1. Lesson 1 - Causes of War Essential Question  Why do wars begin? Learning Outcomes - Students will:  Preview – Why do wars start?  Learn about the 5 causes  Research causes of recent wars Success Criteria I can find the cause of a particular war in the last 20 years

2. Preview  Why do you think people fight war?  Why do wars happen?

3. Vocab  Militarism  Imperialism  Ideology  Alliances  Nationalism

4. Why Wars happen? 1. Militarism  When countries race to build up their armies, navies, weapons to defend or attack others  Ex. No weapons = calm  Ex. You get a knife, I get worried and get a bigger knife, you get worried and get a gun, etc…. Leave 3 lines after each cause!!! !

5. Why Wars happen? 2. Imperialism  When countries try to build large empires by conquering another country  Ex. You have gold. I could either buy it or I could kill you, take it and control all your gold Leave 3 lines after each cause!!! !

6. Why Wars happen? 3. Ideology  Set of beliefs that may determine the way a country is run and the way people are allowed to live  “Democracy is best! Everyone should have it. Let’s invade Iraq to give them democracy” Leave 3 lines after each cause!!! !

8. Why Wars happen? 4. Alliances  The agreements countries make to be friends or support each other  Ex. “You don’t like Mr. McCarey? I don’t like Mr. McCarey! Let’s hate him together.” Leave 3 lines after each cause!!! !

9. Why Wars happen? 5. Nationalism  When one country thinks it is better than others and feels very patriotic  Ex. “China says they invented pasta”  “What!!!! Italy did!!! They don’t know how to make pasta. Italy makes better pasta than anyone”” Leave 3 lines after each cause!!! !

10. Task  Find a war that has occurred within the last 20 years  Research the possible causes of that war  What to write  Create a Burger explanation, Adding it to your list  Ex. Ideology was one of the causes of WW2. For example, as Hitler said in Mein Kampf, “……” This shows ideology as a cause because Hitler believed a conflict between fascism and communism was inevitable.  "Mein Kampf - History Learning Site." History Learning Site. N.p., 17 Dec. 2015. Web. 10 Feb. 2016.  Write the reference under  Go to easybib.com and fill in all the info you caneasybib.com  Copy and paste the citation under your answer  Tips/Guides  No Wikipedia Possible examples 2015 – Syrian Civil War 1983 – Sri Lankan Civil War 2001 – War in Afghanistan 2003 – Iraq war 2003 – War in the Sudan 1996-99 – Kosovo War 2000-2007 – Second Chechen war 1996-97 – First Congo War 1999-2000 – Second Liberian War 1999-2007 – Ituri Conflict Congo 1996-2006 – Nepal Civil War 1992-1997 – Bosnian War 1990-93 – Rwandan Civil War Any others you can research