historical concepts of the first world war.
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Define these Words Arms: Treaty: Alliance: Empire: Nationalism: Imperialism: A country’s weapons, ship and soldiers (military). Agreement between two countries. Agreement between countries to fight together. When one country rules over other countries. Pride in your country; want to rule yourselves. The belief of a country that it should have an Empire. Colonies: The actual land that Empires are made up of.
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Define these WordsArms:
Treaty:
Alliance:
Empire:
Nationalism:
Imperialism:
A country’s weapons, ship and soldiers (military).
Agreement between two countries.
Agreement between countries to fight together.
When one country rules over other countries.
Pride in your country; want to rule yourselves.
The belief of a country that it should have an Empire.
Colonies: The actual land that Empires are made up of.
What were the long term causes of the First World War?
Lesson Objectives:Explain how long term causes are relatedEvaluate the causes of WWI in terms of
importance
World War One
• In 1914, World War One broke out, sparked off by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. Most of the countries of Europe declared war other countries and pretty soon Europe found itself in a two-way fight.
• They lined up like this………
World War One
• However, there were longer term causes, some that went back many decades. Today we are going to look at these causes and decide which were the most important.
Long Term Causes• Sort – Put the cards you have into chronological
order (when they happened). Not all cards will have a date, so ignore the ones that don’t (for now).
• Discuss – In your groups find three examples of cards that are related causes. They might lead into each other or might be very similar.• Write – Note down these causes down in your book and explain how they are related. • There are four main categories of long term causes, what are they? – write them down in
your book.
• Discuss – What do you notice about the dates?
Discuss – Arrange your cards like this on the table, with most important at the top and least important at the bottom.
MOST IMPORTANT
LEAST IMPORTANT
Write – Write these causes (two most and two least) down in your books and explain why you have chosen them.
Extension
Answer the following:• Was making so many alliances a good
decision for the European Great Powers? If so, why? If not, why not?
Plenary
Discuss• What was the
single most important LONG TERM cause in your opinion?
Write• Write down a
sentence that explains why LONG TERM causes are important.
