The+outbreak+of+war

= THE OUTBREAK OF WAR =

Kaiser Wilhelm addresses a crowd in Berlin at the outbreak of war

Maps

 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Schlieffen Plan - maps.docx|The Schlieffen Plan - maps.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Schlieffen Plan in practice.docx|The Schlieffen Plan in practice.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/Map of France.docx|Map of France.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Battle of the Marne.docx|The Battle of the Marne.docx]]
 * [[file:bankstowntafehsc/The Race to the Sea.docx|The Race to the Sea.docx]]

Useful links
For more detail on the Schlieffen Plan, click on the following links:
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 * []. This article is particular good on the Plan itself and the reasons why it failed.

Handouts
1. The July Crisis: 1914 - readings: [|The July Crisis.pdf]

2. The causes of World War I - summary:

3. The causes of World War I - the views of leading historians (supplemenrary reading):

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Model essays
1. In this section of the Modern History exam, you will have to answer a series of multiple choice questions and one or two short answer questions, with a word total of about 200 words. You can look at generic model answers on the Schlieffen Plan by clicking on

2. The 2012 Preliminary test paper on the Schlieffen Plan can be downloaded by clicking on The Schlieffen Plan - Preliminary test 2012.docx. Model answers can be accessed by clicking on The Schlieffen Plan - Prelim test 2012 - model answers.docx.