1. DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY &
YESTERDAY
1) Write: Date: 11/16/10, Topic: Causes of WWI
2) Next line, write “Opener #44” and then:
1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours
2) Rate your understanding of
yesterday: lost<1-5>too easy (3 is perfect)
3) Respond to the Opener by writing
at least 1 sentences about:
Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND
Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND
Summary of the clip OR/AND

2. Agenda
1) Causes of WWI
What you will be able to do:
1) Why did the Great War (WWI)
start?
Reminder
1) Study for Friday’s Test

3. Notes #44a, Title: “WWI Causes Notes”
1) Family Connections: Family rivalry
UK QUEEN VICTORIA (the mother queen)
Edward III – Her son
King George V – Her grandson
GERMANY
Kaiser Wilhelm I - Her son in law
(Bismarck Journ.s for Kaiser)
Kaiser Wilhelm II – Her grandson
(KW II fires Bismarck)
RUSSIA
Czar Nicolas I – His wife is her granddaughter

4. Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren
Kaiser of Germany jealous of the
power of his cousin in UK.
Queen
Victoria
UK Germ Russia

5. 2) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.
(not in chronological order)
Militarism-Arms race
Alliances-Mutual protection agreements
Nationalism-Belief they were better
Imperialism-Competition for territory
Angst: Society’s restlessness and problems at home
If in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Angst
3) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

6. 4) Militarism: Arms race:
a) Bismarck: said Germany should not build a strong
navy to avoid a race with UK
b) Wilhelm II: Feels inferior to UK, starts naval race
c) Dreadnaught:
Class of
battleship was
the superweapon
21 - UK
14 - Germany
d) Temptation:
So much money
spent made ppl
want to try these
new weapons

7. Journ. #44a, Title “Battleship Buildup Race”
Battleship Arms Race! With your team:
Build the biggest battleship you can make using
paper and only paper, no tape/glue!
Later we will test your battleship in battle!
1) Does building more weapons entice war?

9. WWI Causes Notes
1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.
(not in chronological order)
Militarism-Arms race
Alliances-Mutual protection agreements
Nationalism-Belief they were better
Imperialism-Competition for territory
Angst: Society’s restlessness and problems at home
If in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Angst
2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

10. 5) Alliances: Alliances designed to create peace:
a) Bismark’s Plan: Germany satiated (needs no
more Eur. land), just wants to keep France from
taking back W. border (won in Franco-Prussian War)
b) Imperial Alliance (1882): Germany creates a
alliances of kings: Germany, Austria, Italy, + Russia
c) Wilhelm II’s Plan (1892): Fears Russia will get
strong, stops trade with Russia, thinking Russia
(dictator) will never ally with France (republic)
d) Franco-Russian Alliance (1894): F+R ally, UK
losing out to German ind. rev. joins France + Russia
e) Russian Slavic Protection: Russia shares cultural
ties with and has interests in the Balkans (East
Europe), so pledges to protect them (esp Serbia)
f) Ottomans Ally with Germany (1914): Turkey allies
w. the Eur it hates least + who they thought will win

11. Secret Alliance Network: Country’s agree to
defend each other. Tradition was for alliances
to be secret.
Germany
Ottomans
Russia
France
Austria
UK
Serbia

13. Journ. #44b, Title “Alliances”
1) Everyone stand up. Everyone secretly
ally with 2 other people (no 4 way) in the
class, write their name down under 1)
2) What happened with X and X went to
war?
When we start
the war, you’ll
stand by who
you are allied
with, if there’s
a conflict, you
sit the war out.

14. Journ. #44c, “Alliance Debate”
1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write
which you choose and explain why.
2) Then write down what your partner thinks
(include their name at the end).
1 2 3 4 5
CON: Alliances make war
more likely
1) If any one goes to war,
we are all involved,
creating a more likely
trigger
2) Having more partners
means more to defend
PRO: Alliances provide
extra security
1) Alliances make war so
devastating, it makes
countries think twice
before going to war
2) Having more partners
means more security

15. WWI Causes Notes
1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.
(not in chronological order)
Militarism-Arms race
Alliances-Mutual protection agreements
Nationalism-Belief they were better
Imperialism-Competition for territory
Angst: Society’s restlessness and problems at home
If in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliances
Angst
2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of
Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

16. Notes #44b, Title: “WWI Causes Notes”

17. Review
1) Balkans: Diverse area between
Austria, Russia, and Middle East,
mixed Christian, Muslim.
Controlled by the Ottomans, but
Holy Alliance take control (1st
with Greece)
2) Europeans Slice the Balkans
(1828–1908):
a) Serbia: Win their independence
b) Bosnia: Austria takes, angers
Serbs who wanted Bosnia
c) Northern Balkan: Russia
informally controls.
This swap of leaders will later be
a cause of WWI (1914).

18. 6) Archduke Franz Ferdinand: Heir to Austrian
empire assassinated on Bosnia visit: 6/28/1914
7) Kaiser’s Blank Check: German says it will back
Austria no matter what, itching for war
8) Austrian Demands: Austria demands Serbia to
denounce terrorism + allow Aust. to investigate
with in Serbian borders
9) Serbian Response: Agrees to most
10) Austrian Response: Austria rejects the reply +
declares war (no turning back)
11) Russia backs Serbia: Declares war on Austria
12) Germany backs Austria: Declares war on Russia
13) France backs Russia: Declares war on Germany
14) Reluctant Allies:
a) Italy: Refuses to back ally Germany + Austria.
b) UK: Hesitant to back France and Russia.

19. Journ. #44d, Title “Video: Assassination of the
Archduke of Austria”
1) Copy Source Title: BBC
2…) Discuss questions on the board
with a partner. Summarize your
discussion (include their name at the
end). Remember participation points
are deducted if off task.
5 Reading/Film Qs Come From These Journ.