1. The Causes of the First World War The cards in front of you are the causes of WW1. Sort them into Long and Short term
Long Term
Causes that happened a long time before the War
M A I N
Short Term
Causes that happened just before the war started
Students organise cards into long and short term mins

2. To revise what we learnt in Year 9 in order to come to a conclusion
Who was to blame for WW1?
To revise what we learnt in Year 9 in order to come to a conclusion

3. How did it begin? What were the MAIN causes of WW1? M - Military
A - Alliances
I – Imperialism
N – Nationalism

4. M A I N

5. Franz Ferdinand murdered Austria gave 10 point ultimatum to Serbia
Serbia ignored ultimatum
Austria invaded Serbia
Britain honoured Treaty of London and declared war on Germany
Russia prepared for war to support Serbia
Schlieffen Plan – Germany invades France through Belgium
Germany declared war on France.
Germany warned Russia; War declared.

6. M A N I
Militarism – countries were getting ready for war, e.g. Naval race, arms race, military plans and conscription.
Alliances – countries had grouped together into two rival gangs which were ready to fight.
Nationalism – countries were proud of their identity and this caused problems, e.g. Serbians and Bosnians against Austria.
Imperialism - countries wanting to take over an empire, e.g. Britain defending British Empire, France and Germany being involved in Morocco, Austria-Hungary annexing Bosnia.
Awful governments – governments which made bad decisions and were unpopular with their people, e.g. Hapsburgs in Austria.

7. Whose Fault was the War?
The Triple Entente Great Britian France Russian
The Triple Alliance
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Students categories cards based on whose fault each cause was. Then discussion about whose fault the war was. 15 mins altogether

8. Who started the war/ Whose fault was the war?
These are two very different questions. Write a few sentences explaining whose fault the war was based on your last card sorting activity.

9. casualties in % of men mobilised
The cost of war
ountry
Men mobilised
Killed
Wounded
POW’s + missing
Total casualties
casualties in % of men mobilised
Russia
12 million
1.7mill
4.9mill
2.5mill
9.15mill
76.3
France
8.4 mill
1.3mill
4.2mill
537,000
6.1mill
73.3
GB + Empire
8.9mill
908,000
2mill
191,000
3.1mill
35.8
Italy
5.5mill
650,000
947,000
600,000
2.1mill 39
USA
4.3mill
126,000
234,000
4,500
350,000 8
Japan
800,000
300
900 3
1210
0.2
Romania
750,000
335,000
120,000
80,000
535,000 71
Serbia
700,000
45,000
133,000
153,000
331,000 47
Belgium
267,000
13,800
34,500
93,000 35
Greece
230,000
5000
21,000
1000
27,000 12
Portugal
100,000
7222
13,700
12,000
33,000 33
Total Allies
42million
5 million
13million
4 million
22million
52%
Germany
11million
1.7million
4.2million
1.1million
7.1million 65
Austria
7.8million
1.2million
3.6million
2.2million
7 million 90
Turkey
2.8million
325,000
400,000
250,000
975,000 34
Bulgaria
87,000
152,000
266,000 22
Total
Central Powers
22.8mill
3.3million
8.3million
15 million 67
Grand Total
65 million
8.5mill
21million
7.7mill
37million
57%