Thus young Gavrilo Princip can be said to have shaped the course of history in the 20th century – although it is quite likely that war would have broken out anyway, given the political tensions and military mobilizations of the time. Alliances between various countries meant that soon after much of Europe was plunged into the extensive bloodletting that the "Great War" of 1914 to 1918 turned into.
On an international scale, the assassination sparked off what was to become the First World War: when the Austro-Hungarians alleged some Serbian involvement in the assassination plot, this was used as the reason to declare war on Serbia. He was incarcerated at the Theresienstadt prison (which later gained even more notoriety as a Nazi concentration camp) under harsh conditions – from which he died less than four years later (from tuberculosis, to be precise). What do pupils make of the truce that broke out at Ypres? Pupils could suggest and then use online sites to translate useful German phrases for the British Tommies to use during the truce.The assassins were all arrested – some were later executed, but Princip was too young for the death penalty and was thus sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment. Which gifts would be the most practical and welcome? They could pack small tins with gifts to illustrate their ideas, before using books and websites to establish the contents of the tins issued to the troops in 1914. Key Stage 2/Second Level: Ask pupils to decide what presents they would add to a tin to be issued to soldiers in the trenches. The pupils could make Christmas cards illustrating the scene of the Ypres truce, with messages in German and English. They could go on to learn and sing the words to ‘O Tannenbaum’ and its English translation, too. They could sing the carol alternating English and German verses. Key Stage 1/First Level: Pupils could learn the carol ‘Silent Night’ and also its German version, ‘Stille Nacht’. Do your pupils agree with this judgment? If so, how do they explain the two years that passed before the USA’s declaration of war in 1917? The sinking is said to have been decisive in drawing the USA into the war. For instance, why did Germany want to sink a passenger ship? The children could seek answers to their questions in books and websites.
How far had she travelled when she was torpedoed? How much further did she have to go? Encourage pupils to list any questions they have about the sinking. Key Stage 2/Second Level: On a map, pupils could trace the route from New York to Liverpool that the Lusitania took. The class could mime some of these jobs, such as stoking the boilers, or keeping a lookout. Ask pupils to list all the jobs they think might have been done on board. Encourage the children to base their models on images of ships from books and websites.
Key Stage 1/First Level: Pupils could make models of steam ships like the Lusitania, from a variety of materials.
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