THE CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Put a title “Countdown to war” in your exercise book.

1. Draw a table, with two headings – Date and Event.

2. Using your resources, put each date with the correct event, and write them into
your table.

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s
resp a t i s f i
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decla
1st A
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t 191 91
G e r m a n y 4 st
1
B r i t a i n
declared war u gu
declared war
hA
29

on France 4th August 1914

6t on Germany
th
Ju
ly
19

1914 28 July 1914

14

une
Germany 2 8th J France and
invaded 3rd Aug Britain declare
ust 1914
Belgium 4th war on Austro-
Au
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t 19 ust 1
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IN FULL SENTENCES:

3. Using your table, explain why the murder of Archduke Ferdinand led to the
outbreak of war. (2 marks)
4. Explain what the Schlieffen Plan was – why couldn’t Germany attack France directly?
(2 marks)
5. From the text book and all the causes you have
Glossary
studied, which do you think was the most important
Chronology – placing events and
cause? Explain your answer in detail. (3 marks) dates in the order they happened.
6. “War between Britain and Germany was inevitable”. Alliance – agreement between
Do you agree? (3 marks) two countries.
Inevitable – certain to happen.

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