The critically-acclaimed stage production of War Horse featured a boy’s much-loved horse, Joey, who is sold to the cavalry at the beginning of World War I.

Stephen Spielberg’s recent film adaptation of this powerful story has brought the outbreak of war into the national consciousness again.

To help your students understand the tensions in Europe which precipitated the outbreak of World War I, we’ve produced some free resources for you to download: www.boardworks.co.uk/history_744

Covering the existing tensions in Europe, the war plans of the Great Powers, and the Schlieffen Plan, our free resources summarise the key teaching points for each of these topics, engaging students in the political wranglings that led to Joey’s secondment to the battlefield.

Regards

The Boardworks History team

P.S. The interactive map in this free presentation can be used flexibly as a consolidation exercise or to introduce students to the war plans of the Great Powers. To find out more about the different ways to use Boardworks History resources, order your free sample disc today.

www.boardworks.co.uk/order-sample-disc/505