1. Causes of WWI – Right Side
Using the entire paper, draw the following:

2. Causes of War - long term- MAINE
Militarism - glory of war and military spending
Alliances: web of treaties to protect themselves
Imperial tensions- competition for colonies
Nationalism- many countries torn by tensions of different nationalist groups
Europe at its peak- industrial and population

3. The Alliances Triple Alliance Triple Entente Germany Austria-Hungary
Italy
Triple Entente
France
Russia
Great Britain

4. Sketch in the following Map – label Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Serbia, Romania, Bosnia, Albania, Greece and the rest of Ottoman Empire

5. Francis Joseph – Emperor of Austrian- Hungarian Empire
Annexed by
Austria 1908
Independent
Independence
June 28, 1912
Conquered
By Ottomans
June 28, 1389
Independent

6. Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie

10. The Fuse and Spark Assassination of the Archduke
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria visits Bosnian capital (June 28, 1914)
Gavrilo Princip of the Black Hand shoots Archduke and wife
Austria-Hungary’s Ultimatum
Austria-Hungary demands investigation
Serbia refuses
Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia (July 28, 1914)

11. The Alliance System Leads to War!
Russia supported Serbia
Germany supported Austria-Hungary
Within one week, almost all of Europe at war
Germany declares war on Russia and France
Britain declares war on Germany

13. Boyz in the Hood – A metaphor for WWI – lefty side
1. Review the 2nd paragraph and list at least FOUR long term causes of WWI.
2. describe the alliance that is detailed in the 4th paragraph
3. in paragraph 7, who was the “rat”? Why was Stevie “in trouble”?
4. paragraph 8 – why did the “all out rumble” erupt?
5. paragraph 10 – why did the Entente finally win?

14. Explosion Video Clip
Make a box to record notes during the video. Record AT LEAST 10 facts
Video Clip – Explosion

16. Quiz on WWI
On a separate piece of paper, draw a simple picture of a powder keg (like the one below), as a metaphor for the outbreak of WWI
In the powder keg, list the prewar conditions and tensions in Europe (long term causes)
Then label the fuse and the spark with the events that caused the prewar tensions to explode into war!!