World War IIntroduction

KWL Activity Please get into groups of 4-5. When you get the KWL worksheet, put your

names on it. Fill out the FRONT of the worksheet only.

Brainstorm as a group 4 things you know about World War I

Brainstorm as a group 4 things you want to know about World War I

At the end of class tomorrow your group will fill out the back of the worksheet.

What we KNOW about World War I

What we WANT to know about World War I

World War I

Four MAIN causes of war… Militarism Alliance Systems Imperialism Nationalism

What is militarism? The policy of glorifying a military power and

keeping an army prepared for war is known as militarism

European countries begin an arms race Germany is in the lead and other countries try to

keep up From 1870-1914, France and Germany DOUBLE their

armies Germany and Great Britain fight to have the best navy in

the world

What is an alliance? An alliance is an agreement made between

two or more countries to give each other help if it is needed. When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.

1881Austro-Serbian Alliance Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of

Serbia

1882The Triple Alliance  Germany and Austria- Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from

taking sides with Russia

1914Triple Entente (no separate peace) Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately

1894Franco-Russian Alliance  Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany

and Austria-Hungary

1907Triple Entente  This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany.

1907Anglo-Russian Entente This was an agreement

between Britain and Russia

1904Entente Cordiale This was an agreement, but not a formal alliance,

between France and Britain

1879The Dual Alliance Germany and Austria-Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia

• Should you always support a friend, no matter what he or she does?

• What might be a long term consequence of refusing to help an ally?

Which term is largely defined by feelings of intense patriotism?

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2. Alliances

3. Imperialism

4. Nationalism

This is the policy of glorifying national power by keeping an army prepared for war

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2. Alliances

3. Imperialism

4. Nationalism

Which of the MAIN causes would be l inked to Russia declaring war because Serbia was attacked?

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2. Alliances

3. Imperialism

4. Nationalism

What were the results of militarism?

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2. It increased military spending

3. It discouraged the use of force to solve disputes

4. It led to the growth of alliances

World War I was from…

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95% 1. 1914-1918

2. 1907-1911

3. 1920-1924

4. 1930-1932

Participant Scores

500 Eggenschwiller, Lillian Margaret

500 Sheidler, Luke David

500 Hillier, Allen Patrick

500 Matson, William Cody

500 Fanjoy, Tayler Alissa Hope

What we LEARNED about World War I

Imperialism: What is it?

Imperialism Imperialism is when a country takes over new

lands or countries and makes them subject to their rule.

By 1900 the British Empire extended over five continents and France had control of large areas of Africa. What do these industrialized countries want?

The amount of lands 'owned' by Britain and France increased the rivalry with Germany who had entered the scramble to acquire colonies late and only had small areas of Africa.

Nationalism

What is nationalism?

Nationalism•  Nationalism means being a strong supporter of the

rights and interests of one's country. • The Congress of Vienna aimed to sort out problems in

Europe.– Delegates from Britain, Austria, Prussia and Russia (the

winning allies) decided upon a new Europe that left both Germany and Italy as divided states.

– Strong nationalist elements led to the re-unification of Italy in 1861 and Germany in 1871.

– The settlement at the end of the Franco-Prussian war left France angry at the loss of Alsace-Lorraine to Germany and keen to regain their lost territory.

– Large areas of both Austria-Hungary and Serbia were home to differing nationalist groups, all of whom wanted freedom from the states in which they lived.

MAIN causes of World War I Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism

World War I was a global conflict that spread to many nations throughout the world. Which of the MAIN causes best explains why this happened.

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2. Alliances

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The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand set events in motion that led to WWI. However, no major war is ever caused by a single event. Another factor that contributed to the outbreak of war was…

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2. The League of Nations

3. Intense nationalism

4. The Bolshevik Revolution

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Which of the MAIN causes would be linked to Gavrilo Princip’s

assassination of Franz Ferdinand?

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2. Alliances

3. Imperialism

4. Nationalism

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What was the main intention of the alliances formed among European nations before WWI?

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2. To discourage attacks from other nations

3. To isolate the United States

4. To increase tensions in Europe

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What was the background of colonial rivalries?

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2. The European powers competed for colonies

3. The European powers started an arms race

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Participant Scores500 Participant 23

500 Participant 13

400 Participant 12

400 Participant 5

400 Participant 1

Chain Reaction Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Assassinated; Austria Declares War on

Austria Hungary

Germany comes to the defense of Austria Hungary; declares war on

Germany declares war on France; must go through neutral Belgium to get to France

Germany

Serbia

Russia comes to the defense of Serbia; declares war on

Russia; France comes to the defense of Russia

Britain comes to the defense of Belgium and declares war on