An overview of the causes of the wars, why men enlisted and where Australians fought.
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An overview of the causes of the wars, why men enlisted and where Australians fought.
Students:
outline the main causes of both wars
locate and sequence the places where Australians fought in both wars
explain why Australians enlisted to fight in both wars
An Overview of the Causes of WW1
An Overview of the Causes of WW1
Task 1: Copy the Notes on the board
Task 1: Copy the Notes on the board
World War I was a major conflict fought between 1914 and 1918. Other names for World War I include the First World War, WWI, the War to End All Wars, and the Great War. World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The United States also fought on the side of the Allies after 1917. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I, was around 40 million. There were 20 million deaths and 21 million wounded. The total number of deaths includes 9.7 million military personnel and about 10 million civilians.
Task 3: European Tensions and Alliances Map Work
Task 3: European Tensions and Alliances Map Work
a) Copy Notes: People saw war as the likely outcome of the rivalries among the great powers in the areas of:
· competition to take advantage of trading opportunities
· competition to control territory and resources in Africa that would give nations access to raw materials that weren’t available in Europe
· the development of weapons and ships that nations could use to protect their interests
· the size and strength of armies and navies and the arms race (especially between Britain and Germany) that resulted from this
· individual power and status
b) Using the printed map colour the countries into the Two Alliances System: The Triple Entente and The Triple Aliance
Task 4: The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the cause of WW1
On 28 June 1914, at Sarajevo in Bosnia, 23-year-old Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian nationalist, shot dead the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and his wife Sophie. Franz Ferdinand was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination provided an excuse for Austria–Hungary to attempt to punish and weaken its long-time enemy, Serbia.
a) View the Video: Day that Shook the World: Franz Ferdinand
b) Read and complete the source based task
Task 5: The July Crisis Jumble.
Task 5: The July Crisis Jumble.
a) Copy Notes in Blue.
The ‘July crisis’ that developed from the assassination involved, through their alliances, all the major European powers and it ignited the tensions among them. Their failure to resolve the July crisis demonstrated nations’ desires to exercise their power and also their fears of one another (see Source 5). By 4 August 1914, Europe was at war.
b) Discuss with your partner the correct and logical sequence of this jumbled 'July Crisis' timeline. Don't paste it in your books until your teacher shows your the answer.
SKM_C55821031512550.pdfCauses of WW1 Final Tasks.pdfww1_powerpoint_june_2020.pptxTask 7: Revision Games
Task 7: Revision Games
Why men enlisted and where Australia fought in WW1.
Why men enlisted and where Australia fought in WW1.
Task 1: Copy Notes in Blue
When war broke out in Europe in August 1914, most major decisions about Australia’s foreign policy were still made by leaders in Britain. So, when the British Prime Minister, Herbert Asquith, declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914, Australia also committed to war.
Three days before Britain’s declaration of war, the Australian Prime Minister, Joseph Cook, made a speech in which he had already promised Australian support to Britain if a war broke out. In a speech in Victoria, he said:
'Whatever happens, Australia is part of the Empire right to the full. Remember that when the Empire is at war, so is Australia at war. That being so, you will see how grave is the situation. So far as the defences go here and now in Australia, I want to make it quite clear that all our resources in Australia are in the Empire and for the Empire and for the preservation and security of the Empire.'
Joseph Cook, speech given in Victoria on 1 August 1914
The day before, the Australian opposition leader, Andrew Fisher, had already promised the ‘last man and the last shilling’ to Britain in the event of war.
When war did break out in August 1914, the Australian government placed the navy under the command of Britain and announced a plan to build an Australian Expeditionary Force (AIF) to send overseas. The government’s promise to Britain was an AIF of 20,000 men. As the war continued for four years, more Australian men were required to fill the ranks of the growing AIF and the government was forced to actively seek more recruits as enlistment numbers fell.
The total population in Australia in August 1914 was about 4.9 million people. Over the next four years 416,809 Australian men enlisted for service in the First World War. That was about 39% of the total male population who were allowed to enlist, men between the ages of 18 and 44. (Australian War Memorial: Enlistment Statistics, First World War)
Why did Australian men enlist in to fight in the First World War? There were a variety of reasons for this and many men did not join up for one reason alone. Common reasons for enlisting are outlined in the diagram below.
Andrew Fisher famous for his quote for his committment of Australian troops to support Britain
Activities
Why did Australia join the war against Germany in 1914?
How many men did the Australian government promise to Britain in 1914?
Watch the following video interview with Professor Peter Stanley on Australia and the Great War. Make notes using the Video Questions worksheet
Why Australians Joined Video Questions.pdfAnalysing Sources: How do these sources contribute to our knowledge of why men enlisted?
Why men enlisted in WW1.pdfEnlistment Sources.pdfWW1 Enlistment Empathy Task.pdf
Enlisting aged 14 years and two months of age, Jim Martin is thought to be the youngest Australian soldier to lose his life in the Great War, dying from fever aquired in the trenches of Gallipoli still two months shy of his 15th Birthday.
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