History 345
The First World War

Summer 2012

 

 

Topic

Materials

Introduction

 

The Great Powers, the Alliance System, and the Series of Crises

Presentation

 

Film: Episode 1 of “The First World War”

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 1

The July Crisis

Main Presentation

War in the West, 1914

 

Film: Episode 2 of “The First World War”

Presentation

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 2

War in the East, 1914

War in the West, 1915

The Search for Ways Around

Presentation

 

Film: Episode 3 of “The First World War”

 

Film: Episode 4 of “The First World War”

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 3

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 4

War in the East, 1915

 

 

Film: Episode 5 of “The First World War”

Presentation

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 5

Midterm Exam Covers All Material Above

Final Exam Covers All Material Below

1916

Presentation

Finance, Munitions, and the Changing Role of Women

Presentation

Film: Episode 6 of “The First World War”

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 6

The Crises of 1916-1917

 

Film: Episode 7 of “The First World War”

Presentation

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 7

Russian Revolution

French Mutiny

American Entry

Presentation

Films and Memory

Presentation

Autumn of Despair

 

 

Film: Episode 8 of “The First World War”

Presentation

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 8

German Breakthrough

 

Film: Episode 9 of “The First World War”

Presentation

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 9

The End

 

 

Film: Episode 10 of “The First World War”

Presentation

 

Handout on “The First World War,” Episode 10

Postwar

Presentation

 

 

 

Other Documents & Links

 

Logon to Course Gradebook

Course syllabus

Supplementary Documents

Amazon.com’s page for The First World War DVD Series