Worksheet 7

World War I; Causes

A- Listen to this introduction to the twentieth century and World War I:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G4hEAsGWLcYvBLPBBHTPjVuveQTgvfqS/view?
usp=sharing

B- Causes of World War I:

1- The road to war: Look at this information and complete the following chart:

Country Interests/Aims/Situations Enemy(Overlapping interests)

2- This funny video may help you understand the system of alliances of the First World War:
Video Frightful First World War: causes of WW1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=DpuOa6u6HX0

3- Divide the countries into two groups to show the system of alliances in Europe before
1914:

Name of alliance

Countries

4- Look at the information in this picture and complete the chart:

Incident Consequences
 Suspicion and
ambition

Bosnia

5- Look at the following excerpt and answer by getting information from the image below.

“I fired twice at Ferdinand from a distance of four of five paces. I

raised my hand to commit suicide, but some policemen and officers
seized me and struck me. They took me away, covered with blood, to
the police station. I am not a criminal, for i destroyed a bad man. I
thought it was right.”

a- Who is talking? who is he/she mentioning?

b- Could you say this was an important event in WWI? Why (not)?
c- Complete this chart showing how the war started. Write the names of the countries as
they entered the war:

Immediate cause:.......................................................................................................................

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OUTBREAK OF WAR
 Instructions

This worksheet is your study guide. You don’t have to hand it in. We will work on it in the
following Meet lesson. Just do the activities to be able to share your ideas with the rest of the
class.