AQA 1L: Unit 3 Lesson 1 – Political impact WWI

This is the first lesson in the third unit of the AQA A Level Component 1L unit, The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871-1991. This lesson focuses on the political impact of WWI on Germany between 1914 and 1916.

Starter role-play activity: Students imagine they were Chancellor Hollweg and they must explain the causes of WWI to Kaiser Wilhelm II.

Main activity: Students research the attitudes different groups had towards the war and the political impact these attitudes had on Germany. Notes will be written into a table.

Plenary activity: Students summarise the political impact of WWI on Germany by categorising the Kaiser’s main concern by 1916.

Lesson title: What was the political impact of the First World War on Germany?

Learning Objective: **To evaluate the political impact of WWI on Germany between 1914 and 1916
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Please note: I have included a booklet that I created into this lesson. This booklet should be used and referred to by the students in all 19 lessons in unit 3 of this component. It has all of the key content information as well as all of the activities from the PowerPoints.