Western Civilization pp.722-744

The Great War 1914-1918 (World War I after 1939) 

I. Belligerents 

II. Western Front   Western Front animation( map which show troop movements during war)
   A. Schlieffen Plan 
   B.  Trench War (go to the links listed under Trench warfare)
        1.  Life in the Trenches
         2.Magical Slang: Ritual, Language and Trench Slang of the Western Front
   C. New Weapons of War visit the various links to read about the weapons
            

III. Eastern Front
    A. Germany, Russia 
    B. Middle East 
    C. British and Arabs and Zionists 
         1. Balfour Declaration, 1917

IV. War at Sea
    A. British Blockade 1914 
    B. German declaration of war zone 1915 
    C. Jutland, 1916 
    D. Unrestricted submarine warfare 

V. U.S. entry into war, 1917 
    A.  Unrestricted submarine war
    B.  Zimmerman note 

VI.  Armistice, Nov. 11, 1918 

Links

        Great War slide show.ppt     ../The Great War.royalty.ppt   ../The Great War, The Spark.ppt.

          ../The Great War, Opposing sides.ppt       ../The Great War, Western Front.ppt

          ../The Great War, life in the trenches.ppt       ../The Great War in the air.ppt

           ../The Great War at Sea.ppt    ../United States Goes to War.ppt

       Lions Led by Donkeys? The British Army in World War One

       Casualties: First World War

Additional Links: The following links are large, visit these links for details and information that you would be interested in regarding the war.  These links will not be part of the exam.

          Trenches on the Web     The Doughboy Center - First Army

                                                     The Doughboy Center - Second Army
          Spartacus Great War
          BBC World War 
          Hell Fire Corner
          Photos of the Great War
          Art of the Great War
          Aviation History of the Great War        
          World War One Movies  go here to watch animation using posters, photos, music

        First World War.com - Battles - The Battle of the Somme, 1916 

        The Battle of Verdun 1916 - the greatest battle ever

         Tolkien and the Battle of Somme

          Military Medicine on the Western Front

          Battle of the Somme : Main