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Year 9

World War One: how 'total' was it for people in the British Empire?

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  • Warfare and conflict

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In this unit, pupils learn about the First World War through the lens of its imperial dimension. They analyse the reasons for the outbreak of war and assess how it affected Britain at home and abroad.

This unit uses and builds on pupils' knowledge of the First World War that they developed in the key stage 2 unit about the effect of the war on local communities. It also rests heavily on knowledge built about Britain's empire that pupils built across multiple year 8 and 9 units. This unit prepares pupils for various year 9 units that build on their knowledge of the events of the conflict itself, such as the unit that follows after this one about revolutionary change in Russia.

  1. Growing international tension in the early 1900s
  2. The outbreak of war in 1914
  3. The Western Front in WW1
  4. The First World War in the colonies
  5. The impact of WW1 on the British Homefront
  6. The impact of WWI across the Empire

  • Pupils know that the consequences of war go beyond the number of deaths.
  • Pupils know that during the First World War, everyday life was also impacted.
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