World War I

Introduction
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.
1879
The Dual Alliance
Germany and Austria-
Hungary made an alliance
to protect themselves from
Russia
1914
Triple Entente (no separate
peace)
Britain, Russia and France
agreed not to sign for peace
separately
1907
Triple Entente
 This was made between
Russia, France and Britain
to counter the increasing
threat from Germany.
1881
Austro-Serbian Alliance
Austria-Hungary made an
alliance with Serbia to stop
Russia gaining control of
Serbia
1907
Anglo-Russian Entente
This was an agreement
between Britain and Russia
1882
The Triple Alliance
 Germany and Austria-
Hungary made an alliance
with Italy to stop Italy from
taking sides with Russia
1894
Franco-Russian Alliance
 Russia formed an alliance
with France to protect
herself against Germany
and Austria-Hungary
1904
Entente Cordiale
This was an agreement, but
not a formal alliance,
between France and Britain
• 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?
0% 1. Militarism
0%
2. Alliances
0%
3. Imperialism
100%
4. Nationalism
 This is the policy of glorifying national power by
keeping an army prepared for war

100% 1. Militarism
0%
2. Alliances
0%
3. Imperialism
0%
4. Nationalism
 Which of the MAIN causes would be l inked to Russia declaring war
because Serbia was attacked?

0% 1. Militarism
90%
2. Alliances
5%
3. Imperialism
5%
4. Nationalism
 What were the results of
militarism?
0% 1. It speeded up global trade
86% 2. It increased military spending
3. It discouraged the use of force to solve
0%
disputes
14% 4. It led to the growth of alliances
 World War I was from…
95% 1. 1914-1918
5%
2. 1907-1911
0%
3. 1920-1924
0%
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.
0% 1. Militarism
0%
2. Alliances
0%
3. Imperialism
0%
4. Nationalism

Response Grid

10
 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…

0% 1. Laissez faire economics

0%
2. The League of Nations
0%
3. Intense nationalism
0%
4. The Bolshevik Revolution

Response Grid

10
 Which of the MAIN causes would be linked to Gavrilo Princip’s
assassination of Franz Ferdinand ?
0% 1. Militarism
0%
2. Alliances
0%
3. Imperialism
0%
4. Nationalism

Response Grid

10
 What was the main intention of the alliances formed among
European nations before WWI?

0% 1. To create trading opportunities

0% 2. To discourage attacks from other
nations
0%
3. To isolate the United States
0% 4. To increase tensions in Europe

Response Grid

10
 What was the background of
colonial rivalries?
0% 1. The European powers lacked capital
2. The European powers competed for
0%
colonies
0%
3. The European powers started an arms
race
0% 4. The European powers tried to seek
allies Response Grid

10
 Participant Scores
500 Participant 23
500 Participant 13
400 Participant 12
400 Participant 5
400 Participant 1
Chain Reaction
 Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Assassinated; Austria Declares War on  Serbia

 Austria Hungary  Russia comes to the defense of Serbia;

declares war on

 Germany comes to the defense of

Austria Hungary; declares war on  Russia; France comes to the defense of
Russia

 Germany declares war on France; must

go through neutral Belgium to get to
France
 Britain comes to the defense of Belgium
 Germany and declares war on