Events Leading to Germany's Defeat in WWI: Hundred Days & Kaiser's Abdication
Evaluate the significance of events that led to Germany losing WWI, such as the Hundred Days offensive and the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Learn about the impact of U-boats, convoys, the Battle of Jutland, and the blockade on Germany's defeat. Discover key moments like the Black Day of the German Army and the role of well-equipped Allied forces. Explore the reasons behind the Kaiser's abdication and how these events shaped the end of the war.
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Conflict and Tension Lesson 12: Germany Surrenders Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated Key Words: Lusitania Bolshevik
The Hundred Days May-August 1918 Germany was running out of time and resources Allies had large numbers of well-fed and well-equipped troops (mainly from the USA) along with improved artillery, tanks and aircraft. The ending of trench warfare meant the allies could now make rapid advances with accurate big guns with impressive accuracy that could lay down smokescreens for attackers. 8thAugust: German Army s Black Day when there was a counter attack by the allies along the Western front. By late September they had reached the Hindenburg line. Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
4 10 min videos worth watching for more detail https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPBHjE6MOPI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3H59FmCqzA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5be9Jxj0wo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTeFLA6LNtY Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
U-boats, Convoys and Battle of Jutland P230- 231 Focus Task- P231
The Impact of the Blockade Look at sources 3, 4 and 5 on Page 234 What information about the impact can you learn from each source? Which source is the most useful and why? How significant was the blockade in the defeat of Germany? How useful are Sources B and C to an historian studying _________________________ _________________________ _____________________? Explain your answer using Sources B and C and your contextual knowledge. [12 marks] Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
Abdication of the Kaiser Define: Abdicate and Republic Why was the Kaiser made to Abdicate? From 27.23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzbCh4c-8vA Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
The Armistice Write a newspaper article about the Armistice: Explain what it is Why it has happened The Terms the Germans had agreed to When the fighting stopped Why some German Generals and people in Germany were unhappy about the armistice Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
Which factor was most important in leading to the allies victory in World War I America joining the war The British Naval Blockade Failure of the Ludendorff offensive German losses in 1916 and 1917 Improvements in the Allies army s effectiveness Britain and America having more resources than Germany Each table will be given one of these arguments to present as being the most important reason. Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
Q4 Page 238 Improve this answer Even better: Evaluate the significance of events contributing to Germany losing WWI Good learning: Understand the events of the Hundred Days Great learning: Explain why the Kaiser Abdicated
