the causes of the first world war.

this is the lesson about the short and long term causes of the world warnnnthe lesson was delivered by nemuel maluleke

1. The First World War 1914-1918 Causes of the War.

2. L.O:- To be able to explain and analyse the causes of the First World War Key Words: Militarism Imperialism Alliances Nationalism In today’s lesson we will look at: What lead to the start of the First World War in 1914 T he c ountries which were involved in start of the war.

3. Starter Watch the following clip and make notes on the reasons given for war breaking out. Clip:- http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/z7sw6sg

4. Feedback:- What 4 reasons did the clip give for the outbreak of the war? Which countries were Germany in an Arms and Naval Race with?

5. Militarism Kaiser Wilhelm II wanted to make Germany a great country again, he wanted to do this by: Improving his Navy to rival Britain’s which had dominated the seas for over 100 years. Strengthening his Army to rival those of Russia and France Why would this lead to a war?

6. Alliances In 1904, Entente Cordiale signed between Britain and France The Entente Cordiale did not however specifically mention Britain’s involvement in military action. In 1907, Russia joined the Entente making it a Triple Entente.

7. Alliances In 1879, Dual Alliance between Germany and Austria-Hungary. In 1881, Italy joined the alliance which made it a Triple Alliance .

8. Alliances 1839: Treaty of London. Britain and Belgium signed a treaty in which Britain agreed to guard Belgium’s neutrality if war broke out. This meant that when Germany invaded Belgium in order to attack France, Britain had to act.

9. Imperialism Britain was at the helm of a great empire by 1914 with lands in Africa, Canada and India. France also owned most of West Africa and Germany owned 2 African States. The Kaiser wanted to expand his country but this couldn’t be done without military action. Why would this be a problem?

10. Nationalism Nationalism:- The desire of independent nations for dominance and prestige. This meant that countries such as Italy, Germany and Austria-Hungary took great pride in their country and wanted to be the leading power in Europe.

11. 28 th June 1914 On 28 June 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand was in Sarajevo, inspecting troops. Sarajevo is part of Bosnia which was under the control of Austria Hungary, but Serbia didn’t like that. A group of young Bosnian Serbs had planned to kill the Archduke on the way to his royal duties. One of group tried to kill the Archduke with a bomb but it missed. The Royal Car then went down its planned route but the driver had not be told of the change in route The car then stopped to turn around when it stopped near Gavrilo Princip , one of the Bosnian Serbs.

12. The Assassination Princip then took this opportunity to kill the Archduke. Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were both shot and died. The group of Bosnian Serbs were supplied with the equipment needed to kill the Archduke by a Serbian Terrorist group called the Black Hand. Austria Hungary blamed Serbia for the death of the heir to their throne.

13. Task:- In your books, explain the factors which lead to the start of the war and explain the factor you think was most important in causing the first world war. Be able to give some reasons for the start of the war in paragraphs (Level 4) Be able to identify causes of the war and show links between them (level 5) Can identify the most important cause with reasoning (Level 6) Show analysis of the causes in you answer (Level 7)