1. World War I DO NOW Think about the following: Should the United States have declared war on Spain in 1898?

2. CCEJ Argumentative Paragraph  CLAIM  The position or side of the question that you plan to argue  CONTEXT  The historical context/background about the subject  EVIDENCE  Examples/Sources/Documents that will support your position  JUSTIFICATION  Significance of your evidence  How your evidence supports your claim

3. Should the United States have declared war on Spain in 1898?  CLAIM  The United States should have declared war on Spain in 1898.  CONTEXT  In 1898, the United States declared war on Spain for four main reasons; rebellion, atrocities, economic interests, and the De Lome Letter.  EVIDENCE  The most important reasons why the United States declared war on Spain were Spanish atrocities and more specifically, yellow journalism and the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine.  JUSTIFICATION  Spanish atrocities caused the United States to publish newspaper stories, called Yellow Journalism, about how bad the Spanish treated the Cubans. The stories were exaggerations, but they caused Americans to want to support Cuban independence.  Other examples to support justification  Similarly the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine was printed in newspapers as another example of Spanish atrocities. It was the final push Americans needed to declare war on the Spanish.  Closing sentence

4. AIM How did one gunshot lead to the death of millions of people? GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WWI Started on July 28, 1914 Ended November 11, 1918 Almost 8 million died because of the war

5. The Causes of World War I M.A.N.I.A  Militarism  Alliance  Nationalism  Imperialism  Assassination

6. Militarism  Definition:  European nations began arming themselves to protect their assets  Increased size and strength of military.

7. Alliances  An agreement made between two or more countries to give each other help when needed.  When an alliance is signed, those countries become known as Allies.  Map of European Alliances in 1914 Map of European Alliances in 1914

8. Nationalism  Definition  Love/Pride for your country  The desire of independent nations for dominance and prestige.

9. Imperialism  Definition  refers to the control of one country by another (economically and politically)

10. The “Spark”

11. The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand  The assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand was “ the spark ” that ignited Europe into Total War.Europe  Killed by Serbian group the “Black Hand”

12. Central Powers Allied Powers Austria Hungry Germany Serbia Russia Domino Effect

13. Exit Ticket Using the CCEJ method, answer the following question. What was the most important European cause of World War I?

14. AlliancesAlliances Prior to World War 1 Red= Allied Powers Pink= Central Powers List the countries included in each alliance in your notes. Allied Powers (Entente) 1.Great Britain 2.France 3.Russia Central Powers 1.Germany 2.Austria-Hungry 3.Turkey

15. European Imperialism