WW1 #5: Taking Sides
DUE: # 3 & 4
1. What are the M.A.I.N. causes
of WW1?
2. Whose death triggered the
beginning of the war?
3. Which group was responsible for
his death?
When the Archduke is killed …
• Austria-Hungary
gives Serbia a list
of demands
• Serbia does most
of them (they’re
scared!)
• BUT, A-H declares
war anyway on July
28, 1914
* Have a “blank check” assurance from Germany to
help A-H, no matter what
The Alliance System Begins
• Serbia’s ally Russia begins to mobilize: move
troops (but does NOT declare war, Ger says
STOP w/in 12 hours, R – no answer)
• Aug 1: Germany declares war on Russia
• Aug 2: Ger enters a secret alliance w/
Ottoman Empire
• Aug 3: Ger declares war on France
– Ger gives GB an ultimatum: promise to stay
neutral – you have 12 hours to decide
Which country started it? Who do we blame?
Germany: Knew it was surrounded by
enemies & must act fast to win this war
• Schlieffen Plan:
attack France 1st
quickly, then turn to
Russia (slower to
mobilize)
• France realized this
& put all their troops
along border
w/Germany
• Germany asked Belgium
(who was neutral –
didn’t take sides) if they
could pass through
• Belgium said NO!
• So, Ger invades Belg
– GB says STOP invasion
w/in 24 hours – don’t
• Britain was allies w/Belg
& this forces Britain to
enter the war
A huge war has begun!
• Central Powers: Germany, A-H, Ottoman
Empire, Bulgaria
• Allies: Great Britain, Italy, France, Serbia,
Russia, Japan
Plus – many of these countries have overseas
empires who will also have to fight in this war!
WW1 #6: It Begins!
• On the BACK, answer the following for your
country (Japan or Italy).
1. List two specific reasons why they joined the
war, what side they joined, and when.
2. Describe 1 specific way in which they helped
fight the war.
3. At the end of the war, what did they get for
fighting? Was it what they wanted? How
does it lead this country towards WW2?
• Fill out the FRONT.
With your partner,
1. Why did your countries join the war?
2. Were they for the same reasons?
3. Were they happy with how the war ended
for them?
4. ON FRONT, summarize
Who is to blame for
starting World War I?
WW1 is --- fault.
• Agree
– Give arguments
that prove this
country is to blame
for WW1
• Disagree
• Give arguments that
prove this country is
NOT to blame for
WW1
Final Decision: Paragraph each
1. In your own words, how did this war
begin?
2. Who is primarily to blame for starting
World War 1? Your answer can include
multiple countries. Include 2-3 specific
reasons for your answer.
WW1 Project: Museum Exhibit
• Goal for a museum exhibit is to teach
people a topic in a fun and interactive way.
• Daily life in the trenches • Tactics of trench
warfare• Gas warfare • machine gun • tank
• The impact of the Russian withdrawal
from the war • The use of aircraft • The
role of women • medicine •
Communications: radio, runners,
telegraph, and pigeons • War dogs/Military
animals • Leaders: Pershing, Foch, Petain,
etc. • U-boats • Life on the home front
Poster
Title: Term (EX: Militarism)
Define term
Picture – not graphic!
Explain how this leads to a major, world war
*Clear, Large, Colorful*
Pg. 368
Label the following
countries:
• Russia
• Great Britain
• Germany
• Italy
• France
• Austria-Hungary
• Ottoman Empire
• Spain
• Serbia
• Greece
• Belgium