World War I - Kettering City School District

Transcript World War I - Kettering City School District

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 1881 Austro-Serbian Alliance 1882 The Triple Alliance Germany and Austria Hungary made an alliance to protect themselves from Russia Austria-Hungary made an alliance with Serbia to stop Russia gaining control of Serbia Germany and Austria Hungary made an alliance with Italy to stop Italy from taking sides with Russia 1914 Triple Entente (no separate peace) 1894 Franco-Russian Alliance Britain, Russia and France agreed not to sign for peace separately Russia formed an alliance with France to protect herself against Germany and Austria-Hungary 1907 Triple Entente 1907 Anglo-Russian Entente 1904 Entente Cordiale This was made between Russia, France and Britain to counter the increasing threat from Germany. This was an agreement between Britain and Russia 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?

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Which term is largely defined by feelings of intense patriotism?

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1. Militarism 2. Alliances 3. Imperialism 4. Nationalism

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This is the policy of glorifying national power by keeping an army prepared for war 1. Militarism 2. Alliances 3. Imperialism 4. Nationalism

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Which of the MAIN causes would be l inked to Russia declaring war because Serbia was attacked?

1. Militarism 2. Alliances 3. Imperialism 4. Nationalism

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What were the results of militarism?

1. It speeded up global trade 2. It increased military spending 3. It discouraged the use of force to solve disputes 4. It led to the growth of alliances

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World War I was from…

1. 1914-1918 2. 1907-1911 3. 1920-1924 4. 1930-1932

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Participant Scores

Eggenschwiller, Lillian Margaret Sheidler, Luke David Hillier, Allen Patrick Matson, William Cody 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

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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. 1.

Militarism Alliances Imperialism Nationalism