Causes of the Great War WWI

Journal 3/25 You are Great Britain; you have the strongest Navy in the world. Close to your borders is the newly powerful nation of Germany has started a campaign of militarism. What do you think this word means? Why might this make you nervous?

Journal 3/26 Turn to page 828. Read the section from the novel All Quiet on the Western Front. Answer the questions at the bottom right.

Journal 3/28 Get out your nationalism note guide (it says “Remember the Hapsburgs” at the top). Turn to page 707; the map there represents all the different ethnic groups (nations) within the Hapsburg empire before WWI. Use the map and your note guide to write four sentences answering the questions: 1)How did all the different nations in the Haps. Empire create conflict before WWI? 2)What did this have to do with the assassination of Francis Ferdinand?

Journal 3/29 Read about Trench Warfare on page 824. Answer the questions on the bottom of page 825.

Journal 3/30 1)Write a thesis about the causes of WWI (the 3 ‘isms’ and the other one). 2)Write a topic sentence for each cause discussing how each lead to the start of the war.

A NEW KIND OF WAR Fighting WWI

3 ‘isms’ and…the other one Imperialism When one country controls all aspects of: Militarism The rapid build up: Nationalism An intense love of: Alliances When two or more nations:

Imperialism Napoleon's Empire Meet the ‘Iron Chancellor’ and his puppet king Nothing a little WAR can’t fix…

Militarism How German industrialism leads to Militarism A warning from the ‘Iron Chancellor’ Kaiser William II

Nationalism Diverse Hapsburg Empire Austria becomes Austria- Hungary The assassination of Franz Ferdinand

Two Front War Schlieffen Plan was: – Attack ______Belgium – Causes______to join: The plan ____ – Russia was _______than Germany thought – France and Britain push: Both sides ‘dig in’ meaning they fight in _______

Stalemate on the Western Front A stalemate is: _____ cause a stalemate – No one will cross: – Trenches can be easily: Modern tech does not: – Poison gas was________ – Tanks could roll over trenches but: – Aircrafts had little effect: Zeppelins: “Dog fights”:

More Modern Technology Submarines – U-Boats (unterseeboot): – U-boats sink ships: – The Allies form convoys: Rapid fire Machine guns – Less re-_____ – Higher____________ Long rang artillery – Like a _____ – Hit target from up to:

SLOW END TO A LONG WAR Breaking the stalemate, Total war and seeking ‘peace w/o victory’

Read WWI Battlefield (385)  War on the Home front (387) What were the effects of trench warfare on the advancement of the troops? How/why did trench warfare lead to the development of new weapons? Copy and complete the chart Identify two other weapons used during WWI. WEAPONSDID IT EFFECT THE STALEMATE? WHY? POISON GAS TANKS AIRCRAFTS

Total War: To fight war the gov’t needs – Bodies: – Money: – Souls!: Total war will accomplish this… – Bodies= Conscription: – Money= War Bonds: – Souls!= Propaganda:

What is the purpose of each image? What is it meant to make you do/think/feel?

Propaganda Poster Read the bit on info about propaganda on page 387 Your task is to create propaganda for the Allies’ war efforts (in other words to support the Allies). Here are the rules for creating good, effective propaganda: 1.More images. Less words. 2.A clear message. What are you asking citizens to do? What’s the consequence if they ignore you? 3.MAKE ME FEEL SOMETHING!!! Give me images that “tug at my heart strings!”

Journal 4/3 If you had to blame the Great War on one of the following who would it be and why? 1)Austria-Hungary 2)The Black Hand/Serbia 3)Germany 4)Great Britain 5)France

Ending the Stalemate Russia leaves due to: – Czar is_________ – New leader: – Germany can focus on: US enters – Germans sink Lusitania: – British intercept the Zimmermann telegram Kaiser asks________to join them in war Americans start to __________Germany

Peace without victory German gov’t seeks an armistice or: Paris Peace Conference leaders of the ______ ______meet to: – _________is not invited – None of the: Treaty of Versailles punishes________ 1) 2) 3)

1.Name four countries from the Allied Powers +4 2.Name two countries from the Central Powers +2 3.Name the four causes of WWI +4 4.How did Militarism start the war (specific example)? +1 5.How did Imperialism start the war (specific example)? +1 6.How did nationalism start the war (specific example)? +1 7.What caused the Alliances to kick in that started WWI +1 (Bonus if you can tell me the orders the ‘dominoes fell’)? 8.What was the Schlieffen Plan? +1 9.What country was fighting a two front war? +1 What country was on her WESTERN front? +1 Which was on her EASTERN front +1? 10.What caused the Stalemate on the Western front? What member of the Allied Powers was NOT invited to the Paris Peace Conference? +1 Why +1