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World War IDiploma Course

‘The War to End All Wars’, the First World War’s battles were so bitter and bloody, its casualties so numerous, that nobody thought another global conflict could ever happen. How did it come about? How had the great powers-that-be let it happen and why was it such an ugly conflict?

Set across 11 modules and 4 videos, these questions and many others are answered in the World War I Diploma Course.

Course overview:

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11 Modules

4 Videos

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What Will You Learn?

We’ll consider the causes of World War I, from militarism and alliances to German nationalism and the growth of Pan-Slavism. We’ll look at the war’s main battlefields on the Western Front, important battles of the Eastern Front, the events of the Russian Revolution, the reasons the US attempted to stay out of the conflict and why they entered it, and some of the main theatres—and battles—of naval war.

We’ll examine how WWI was fought. We’ll explore the mass mobilisation of armies, vast production of war resources, and development of new weapons and military vehicles. You’ll learn about trench warfare – how it came about, how they were built and what life was like in the trenches. We’ll also consider the power of wartime propaganda and how the war changed the lives of women.

We’ll look at the final battles of the Great War, how it came to an end, and what followed the Armistice. We’ll also reflect on the various ways WWI changed or influenced the post-war world.

By studying this course, you will:

Gain greater insight into how WWI started
Become familiar with some of the major battles that occurred during the war
Know where the Western Front and Eastern Fronts were and why they were important
Understand how trench war developed
Learn about the major military advances that occurred during the war
Understand why America joined the conflict
Learn how propaganda was used in the war
Know how the war finally ended
Become familiar with the various legacies of WWI

Who Would Benefit from This Course?

The World War I Diploma Course will help you to understand one of the most important events in modern history. A war originating in Europe, for overlapping and complex reasons, and consuming many other nations, lasting four long brutal years, and resulting in millions of lives lost.

This course will help you to understand how the conflict began and ended, how and where it was fought, and how it changed the world.

Modules

Module 1: How the War Began7 Parts

Introduction
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: The Growth of Nationalism
Video: The Empires of Europe in 1914
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1 Assessment

Module 2: Man and Machines6 Parts

Part 1: The Start of the War
Part 2: The Other Great Powers Mobilise for War
Part 3: Weapons of WWI
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2 Assessment

Module 3: The Western Front7 Parts

Part 1: The Background to the Western Front in WWI
Part 2: Trench Warfare and the First Battle of Ypres
Part 3: The Start of the Somme and the End of Verdun
Video: The Rape of Belgium
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3 Assessment

Module 4: Trench Warfare5 Parts

Part 1: Adopting Trench Warfare
Part 2: Life in the Trenches
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4 Assessment

Module 5: The Eastern Front and the Russian Revolution6 Parts

Part 1: Main Differences Between the Eastern and Western Fronts
Part 2: Major Battles on the Eastern Front
Part 3: The 1917 Russian Revolution
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5 Assessment

Module 6: America Enters the War5 Parts

Part 1: Why America Became Involved in WWI
Part 2: American Battles
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6 Assessment

Module 7: Naval and Aerial Warfare5 Parts

Part 1: The British-German Naval Race
Part 2: Aerial Warfare
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7 Assessment

Module 8: Propaganda in WWI7 Parts

Part 1: Britain’s Propaganda Organisations
Part 2: The Different Forms of Propaganda—Print and Writing
Part 3: Photography and Film
Video: The Legacy of WWI Propaganda
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8 Assessment

Module 9: Women and the War6 Parts

Part 1: The Work of the Munitionettes
Part 2: Other Roles for Women
Video: Female Football in WWI
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9 Assessment

Module 10: The End of the War5 Parts

Part 1: The Last Major Battle of WWI
Part 2: The Global Nature of WWI
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 10 Assessment

Module 11: Legacy of World War I7 Parts

Part 1: Changes in Demographics
Part 2: Financial Collapse
Part 3: Changes in Europe
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 11 Assessment

Accreditations

The World War I Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

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