Syllabus

Question 1

1. War on the Western Front (1)

Answer 1

1. The reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front

Question 2

1. War on the Western Front (2)

Answer 2

2. The nature of trench warfare and life in the trenches dealing with experiences of Allied and German soldiers

Question 3

1. War on the Western Front (3)

Answer 3

3. Overview of strategies and tactics to break the stalemate including key battles: Verdun, the Somme, Passchendaele

Question 4

1. War on the Western Front (4)

Answer 4

4. Changing attitudes of Allied and German soldiers to the war over time

Question 5

2. The home fronts of Britain and Germany (1)

Answer 5

1. Total war and its social and economic impact on civillians in Britain and Germany

Question 6

2. The home fronts of Britain and Germany (2)

Answer 6

2. Recruitement, consciption, censorship and propaganda in Britain and Germany

Question 7

2. The home fronts of Britain and Germany (3)

Answer 7

3. The variety of attitudes to the war and how they changed over time in Britain and Germany

Question 8

2. The home fronts of Britain and Germany (4)

Answer 8

4. The impact of the war on women’s lives and experiences in Britain

Question 9

3. Turning points (1)

Answer 9

1. Impacts of the entry of the USA and of the Russian withdrawal

Question 10

3. Turning points (2)

Answer 10

2. Ludendorff’s Spring Offensive and the Allied response

Question 11

4. Allied Victory (1)

Answer 11

1. Events leading to the armistice, 1918

Question 12

4. Allied Victory (2)

Answer 12

2. Reasons for he Allied victory and German collapse

Question 13

4. Allied Victory (3)

Answer 13

3. The roles and differing goals of Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson in creating the Treaty of Versailles

Question 14

1. War on the Western Front (all)

Answer 14

1. The reasons for the stalemate on the Western Front. 2. The nature of trench warfare and life in the trenches dealing with experiences of Allied and German soldiers. 3. Overview of strategies and tactics to break the stalemate including key battles: Verdun, the Somme, Passchendaele. 4. Changing attitudes of Allied and German soldiers to the war over time

Question 15

2. The home fronts of Britain and Germany (all)

Answer 15

1. Total war and its social and economic impact on civillians in Britain and Germany. 2. Recruitement, consciption, censorship and propaganda in Britain and Germany. 3. The variety of attitudes to the war and how they changed over time in Britain and Germany. 4. The impact of the war on women’s lives and experiences in Britain.

Question 16

3. Turning points (all)

Answer 16

1. Impacts of the entry of the USA and of the Russian withdrawal. 2. Ludendorff’s Spring Offensive and the Allied response.

Question 17

4. Allied victory (all)

Answer 17

1. Events leading to the armistice, 1918. 2. Reasons for he Allied victory and German collapse. 3. The roles and differing goals of Clemenceau, Lloyd George and Wilson in creating the Treaty of Versailles.