investigate the changes in tactics used in
  different wars
• To evaluate the changes found

Our examples The Battle of Waterloo 1815 The
Battle of the Somme 1916 The Invasion of France
1940 The dropping of the Atom Bomb 1945 Fighting
in Vietnam 1967-70
The Changing Face of Warfare
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The changing face of Warfare 1815 -2000 An
Introduction

• Objectives
• To investigate fighting at Waterloo in 1815
• To evaluate the tactics used at Waterloo
• To look forward How has fighting changed?

The Changing Face of Warfare
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The Battle of Waterloo 1815 Think back over last
lesson List the weapons that were used in this
battle How effective do you think these weapons
were? Give an example of a tactic used in this
battle How effective do you think this tactic
was? Looking at the handout answer Qu 1,2,3 Give
five examples for Question 4
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The Battle of Waterloo 1815
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related
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Reflection
In your books Give three examples of how
fighting in war is different now than at Waterloo
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The Harvest of Battle
What can you SEE HEAR SMELL?
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Why did the attack on the Somme fail?

• Objectives
• To investigate possible reasons for the failure
  of the attack
• To prioritize the possible reasons for failure
• To come to a judgement as to why the attack failed

Aerial bombardment on the Somme
German Machine gun crew
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Reflection
In your books
Note two differences between the Battle of the
Somme and Waterloo Note two similarities between
the Battle of the Somme and Waterloo
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Was General Haig responsible for the slaughter at
the Somme?

• Objectives
• To investigate the evidence on Haigs role in
  the battle
• To weigh up both sides of the argument
• To come to a clear judgement on the question

Haig has a plan
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Blitzkrieg A new way of fighting?

• Objectives
• To investigate the new tactics used by Germany
  in 1940
• To compare tactics with those used at the Battle
  of the Somme
• To evaluate the effectiveness of Blitzkrieg

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Reflection
In your books Complete the following
The main change in warfare since the Battle of
Waterloo so far is--------- because-----
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Whats your plan? How would you invade France?
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Was the evacuation of Dunkirk a German victory?

• Objectives
• To investigate the events surrounding the
  retreat to Dunkirk
• To investigate the evidence for and against the
  key question
• To come to a conclusion based on the evidence

http//uk.youtube.com/watch?vs7JWumQ4swQ
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Does the evidence suggest this retreat was a
victory for the Germans?

• In pairs complete the mystery to help you answer
  the main question.
• Next, pick two pieces of evidence for each side
  of the argument.
• On the one hand it was a victory for the German
  army because ----------
• On the other hand it was a victory for the
  British because -----------------
• Overall I think that the evacuation of Dunkirk
  was ------------------because---------------------
  -----

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Would you drop the Atom Bomb?

• Objectives
• To Evaluate the arguments for and against
  dropping the Atom Bomb
• To come to a Reasoned Judgement based on the
  arguments

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Would you drop the Atom Bomb?
Instructions 1) Look through all the
evidence Sort out the Reasons/Causes for dropping
the bomb Prioritize these, which do you think
was the most important reason and why 2)Sort out
the Consequences/Results of dropping the
bomb Sort these into Long and Short term results
of dropping the bomb Which do you think was the
most important result of dropping the bomb? 3)
So would you have dropped it?
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Reflection
In your books Complete the following
I would have / not have made the decision to drop
the bomb because ---------------
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Invaded!! If another country invaded us tomorrow
How would you feel? How would you resist?
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Vietnam How do you fight a stronger enemy?

• Objectives
• To investigate the guerilla tactics used by the
  Vietnamese
• To evaluate the effectiveness of these tactics

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The Vietnam War 1970
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Vietnamese Booby Traps
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The Tunnels in South Vietnam
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The Tunnels in South Vietnam
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Reflection
In your books
Compare the tactics used by the Americans and
the Vietnamese Give an advantage and disadvantage
for each sides tactics
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Vietnam Would you give evidence?

• Objectives
• To investigate options available to the soldier
• To come to a judgement based on the pros cons
  of each option
• To reflect on the skills used in the lesson

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Will you give evidence?
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Will you give evidence? You are a 19 year old
draftee on your first tour of Vietnam. You have
been out on Search Destroy patrols for two
weeks when you enter a small village. The village
has been a centre of Vietcong activity and the
villagers are known to support the enemy. You
feel increased tension as you walk round the
village, the eyes look at you with fear and
anger. You feel the same, a friend was killed by
a bobby trap yesterday. A child runs from behind
a shack and your Corporal opens fire, immediately
others join in. It is twenty minutes before order
is resorted. Twenty-six villagers are dead
including women and children. Your troop with
draws from the village. Two months later an
enquiry is held into the massacre. You are called
to give evidence against your fellow
soldiers. Will you give evidence? What are
your options?
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Key Question-
An option-
Another option-
A third option-
Pros-
Cons-
Pros-
Cons-
Pros-
Cons-
Decision
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Reflection
Now write a reflection on your decision Explain
your decision and the main reasons behind
it Which skills have you had to use, give
specific examples of their use.
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Modern Warfare
Investigate modern day warfare 1)Iraqi
Insurgence 2)Fighting the Taliban in
Afghanistan 3) Another example you have
found Find out What tactics and weapons are used
by each side, prepare to report back to the
class, maximum 3 sides
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Changes in Warfare from 1815 The Present Day

• Objectives
• To review the different changes in warfare
• To come to a judgement on the extent of change in
  warfare over the period

In Pairs Put the following table in the back of
our books and add more five examples for each
side
Warfare in 1815 Warfare in the Present Day
Colourful uniforms Camouflage





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Topic Review Review the work we have done on
Warfare, on a new page fill in the table below
Conflict Weapons Tactics Amount of change from previous conflict
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Somme
The Invasion of France
Dropping the bomb
Vietnam
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The Crimean War 1854
The Crimean War 1854
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War Zulu War Date 22nd January 1879 Place
Tugela River in Natal Province, South Africa