Year 9
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn about what the Western Front was and what the traditional interpretation of it is.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What was the Western Front?
A line
An attitude held by Western Europeans in the First World War
Western Europe
Q2.
What is the typical representation of the Western Front?
Bombing of European cities, nuclear bombs and fighting across the world
Guerilla warfare and concentration camps
Indian and African soldiers fighting using tanks
Q3.
In which war did much of the fighting happen on the Western Front?
The Boer War
The Cold War
The Second World War
Q4.
What years did the war take place from?
1899-1902
1939-1945
1947-1991
Q5.
Why are we going to look at the stories of 'often forgotten armies?'
Their stories are already really well known
They are the most important people who fought on the Western Front
They are the only people who fought on the Western Front