2. Seating Plan 10A/Hi2 MISS HUGHES Khalid S Sadiya Issrar Zubair Whitney Clayton Devids Charee m Rafi Anana Tahmina Jazz Tamas Zak Elena Aifan Anna Abdulkadir Adama Khalid K Nawal Monira Kabir

3. BULLIES AND BFFS: The Alliance System

4. What causes wars? Challenge: Which is the most important and why? (Think about what you would be prepared to die for)

6. Did it happen overnight?

8. What do you think the word alliance means? In groups of 2 or 3 write down at the back of your book any ideas you think this might be to do with

9. What do you think the word alliance means? A)Alliance means two or more countries who sign an agreement. This agreement is always over which side a country should fight on during a war. B)Alliance means two or more countries who sign an agreement. This agreement is always over which side a country should fight on should a war break out. C)Alliance means three or more countries who sign an agreement. This agreement can be over anything they decide. D)Alliance means two or more countries who sign an agreement. This agreement can be over anything they decide.

10. Copy definitions: Alliance: An agreement or partnership between countries e.g. to help to defend each others land. This agreement can be over anything they decide- for example an agreement over trade. However often the agreements particularly in the years before the First World War were about protection. This means that were a war to break out, countries had agreed to protect each other. Treaty: Written agreement between nations.

11. Tension was mounting in Europe long before the War started. By 1914, Europe was split into two gangs – The Allies (the side Britain was on) and the Central Powers.

12. Activity As we go through the cartoon, can you complete the table to say who was on which side.. Gang 1 Gang 2 Austria-HungarySerbia

20. Triple Alliance: Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary Triple Entente: Britain, France, Belgium, Serbia and Russia

21. TOP TIP TO REMEMBER THEM ENTENTE = French Word, So FRANCE must be in the ENTENTE GERMANS hate FRANCE, so they are in the opposite one Once you’ve remembered these two, you just need to remember that Austria Hungary was with Germany And Russia and Britain was with France

22. Read through the worksheets

23. WORKSHEET

25. Discussion Why do you think Britain felt threatened by Germany? Why did France feel threatened by Germany? Why do you think that Germany felt threatened by its neighbours France and Russia?

26. Mini-Plenary https://www.youtube.com/ watch?annotation_id=anno tation_3503005073&featur e=iv&src_vid=UAeMeuusp mk&v=sXCZIzFQysg What year were Germany and AH allied against Rus? Why did Italy join this alliance? Which area could at any moment ‘burst into flames’/ Why were the nations of Europe described as chaine?d together

27. This cartoon - 'A Chain of Friendship' - appeared in the American newspaper the Brooklyn Eagle in July 1914. The caption read: “If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany.” What is the Message of this Cartoon?

28. Why was war in Europe likely in the early 1900s? POINT What was an important reason that war was likely? EVIDENCE What evidence or examples do you have to prove your point? EXPLAIN Why did this particular reason make war likely?

29. Why is an Empire Important? A first Long Term factor which led to war in 1914 was ……… There were two major alliances: 1 = This contained: 2 = This contained: Alliances may cause a World War This is because…. Alliances are an important reason because…

30. Government Report You are to be given a great power (in groups of 5). It is 1913. In your report to your king (UK)/Emperor (Germany, Austria, Russia) / President (France) you are to (a) Talk about the military strengths and weaknesses of your own country. (b) The strengths and weaknesses of the countries in the enemy alliance system (c) The general strength of your alliance system (triple alliance/entente). Is it stronger than the enemy alliance system? (d) What you would need to do to be stronger if there was a war?

31. Post it Plenary – Which country is the strongest and why?