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Unit 5.2 Classwork: Causes of WWI (MANIA)

By Haiyen Truong
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10 Questions
Note from the author:
Content Objective: IWBAT understand the causes and effects of World War One.
Standard Objective: IWBAT draw connections between events (cause/effects).

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Content Objective: IWBAT understand the causes and effects of World War One.
Standard Objective: IWBAT draw connections between events (cause/effects).

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.
Required
1.
World War I (_______) was caused by _______ among newly advanced _______ nations in Europe and a failure of diplomatic relations. The war _______ European and American life, _______ the economies of Europe, and planted the seeds for a _______ world war.

CAUSES OF WWI

MILITARISM

Required
2.
Definition- building up _______ , technology, and being _______ prepared for war.

_______ to be the top nation leads to an _______ between European powers that used _______ to stockpile guns, tanks, submarines, gas etc.

ALLIANCES

Required
3.
Definition- agreements between nations to _______ each other if attacked and attack back

NATIONALISM

Required
4.
Definition- Extreme pride and _______ to your nation. Loyalty to fight for one’s nation.

Examples:
-_______ against Germany
(Franco-Prussian War)
-_______ in military power and industrial growth

IMPERIALISM

Required
5.
Definition- when a country seeks to _______ other countries politically, economically and culturally

Europe’s competition to take over over overseas territory _______

Economic _______ (natural resources)

ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ FERDINAND --- THE SPARK

Required
6.
_______ were upset over actions of _______

The Serbian terrorist group plots to kill Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Gavrilo Princip _______ the Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife on _______

World War One officially begins

WHY DOES THE U.S. GET INVOLVED?

Required
7.
-Up until this point, the U.S. wanted to _______ in Europe, so we practiced a policy known as _______ (not getting involved in the war)

-BUT we are forced to join the war because of…
1. SINKING OF LUSITANIA - 1915
Required
8.
German U-Boat (_______) sinks British passenger ship

Leaves 1,198 people dead including _______ U.S. citizens

Americans are _______

President Woodrow Wilson demands the Germans stop _______ submarine warfare.
2. ZIMMERMAN TELEGRAPH -
Required
9.
_______ sends a _______ telegram to _______ offering to help Mexico take back territory from the United States in exchange for _______

The Zimmerman Telegram is _______ by the United States

This event finally pushes the United States to join the war in 1917 on the side of the _______

HOW IS WWI DIFFERENT FROM ALL PREVIOUS WARS?

The Industrial Revolution at the turn of the century creates deadly war technology like nothing the world had ever seen before.

TRENCH WARFARE

Required
10.
New form of warfare in which soldiers fight from trenches dug into the battlefield– trading _______ for extremely _______


_______ - Area between the trenches that men had to cross to get to the enemy trench- the most dangerous area!