The Causes of World War One Lesson starter: Write down three things you know about the First World War.

Today we will… Identify the causes of World War One Understand the assassination at Sarajevo which sparked World War One Understand how the assassination let to a world war

Success Criteria… I will be able to describe the causes of World War One I will produce a timeline of the events at Sarajevo I will be able to describe how the events at Sarajevo led to war

Task One As a group, you will brainstorm the following issue What can cause a war? You may put down as many ideas as you can come up with and they can be relevant to any war, past or present

Task Two The Causes of WWI Start a mind map entitled The Causes of World War One As you move through the presentation, take notes on each cause The Causes of WWI

1. Britain v Germany Britain and Germany were very competitive They competed over having the biggest Navy, as well as in trade and coal production This caused great suspicion between the two countries HMS Dreadnought 1906

2. Alliances European countries worried about being attacked, so made alliances with other countries This divided Europe into two armed camps The two sides thought the other side was planning to attack

Europe’s two armed camps The Triple Entente (or Entente Cordiale) The Triple Alliance (or Central Powers) BRITAIN GERMANY FRANCE AUSTRIA- HUNGARY RUSSIA ITALY

3. Imperialism Britain traditionally had a huge empire Germany was trying to build up a big empire too Britain felt threatened by this – they didn’t want Germany to be as powerful as them

Task 3 Sarajevo: The trigger point of WWI Your teacher will talk to you about the assassination at Sarajevo, which sparked off the events leading to war in 1914 You will be given an information sheet and shown a DVD programme about the assassination You must take detailed notes as you watch – you will need these for your next task

The Assassination at Sarajevo Task Four Use the help sheet and notes from the DVD to create a timeline of the assassination at Sarajevo It should start at 9.28 am and end at 11.30am The Assassination at Sarajevo 28th June 1914

Task Five – paired/ group discussion write down your answers to the following questions Were the Black Hand Gang justified in their actions on 28th June 1914? How do you think the assassination in Bosnia, a small country, led to a World War including many countries? Can war always be avoided? Or is it sometimes necessary?

Lets look at question number two in more detail…. 2. How do you think the assassination in Bosnia, a small country, led to a World War including many countries?

28th June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated at Sarajevo 5th July Germany agrees to support Austria’s revenge on Serbia 23 July Austria sends Serbia an ultimatum of 10 demands 25 July Serbia refuses two of Austria’s demands 28 July Austria declares war on Serbia 29 July Russia starts getting their army ready to help Serbia 31 July Germany tells Russia to stop getting their army ready. Russia refuses. 1 August Germany declares war on Russia 3 August Germany declares war on France 4 August Germany invades Belgium. Britain declares war on Germany

Today we will… Identify the causes of World War One Understand the assassination at Sarajevo which sparked World War One Understand how the assassination let to a world war

Success Criteria… I will be able to describe the causes of World War One I will produce a timeline of the events at Sarajevo I will be able to describe how the events at Sarajevo led to war