Unit 5.2 Classwork: Causes of WWI (MANIA)
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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.

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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.

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

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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

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Definition- when a country seeks to _______ other countries politically, economically and culturally
Europe’s competition to take over over overseas territory _______
Economic _______ (natural resources)

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_______ 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

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-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…

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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.

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

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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!


