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March 8, 2013 CW 8.2: Causes of World War I Page 1

Do First (1 minutes) and Share Out (2 minutes)

1. What is the purpose of war? (Unit Essential Question)__________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Objective (1 minute): SWBAT analyze secondary sources in order to synthesize the causes of World War I.

Mastery: In order to master todays lesson, you will need to

1. Complete an exit ticket covering the causes of World War I2. Write a thesis on the following prompt:

What were the causes of World War I?

Agenda (1 minute):

Do First and Share Out (3 minutes) Lesson Overview: Objective, Mastery, and Agenda (2 minutes) Key Ideas and Checks for Understanding (6 minutes) Overview of World War I and Checks for Understanding (7 minutes) Causes of World War I (12 minutes) Unit Essential Questions Discussion: What is the purpose of war? (7 minutes) Thesis Writing: Causes of World War I (5 minutes) Exit Ticket (5 minutes)

Key Ideas (6 minutes) 1.________ 2.________ 3._________

1. World War I took place from 1914-1918 and involvedmultiple countries in Europe, including France, the

United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Russia, the Austro-

Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire.

2. World War I involved millions of soldiers fighting inmultiple parts of Europe and Africa, and is particularly

known for increases in military technology that were

developed and used as part of the war.

3. The war began because of numerous factors, whichcan be summed up in the acronym MANIA:

a. Militarism: a focus on stronger armiesb. Alliances: Many countries in Europe had

promised to protect or otherwise aid each

other in case of war

c. Nationalism: Countries controlled by otherswanted their independence

d. Imperialism: Countries competed for territoryin Africa

e. Assassination: The assassination of a politicalleader led to the beginning of the war

(see reading below for more information about MANIA)

Focus on Unit Essential Question:

What is the purpose of war?


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Part I: Overview of World War I (WWI) (7 minutes) 4._______ 5.__________

Predominantly (adv.) Mostly Entente French word for

agreement

To mobilize (v.) To get people ready to fight

and send them out into awar

Lethality (N.) A weapons ability to kill

(low lethality a sharpstick, high lethality

nuclear bomb)

World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11

November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the

Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers

(originally the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as AustriaHungary had taken the

offensive, against the agreement, Italy did not enter into the war). These alliances both reorganized (Italy

fought for the Allies) and expanded as more nations entered the war. Ultimately, more than 70 million militarypersonnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9

million combatants were killed, largely because of technological advancements that led to enormous increases

in the lethality of weapons without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility.

1. When and where did WWI take place? 2. Who were its main participants?

3. What role did technology have in WWI?

Royal Irish Rifles, engaging in

Trench Warfare


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Part II: Causes of WWI (12 minutes) 6._______ 7._______

The causes of World War I can be summed up using the acronym MANIA. Read the text below and use the

organizer on the next page to describe each term of this acronym. Make sure to annotate the text as you find

information about each letter of the acronym.

In the late 1800s, in order to acquire raw materials and find new markets to sell finished

goods, various countries in Europe began competing for control of Africa and China. Because

of the limited territory in these regions, tensions increased between many major European

countries. These countries began increasing their military spending in order to train more

soldiers, create new, more effective weaponry, and in general, increase the size of their

armies, in case it became necessary to use force to maintain their control of their territory

abroad. As tensions increased, various countries formed alliances with each other across

Europe, in some cases promising to come to each others aid in case of war. These alliances

created a complex system in Europe, which ultimately led to most major powers entering WW

The spark which caused war to ignite and spread across Europe began in a region of Europe

known as the Balkans (see map below). An empire, known as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,

controlled a small country known as Bosnia. Bosnians had strong nationalistic beliefs about

their country and, because the Bosnians were similar to the Serbs in religion and language

(sort of like cousins) the Serbs agitated for independence of Bosnia from Austro-Hungary and

the right to make Bosnia part of their own country. A group of Bosnian independence fighters

from Serbia, known as the Black Hand, plotted to harm Austro-Hungary in an attempt to win

freedom for Bosnia. On June 28th, 1914, a member of the Black Hand, Gavrilo Princip,

successfully assassinated the Archduke Franz-Ferdinand, the crown prince of Austro-Hungary,

beginning a chain of events that plunged all of Europe into the First World War.


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Cause of WW I Description

Militarism

Alliances

Nationalism

Imperialism

Assassination

Gavrilo Princip,

member of the

Independence

group, the Black

Hand

Arch-Duke

Franz

Ferdinand,

Crown Prince

of Austria-

Hungary


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Part III: Unit Essential Question Discussion (7 minutes)

Essential Question #1: What is the purpose of war?

Think about this question by yourself and write your answer below (1 minute):

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Share your responses with the group and use the two rubrics below to keep track of participation and what each person

said (2 minutes):

Group Discussion Participation Rubric

Group Members

This group member shared

his/her answer and it was

on topic and showed

thought

This group member asked a

follow up question of

another group member

This group member was

respectful and actively

listened to other group

members

What did each member of your group say in response to the question? This can be a simple summary, or it can be one

thing you found really interesting or thought-provoking:

Group Members Group Discussion Notes

Class Share Out (4 minutes)

Remember to address your comments to the class and respond to your classmates, either by agreeing,

disagreeing, qualifying, or asking a follow up question.

Look at the power point for sentence stems.


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Part IV: Thesis Writing (5 minutes)

Write a thesis on the following prompt:

What were the causes of World War I?

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The following rubric describes how your thesis will be scored:

Thesis Rubric 0 1 2

Assertion

Thesis does not contain an

assertion.

Thesis contains a statement

that responds to the prompt

but it is not arguable.

Thesis contains an arguable

statement that responds to the

prompt.

CausesThesis contains 1 or fewer

causes of World War I

Thesis contains 2 causes of

World War I

Thesis contains 3 or more

causes of World War I

Examples/

Explanations

One or fewer of the causes of

World War I is explained or has

an example.

Two of the causes of World

War I are explained or have

examples.

Three or more of the causes of

World War I are explained or

have example.

Partner Eval. Score What evidence do you see for this score?

Assertion

Causes

Ex./Explanations

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