World War 1 and 2 QLS Level 3

Course Code

OSC984

Boost your knowledge and understanding of World War 1 and 2 in this fascinating bundle!

Discover the key points of World War 1 and World War 2
Understand how World War 1 and 2 broke out
Identify the characteristics of the war
Explain the significance of the treaty of Versailles
Know what the term “mechanised warfare” means
Explain how Hitler came into power
Understand the significance of WW2 in terms of world history
Explore the significance of ‘D-Day’
Understand the changes in military technology throughout the war
Explore what life was like in the home front in Britain and Germany
Learn how the war ended and Germany collapsed in 1945

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This course will allow you to study at a time and place which suits you with no strict deadlines or timetabling to contend with. This means you can fit studying around your other commitments!

You will receive your course by post, so getting your materials is easy and hassle-free. Your personal tutor is there to support you every step of the way by email, so help is only a click away!

Course Duration

Up to 2 years (one year per course).

Study Hours

Approximately 160 hours.

Course Outcome

World War 1 Level 3 and World War 2 Level 3.

Entry Requirements

There are no specific entry requirements for this course.

Assessment

Tutor marked assignments.

World War 1 QLS Level 3

Characteristics
Terms of the treaty of London
International tension
State of military technology pre-war

Assassination of the Archduke
System of alliances
“The war of movement”
Trench warfare
Movements

Characteristics of trench warfare
“Mechanised warfare”
Innovations
The sinking of the Lusitania
Chemical Weapons

Gallipoli
Evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsula
“War of attrition”
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Verdun

New forms of warfare
Role of new machines of war
American entry into the war
Home front

German counteroffensives of 1918
Closing phase of the war
Germany and the central powers collapsed in 1918
Treaty of Versailles
Post war events
Setting the scene for WW2

World War 2 QLS Level 3

The treaty of Versailles
Effect on Germany after 1918
Adolf Hitler 1933
Appeasement policy
Nations avoiding another war

How WW2 began
System of alliances
‘The phony war’
Invasion of Poland
Military technology since 1914
Movements in the first year of war

German invasion of the lowlands, Norway and Denmark
German invasion of France
Characteristics of ‘blitzkrieg’
The Battle of Britain
Formation and characteristics of the axis alliance

Rationale which informed operation Barbarossa
Operation Barbarossa
Events including Pearl Harbour
American entry into the war

Why Italy surrendered to the allies in 1943
‘D-Day’
Changes in military technology to 1944
The home front in Britain and Germany

Why Germany collapsed in 1945
War closing phase
Nuclear weapons
Setting the scene for the cold war
Significance of WW2 in terms of world history

Assessment

This course is assessed by a series of written assignments which are marked by your tutor. No external examination is required.

Course Duration

Once enrolled, you will have two years to complete this bundle (one year per course), which will allow you to work at your own pace, without the pressure of tight deadlines. You will also receive 12 months tutor support for each course, so you can feel confident that you’ll get the help you need. Studying around your work and family commitments has never been easier.

Study Method

You will study this course by distance learning, which will enable you to learn when and where you want. You can study from home or at work; it is completely up to you. All your materials will be posted to you, so it is easy and hassle-free. You will also receive our award-winning tutor support by email, so help is only a click away!

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course successful learners will receive two Certificate’s of Achievement from the Quality License Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary (which lists the components the learner has completed as part of each course).

Awarding Body

This course has been endorsed by the Quality License Scheme for its high-quality. The Quality Licence Scheme, endorses high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme has been endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

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