PowerPoint (with 7 slides) and two Word Documents that examines the development and use of poison gas and tanks during the First World War in order to break the stalemate of trench warfare.
Activities include:
- Quick recap quiz on trenches and trench conditions.
- Source analysis starter activity to establish poison gas as a weapon.
- A reading, comprehension and comparison task on the similarities and differences between poison gas and tanks.
- Discussion activity with primary source prompts on the impact of these new weapons on soldiers’ morale.
- Conclusion task on which weapon was more effective in breaking the stalemate of trench warfare.
- Matching task on causes of stalemate with the correct explanation.
- Exam style source comparison question on tanks (8 marks)
Designed for the teaching of Edexcel iGCSE History 4HI1 Paper 2 A1 The Origins and Course of the First World War, 1905-1918.
Lesson Length: 1hr depending on pace
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