1. Starter Name the two main alliances?
Name the countries involved in each alliance?
Which country joined the war in 1915?
Which country had a treaty with Serbia?
Name 5 neutral countries in Europe.
Which country changed sides during the war?

2. Starter Which country joined the war in 1915?
Name the two main alliances?
Triple Alliance and Triple Entente
Name the countries involved in each alliance?
Britain, France and Russia
Germany, Aus/Hungary and Italy
Which country joined the war in 1915?
Ottoman Empire
Which country had a treaty with Serbia?
Russia
Name 3 of the neutral countries?
Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Norway.
Which country changed sides during the war?
Italy

3. Causes of WW1 - Militarism
Learning Objectives
How did the European powers increase their militaries before the war?
What were the reasons they built up their militaries?

4. WW1 Soldier Modern Day Soldier Unique to WW1 soldier Similarities
Unique to modern day soldier

5. Why is the Arms race a major cause of WWI?
What is Militarism
Why is the Arms race a major cause of WWI?

6. Militarism What does it mean? Countries make their armies bigger
Governments spend more on military
Governments say it is for defensive reasons, but often they go on to attack
Write your own definition of what militarism means
Can you think of any examples of militarism today?

7. What does the cartoon suggest about the Arms Race?

8. Soldiers – Draw a table to show the numbers of soldiers by 1914
Country
Soldier Numbers
4,500,000
3,750,000
1,400,000
750,000
750,000
750,000
1) Which country had the most soldiers by 1914?
2) Who had the most soldiers – the Triple Alliance or the Triple Entente?
3) Would the number of soldiers the alliances had affect the outcome of a war? Why do you think this?

9. Military Spending (in British pounds)

10. Which country spent the most money on their military?
Money Spent
70,000,000
68,000,000
55,000,000
50,000,000
38,000,000
10,000,000
Which country spent the most money on their military?
Did the Triple Alliance or Triple Entente spend more on their militaries?
Why might militaries need to spend money?

12. Dreadnought Production – Draw a table to represent the information
Year
Britain
Germany
1906
1907
By 1914, how many dreadnaughts did each country have?
In what year was the most dreadnoughts built? What may be the reasons for this?
Why might an advantage on the sea be beneficial for the British?

13. How did European powers increase their militaries before WWI?
Identify three ways in which European countries increased their militaries

14. The Schlieffen Plan

15. The Schleiffen Plan - 1914 Assumptions
Germany could not fight against Russia and France at the same time
Russia would take 6 weeks to mobilise their army
France would be defeated within 6 weeks
Belgium wouldn’t offer any resistance
Britain would remain neutral despite having an agreement with Belgium to offer support

16. The French Plans French Plan XVII (1913)
Attack into Germany to recover Alsace & Lorraine
Assumed:
• Superiority of French soldier
• Germany would honor Belgian neutrality (threat of Britain)

17. Reality
On 2nd August 1914 Germany invaded Luxembourg and Belgium
The Germans were held up in Belgium and the British arrived to support the Belgians
Russia mobilised in just 10 days and German troops were forced to move to the eastern front
Germany could not take Paris and therefore couldn’t take France

18. Schlieffen Plan vs Plan 17
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
Why did Von Schlieffen believe the plan could work?
Would the French Plan 17, to attack through Alsace Lorraine work against the Germans?

19. Plenary If this is the answer, what is the question? 3,750,000
Britain, France and Russia
Dreadnoughts
Arms race
£70,000,000
1914