Start of the War
Factors in Germany
Germany had been a nation since 1871.
Had ambitions to have colonies and an empire like France and Britain.
Was building up a navy which was a threat to the British Navy.
The monarch Kaiser Wilhelm III spoke of how he wanted Germany to be a great world power.
The Beginning
On 28th June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand [...]
Pre-War Factors
Pre-war alliances
Countries had alliances to join each other in wars and defend each other against attack.
Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Italy
Triple Entente
Russia
France
Britain
Origins of war
There were a number of factors which made war likely at this time.
The Alliance system
When one country got into a fight it automatically brought many other countries in also.
The Arms Race
Countries had large standing armies.
These [...]
World War One
Key facts
Went from June 1914 to November 1918
Fighting was mostly in Europe
Countries from around the world fought.
20 million people killed.
21 million people wounded.
Changed the face of Europe.
Set the stage for the start of World War Two.
Related films
There are a number of films that would increase your understanding of World War One.
These are fictional stories but [...]
Four Natural Systems
The coast is produced by the interaction of four natural systems.
Biosphere.
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
The living world
Vegetation which includes
Spiniflex
Marram grass
These anchor sand and allow sand dunes to form.
Animals which change the coast.
Fish
Birds
People
Lithosphere
The earth’s crust.
Parent rocks erodes to form sand.
Different rocks erode at a different rate.
Variations in the rate of erosion cause bays (where sand is deposited) and rocky outcrops [...]
Zones of the Coast
Offshore zone
Nearshore zone
Intertidal zone.
Backshore
Hinterland
The area behind a coast.
Draw and label a cross section.
Students and The Chair
Teacher reinvents chair to stop class clowns – World – theage.com.au
A British teacher has designed a school chair that is physically impossible to tip backwards in the hopes of getting pupils to sit still, prevent dangerous accidents and give teachers a quieter life.
As I am sure you can image I’d love twenty-six of these in [...]
Direct and Indirect Speech
Direct speech
Exactly what someone said.
Indirect speech
Information about what they said but not the actual words.
Work out if each one is direct and indirect speech?
“Hello” said Fred.
My brother said it was fine with him.
Mr O’Meara told me to “shut up”.
The doctor said I’d be healthy soon.
Turn direct into indirect.
“There can be only one” declared the guy [...]
Active and Passive Sentences
Sentences have a structure and different types of words do different things.
The dog chased the cat.
The dog (subject, actor, noun) chased (verb) the cat (object, noun)
If you change the order you change the roles of words and the meaning of the sentence.
The cat chased the dog.
Identify the subject, actor, object and noun.
In an active sentence [...]
Bermuda Triangle
Bermuda Triangle – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a region of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean in which a number of aircraft and surface vessels have disappeared in what are said to be circumstances that fall beyond the boundaries of human error or acts of nature.
Coastal Notes
Coastal Zones
Offshore zone
Nearshore zone
Intertidal zone.
Backshore
Hinterland
The area behind a coast.
Draw and label a cross section.
Four natural systems.
The coast is produced by the interaction of four natural systems.
Biosphere.
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Hydrosphere
Biosphere
The living world
Vegetation which includes
Spiniflex
Marram grass
These anchor sand and allow sand dunes to form.
Animals which change the coast.
Fish
Birds
People
Cryptic
Adjective
Having a hidden or puzzling meaning.
eg. His reply about the egg cup, eighty-three cents and a stick of gum was cryptic.
Coast Introduction
Definition
Coast: Where the land meets the ocean.
Usually a 3 or 4 kilometre strip.
Coastal: On, near, or associated with the coast.
Why are coasts important?
Coastal regions are about 15% of the earth’s land surface.
Costal regions have 50% of the world’s population.
3.1b people live within 200km of the sea.
75% of the population will live in these regions by [...]
Coordinates and Elevation
Recently we walked around the school boundary with the talking map and collected data about the coordinates and elevation at various points. In case you missed some of this here is the data and questions.
Coordinates and Elevation
1940 – 1945
1940
Hitler invades Norway, Denmark (April 9), the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg (May 10), and France (May 12).
Churchill becomes Britain’s Prime Minister.
Battle of Britain: air battle over Britain.
1941
Germany attacks the Balkans and Russia.
Japanese surprise attack on U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbour brings U.S. into World War II
U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan
1942
Manhattan Project established [...]
1930 – 1939
1930
Nazis gain in German elections.
Pluto discovered by astronomers.
Sliced bread available.
1931
President Herbert Hoover starts program to make jobs.
Gangster Al Capone sent to jail for 11 years.
1932
15,000 World War One veterans march in Washington D.C.
Nazis lead in German elections.
1933
End of Prohibition of alcohol
President Franklin D. Roosevelt closed banks temporarily
Hitler appointed Chancellor.
Reichstag fire in Berlin.
1934
Bonnie and Clyde [...]