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4. The Schlieffen Plan and Deadlock on the Western Front

Failure of the Schlieffen Plan, Trench Warfare, Life in the Trenches, New Technology, Battle of the Somme and Passchendaele, Role of Haig
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Lesson 9: Why did the Schlieffen Plan Fail?

Alfred von Schlieffen, March through Belgium, Reasons for Failure, Changes by Von Moltke, Underestimated distances, Belgian Resistance and Siege of Liege, Role of BEF, Battle of Mons, Battle of the Marne, Retreat to the River Aisne, Race to the Sea, Stalemate.
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Lesson 10: What was the Fighting like on the Western Front?

Life in the Trenches, Trench Warfare, New Technology, Reasons for Deadlock.
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Lesson 11: Why was the Battle of the Somme a disaster?

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Lesson 12: Why was the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) a disaster?

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The Schlieffen Plan (Red) and Plan 17 (Blue)

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The Invasion of Belgium and the Battle of Mons

The Battle of the Marne

The Race to the Sea

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The Race to the Sea: September-November 1914

World War One: The Schlieffen Plan

An old four part documentary about the Schlieffen Plan. It is old but is well documented and has good historic detail.

The First World War: Breaking the Deadlock

Episode 6 of the 2003 series: the First World War. Features the Allied and German attempts to break the deadlock of trench warfare from 1915-1917.
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    • First World War: 1905-18 >
      • 1. The Alliance System & International Rivalry
      • 2. The Growth of Tension in Europe
      • 3. Struggle over the Balkans & Outbreak of War
      • 4. The Schlieffen Plan & Deadlock on the Western Front
      • 5. The War at Sea and Gallipoli
      • 6. The Defeat of Germany
    • Germany: 1918-45 >
      • 1. Creation of the Weimar Republic & Early Problems
      • 2. The Recovery of Germany: 1924-29
      • 3. The Rise of Hitler and the Nazis
      • 4. Life in Nazi Germany
      • 5. Germany during the Second World War
      • Lesson PowerPoints
    • Superpower Relations: 1945-62 >
      • Lesson PowerPoints
      • Videos and Documentaries
    • China: 1911-89 >
      • 1. China: 1911-34
      • 2. The Triumph of Mao & the CCP: 1934-49
      • 3. Change under Mao: 1949-63
      • 4. The Impact of the Cultural Revolution
      • 5. Changes after Mao: 1969-89
    • Civil Rights in the USA: 1945-74 >
      • 1. McCarthyism and the Red Scare
      • 2. The Black Civil Rights Movement
      • 3. The Student Protest Movement
      • 4. The Women's Protest Movement
      • 5. Nixon and the Watergate Scandal
      • Lesson PowerPoints
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    • Key Concepts, Ideas and Historiography
    • Paper 2: Authoritarian and Single-Party States >
      • Stalin's Russia 1924-1953 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 3. Establishment and Consolidation
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their impact
      • Hitler's Germany 1933-1945 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 3. Establishment and Consolidation
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their Impact
      • Mao's China 1949-1976 >
        • 1. Origins and Rise
        • 2. Ideology and Nature of the State
        • 4. Domestic Policies and their Impact
    • Paper 2: The Cold War >
      • 1. Origins of the Cold War: 1945-49
      • 2. The Cold War in Asia: 1949-91
    • Paper 3: Aspects of the history of Asia and Oceania >
      • Topic 4: Early modernisation and Imperial Decline in East Asia - mid 19th century to early 20th century >
        • 1. Japan 1868-1912
        • 2. Korea 1876-1910
        • 3. China 1861-1911
      • Topic 6: The Republic of China 1912-49 and the Rise of Communism
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      • B. Summary of Evidence
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      • F. Sources and Word Limit
    • Extended Essay >
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