1. Do Now
Get ready for 9.1.4
You have 5 minutes to prep

2. Learning Check
You have until 1:40
Wave it at Mr Best when you’re done

3. Do Now
Open notebooks
Make a new title: The War Begins

4. The War Begins
We already know why Germany, France, and Britain were ready for war.
Today we will focus on the East—Austria, Russia, and the Balkans.

5. The War Begins
We will be watching a few short-ish videos, reading about the start of the war, and looking at why mobilization was problem.

6. Video 1: problems in the Balkans
Answer these questions while we watch:
What were the problems between Austro-Hungary and Serbia? Why?
Why did Europe not care about problems in the Balkans?
Who were the Black Hand? What did they want?
How did the aftermath of the Balkan Wars increase tension in the Balkans?
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7. Video 2: the war begins Answer these questions while we watch: vid
Who killed Franz Ferdinand? Why did this motivate Austria to Start a fight with Serbia?
Why did it take so long for Austria to act against Serbia?
In what order did the nations mobilize?
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8. Assignment: War Begins timeline
Make a timeline from June 28th to August 4th, 1914
Record when each nation started mobilizing and who they mobilized against
Record also: what was their reason for starting to fight?

9. The Problem with Trains
Every nation was afraid of getting beaten to mobilization.
In most of Europe, it only took about a week for your army to get ready and arrive at a border at partial strength.
This meant that if you delayed even a couple days to mobilize, your enemy might be crossing your border while your troops were still getting their boots on.

10. The Specter of the Franco-Prussian War
The problem is that you always prepare for the last war you fought.
In 1870, Prussia destroyed the French army with mobility.
Superior use of trains meant the Prussian army moved 2x as fast and outflanked France in every battle.

11. The Specter of the Franco-Prussian War
The lessons of the war taught Europe a few things:
Trains and speed were the key.
Only by aggressively attacking could you win.
The war would be short.
The first to mobilize would have a huge advantage.

12. Written Response
Why did the lessons of the Franco-Prussian war make the First World War more likely?
3 min

13. Assignment: Why the war began?
Having looked at the lead up to the war—what do you think was the main cause?
Write a thesis answering the question.
What evidence would you use to support this thesis?
Write a paragraph defending it