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Main Point - The alliance system that was created to prevent a general war in Europe actually created the situation where one small event could quickly grow into a crisis that started the general war.
Main Point - European leaders made specific choices to go to war rather than prevent war
Homework # 3 - Start of World War One
Homework # 3 - Start of World War One
Reading on the Start of World War One - Click Here
Printable Copy of Homework Questions - click here
Important Note - The Reading Quiz will contain a few questions about locations on the map to the right.
Video on the Start of World War One - click here
The Great War by Joe Sacco is a one continuous illustration showing the first day of the Battle of the Somme from the perspective of the British army. This one day of fighting was the worst day in British military history where they suffered 60,000 casualties.
Link to Annotated Guide to the Great War - click here
Link to Class Assignment - click here
Build a Process Diagram - Outbreak of World War One - A Process Diagram shows how a series of events are related in a "cause & effect" relationship.
The picture to the right shows a process diagram
Specifically, your process diagram should have the following things mentioned in the process diagram:
Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Russia Mobilizes its Army
Germany Declares War on Russia
Austria Issues Ultimatum to Serbia
Austria Declares War on Serbia
Germany Invades Belgium and France
Britain Joins War to Protect Belgium
Germany gives "Blank Check" to Austria
Classwork # 2 - Who Started World War One
Classwork # 2 - Who Started World War One
Copy of Assignment - click here
Questions:
World War One was not an “accident”. It was the result of governments knowingly and willingly making choices that resulted in war. Based on what you know about the start of the war, which decision was the one that made the war inevitable? Why?
Do you think the government that made that decision should be held fully responsible for starting World War One or do you think other countries are also to blame? If so, which ones? Why?
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