1. The Bath War Memorial, The Royal Victoria Park, Queen Square
Map of Europe, 1916
British Trench, France, 1917
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The Bath War Memorial, The Royal Victoria Park, Queen Square

2. What Caused World War I? Lesson Objective:
To be able to explain three main arguments for why WWI broke out
To find evidence for these arguments
To understand the

3. Do you mean "Why did the war start?"
“The way I see it, these days there's a war on, right? and, ages ago, there wasn't a war on, right? So, there must have been a moment when there not being a war on went away, right? and there being a war on came along.   So, what I want to know is: How did we get from the one case of affairs to the other case of affairs?”
Do you mean "Why did the war start?"

4. Task
Find evidence to back up Baldrick, George, and Blackadder’s opinions.

5. “I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry. ”
“The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire-building. ”
“The idea was to have two vast opposing armies, each acting as the other's deterrent.”

6. What does this cartoon tell us about the alliance formed before WW1?
'A Chain of Friendship'
“If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany.”
What does this cartoon tell us about the alliance formed before WW1?