WW1 - Values from History - Inspire Aspire
The Centenary commemorations for the First World War will begin in 2014 and there are many plans in place over the coming years. We have created this pilot poster template to mark this centenary and provide a new opportunity for self-discovery and personal development, helping you to find the inspiration to develop aspirations for your life. Completing this poster will help you learn about the values from history and the heroic stories of those who fought and suffered on the front, often making the ultimate sacrifice. In the process you will learn new things about yourself, about others and about history. You can use your poster to share what you have learned and your aspirations for the future. This will enable you to think about what is important in life and about the values and qualities you will need to make a success of your own future. We encourage participation in Inspire>Aspire: Values from History as a class or year group. Rt Hon Sir Menzies Campbell, PC, CH, CBE, QC, MP Apply Now
Teaching World War I With The New York Times
This summer marked the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife by a Serbian nationalist — the catalyst that sent Europe into a spiral of war and destruction for the next four and a half years. Below, we offer a series of topics and questions paired with Times essays, articles, slide shows and videos to help students dig deeper into the causes, effects and overall legacy of World War I. We imagine students could use these resources as part of a class jigsaw activity, a mini-research project or a jumping-off point for discussion and analysis. Remaking the Map of Europe How did World War I rewrite the map of Europe? Before the Great War, Europe was still a land of centuries-old empires: Austro-Hungarian, German, Russian and Ottoman. Causes and Lessons What caused World War I? Slide Show The First World War: In the Trenches Deadly Technological Advances How did technological advances make war deadlier and more devastating? Echoes and Legacies
Far far from Ypres: Soldiers' songs shine light on WW1 attitudes
16 January 2014Last updated at 19:46 ET By Steven Brocklehurst BBC Scotland news website The songs of World War 1 often speak of disillusionment, bitterness, boredom and a very dark sense of humour, says Scottish folk singer and producer Ian McCalman. He says there was no talk of heroics in the songs the soldiers were singing in the trenches or in the music halls back in Blighty. "Another surprise was that there were very few songs with any animosity towards the Germans, who they were fighting," says McCalman. "It was quite unbelievable that the wrath of the soldiers was directed at their own Command." Last week, England's education secretary Michael Gove sparked a heated debate when he hit out at "left-wing academics" and TV comedies and dramas which had led people to view the conflict as a "misbegotten shambles - a series of catastrophic mistakes perpetrated by an out-of-touch elite". The show was written and directed by Ian McCalman Barbara Dickson is one of the 28 singers taking part
First world war centenary is a year to honour the dead but not to glorify | World news
On the morning of 18 August 1918, units of the Belgian army climbed out of their trenches and advanced. For the first time since the invasion of their country four years earlier, they drove the Germans back, and in doing so took the hamlet of De Kuiper. It was not recognisable any more as a place where anyone had ever lived, simply a desolate wasteland of mud and craters, but it was, nonetheless, Belgian land, their land. It was for Belgians a small but symbolic victory, a proud victory. Back home in Radlett, Hertfordshire, my grandfather, Emile Cammaerts, heard the glad news and rejoiced. He was a fiercely patriotic Belgian poet – it could be said, the Rupert Brooke of the the Belgians – who, after the German invasion of his country, had written deeply felt and stirring poems, to summon up Belgian blood, to stiffen Belgian sinews. Le Drapeau Belge Rouge pour le sang des soldats – Noir, jaune et rouge – Noir pour les larmes des mères – Noir, jaune et rouge Et jaune pour la lumière
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Internet History Sourcebooks
Internet Modern History Sourcebook The Internet Modern History Sourcebook now contains thousands of sources and the previous index pages were so large that they were crashing many browsers. See Introduction for an explanation of the Sourcebook's goals. Explanation of Sources of Material Here. The Modern History Sourcebook now works as follows: This Main Index page has been much extended to show all sections and sub sections. Additional Study/Research Aids In addition to the above structure, there are a series of pages to help teacher and students. Modern History in the Movies Older Style Big Indices Still Available Since some faculty members had built into their course pages direct links to the Sourcebook's old indexes, these remain available, but will not be updated with materials added after 12/31/1998. Subjects covered by the source texts in each Section. Studying History The Early Modern World Reformation Early Modern World Everyday Life Absolutism Constitutional States Colonial L America 19C Italy
The Long, Long Trail - UK
In the trenches of 1914-1918
What were the trenches? Although most of us think primarily of the Great War in terms of life and death in the trenches, only a relatively small proportion of the army actually served there. The trenches were the front lines, the most dangerous places. Why were the trenches there? The idea of digging into the ground to give some protection from powerful enemy artillery and small arms fire was not a new idea or unique to the Great War. What were the trenches like? The type and nature of the trench positions varied a lot, depending on the local conditions. The bird's-eye view (below, from an official infantry training manual of March 1916) shows a typical but very stylised trench layout. Behind it is another line, similarly made, called a support line. The enemy had a very similar system of trenches. A typical trench system consisting of three main fire or support trenches, connected by communication trenches and with various posts, strong points and saps. Keep your head down!
