DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 11/16/10, Topic: Causes of WWI2) Next line, write “Opener #44” and then:

1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours2) 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

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Agenda1) Causes of WWI

What you will be able to do:1) Why did the Great War (WWI) start?

Reminder1) Study for Friday’s Test

Notes #44a, Title: “WWI Causes Notes” 1) Family Connections: Family rivalryUK QUEEN VICTORIA (the mother queen)Edward III – Her sonKing George V – Her grandson

GERMANYKaiser Wilhelm I - Her son in law(Bismarck Journ.s for Kaiser)Kaiser Wilhelm II – Her grandson(KW II fires Bismarck)

RUSSIACzar Nicolas I – His wife is her granddaughter

(Final Czar)

Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren

Kaiser of Germany jealous of the power of his cousin in UK.

Queen Victoria

UK Germ Russia

2) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 3) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

4) Militarism: Arms race:a) Bismarck: said Germany should not build a strong

navy to avoid a race with UKb) Wilhelm II: Feels inferior to UK, starts naval race

c) Dreadnaught:Class ofbattleship wasthe superweapon 21 - UK14 - Germanyd) Temptation:So much moneyspent made pplwant to try thesenew weapons

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?

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

5) Alliances: Alliances designed to create peace:a) Bismark’s Plan: Germany satiated (needs nomore Eur. land), just wants to keep France fromtaking back W. border (won in Franco-Prussian War)b) Imperial Alliance (1882): Germany creates aalliances of kings: Germany, Austria, Italy, + Russiac) Wilhelm II’s Plan (1892): Fears Russia will getstrong, stops trade with Russia, thinking Russia(dictator) will never ally with France (republic)d) Franco-Russian Alliance (1894): F+R ally, UKlosing out to German ind. rev. joins France + Russiae) 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

Secret Alliance Network: Country’s agree to defend each other. Tradition was for alliances to be secret.

Germany

Ottomans

RussiaFrance

AustriaUK

Serbia

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’llstand by who you are allied with, if there’sa conflict, you sit the war out.

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 likely1) 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 security1) Alliances make war so devastating, it makes countries think twice before going to war

2) Having more partners means more security

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Notes #44b, Title: “WWI Causes Notes”

Review1) 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 independenceb) Bosnia: Austria takes, angers

Serbs who wanted Bosniac) Northern Balkan: Russia

informally controls.This swap of leaders will later be

a cause of WWI (1914).

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 Austria12) Germany backs Austria: Declares war on Russia13) France backs Russia: Declares war on Germany14) Reluctant Allies: a) Italy: Refuses to back ally Germany + Austria.b) UK: Hesitant to back France and Russia.

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. SectionsTime Bookmark: 00:00