1. What were the main features of
twentieth-century warfare?
Question.
• What do all wars have in common?
• Opposing sides
• Opposing views
• Weapons
• Casualties

2. Why were wars worse in the 20th
century?
You are going to see 7
images from the 20th
century
American Civil War
19th Century
For each image you have;
1 minute to write down what you see

3. Write down numbers 1-7 in the
back of your books, leaving
space to put answers!

11. Write the title
What were the main features
of twentieth-century warfare?
On your tables
Working in groups come up with three themes which link
these pictures.
2 minutes

12. What
themes
link these
pictures?

13. Task;
Write a paragraph explaining the things that
20th century wars have in common.
What made them worse than earlier wars?

14. A war fought in Asia between America and
Vietnam 1959-1970. 300,000 military killed. 4
Match these million civilians killed.
conflicts with the
A short war fought in Kuwait between America
descriptions (plus allies) and Iraq 1990-1991. Soldiers killed
200,000 civilians 100,000.
Vietnam War
A global conflict between 1939 and 1945. 25
Korean War million soldiers killed. 40 million civilians killed.
Cold War Local conflict between 2 neighbouring countries
in the middle east 1980-1988. 800,000 soldiers
killed civilian deaths unknown.
First World War
A global conflict between 1914 and 1918. 10
Iran-Iraq War million soldiers killed. 7 million civilians killed.
War between America (plus allies) and North
Gulf War Korea 1950-1953. 500,000 military casualties, 2
million civilian deaths
Second World War An unofficial war between the Soviet Union and
the United States. No official casualties. 1947-
1991

15. Numbers Make a line chart to show the
of People numbers of people killed in major 20th
killed 50,000,000 century conflicts. One colour for
military one for civilians.
35,000,000
20,000,000
First World
War
10,000,000
5,000,000
1,000,000
100,000
0
1900 1950 2000
The Year