Form 3 History Project

Topic: Causes of World War 1

Objective: Students will begin their study of World War I by identifying the causes of World War I and the
geography of the Alliances.
Drill: Attack or defend the following statement with historical facts and feats.
If a man kills another man he is a murderer, but if a man kills a million men he is a conqueror.
Individual project and to be presented in scrap book
World War One
Outline of the Contents
I. Long Term Causes (M.A.I.N.)
A. Militarism - a policy of glorifying war and readying the armed forces for conflict
1. urged a constant buildup of weapons and troops.
2. believed that quarrels between nations "must be settled not at the conference table but on the
battlefield
B. Alliances- made deals with other powers that provided all members would help each
other if any of them were attacked
1.The Triple Alliance - Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (switched sides later on)
2. The Triple Entente - France, Britain, Russia
C. Imperialism
1. countries competed fiercely to gain colonies, new markets, and new sources of raw
materials
D. Nationalism
1. is the belief that a group of derived from a common culture should be united and
independent, while at the same time working for it own best interests regardless of the
consequences.
II. Immediate Cause
A . June 28, 1914, Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand
B. Germany gives Austria-Hungary a "blank check" to move against Serbia.
C. The ultimatum - July 23, 1914, ordered Serbia to end all anti-Austrian activities and let
Austria handle the investigation of Ferdinand's murder, deliberately making the ultimatum too
harsh to accept
D. The start of war
1. July 28, 1914 Austria declared war on Serbia
2. Sets of a chain reaction - WWI began August 4, 1914

Division of Marks
Total marks - 40 marks(40%)
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Introduction
Summary/Conclusion
Main contents /body
Neatness and presentable
Format

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