Questions
1, To what degree do you believe Germany was responsible for WW1? The Versailles Treaty would later require them to take Sole Responsibility. Cite sources for your answer.
2, Which Alliance System worked the best, the Triple Alliance or the Triple Entente? Don’t use the outcome of the war as your evidence, use the actual functionality of the alliance system. Cite Sources.
Discuss and analyze the immediate causes of the war.
WW1 Over Simplified:
Causes of World War I Background
Military Spending 1914-2018 by nation.
World War One Timeline:
Military Build Up Prior to WW1
(Militarization and Diplomacy in Europe Before 1914
Link)
Road To War Crash Course
The main political and Military leaders as WW1 Begins:
Franz Joseph
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Tsar Nicholas II
King Albert of Belgium
George V
Military Leaders Video
Identify the rise of terrorist activity in Serbia, including the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
Serbia Before the War
Eyewitness account of Assassination from one of the plotters:
Assassination of the Archduke (Great War)
Austria’s ultimatum to Serbia and Serbia’s response.
Read and Discuss These Documents
The Blank Check.
Austria-Hungary’s Ultimatum to Serbia, July 23, 1914
The Serbian Response to the Austro Hungarian Ultimatum – English Translation
The Austro Hungarian Declaration of War on Serbia
Indy Nidel’s Views on the Blank Check (Review)
Assess Germany’s close alliance with Austria-Hungary.
Discuss this and consider how important it is. Particularly when the most modern and ascendent nation allied itself to one of the most backward of the great powers.
Kahn Academy Alliance System
Triple Alliance Britanica
Triple Alliance
Italy leaves the Triple Alliance
Describe Austria-Hungary’s declaration of war and its bombardment of Belgrade.
Watch Video and then discuss.
Austrian incompetence and language problems
Explain the significance of Russia’s troop mobilization and the rapid movements by Germany to advance its armies on the Western and Eastern Fronts.
Schlieffen Plan
