1. OBJECTIVE:
WORLD WAR I
AGENDA:
1) DO NOW
2) NOTES
3) CLASSWORK
DO NOW: MAKE AN “I SEE / IT MEANS” CHART: HOW DID THE GERMANS VIEW DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN EUROPE?

2. Review: Put in your own words:
WHII.10: Summarize the causes, course, and consequences of the unification of Italy and Germany.
Germany’s replacement of France as the dominant power in continental Europe
The role of Cavour and Bismarck in the unification of Italy and Germany
WHII.11: Describe the causes of 19th century European Imperialism
The desire for economic gain and resources
The missionary impulse and the search for strategic advantage and national pride
Preview:
WHII.17: Describe the relative importance of economic and imperial competition, Balkan nationalism, German militarism and aggression, and the power vacuum in Europe due to the declining power of the Russian, Austrian, and Ottoman Empires in causing World War I.

3. How did the Franco-Prussian War alter the European balance of power after the Congress of Vienna?
What was the result for Prussia?
What effects did the war have on France?

4. What do you think France wanted to do?

5. The new German Empire had a rapid industrial revolution in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
What do you think they wanted to do next?
Why? How?
“We do not want to put anyone in the shade, but we also demand our place in the sun.”

6. The Germans started building a modern, industrial navy with “U-Boats” (submarines) to acquire and defend new colonies around the world.
How do you think the British felt about this?
Why?

7. What do you think were the most important countries in Europe at the end of the 19th century?

8. What countries had the most to gain from nationalism?
What countries had the most to lose from nationalism?

9. In the Balkans, several new nations had been carved out of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Most were Slavic, Orthodox Christian countries, like Russia.
How do you think Serbia, Montenegro and Romania got along with Russia?

10. The Serbs had their own country, Serbia, but many lived across the border in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
How do you think Serbia got along with Austria-Hungary? Why?
How do you think Austria-Hungary and Russia got along? Why?

11. By 1914, most of Europe was divided into two hostile teams:
The Triple Entente (Allies) vs. The Central Powers.
Can you guess who was on what side? Why?

12. By 1914, most of Europe was divided into two hostile teams:
Status Check:
1) France wanted to get back Alsace-Lorraine back from Germany after the Franco-Prussian War.
2) Britain was worried about economic and imperial competition from Germany.
3) Nationalists in Germany wanted to expand German military power.
4) The Serbs wanted to unite parts of Austria-Hungary into a “Greater Serbia”.
5) The Russians wanted to help the Serbs.
6) Austria-Hungary was worried about Russia helping the Serbs.
By 1914, most of Europe was divided into two hostile teams:
The Triple Entente (Allies) vs. The Central Powers.
Britain, France, Russia Germany, Austria-Hungary

13. By 1914, everyone thought that a war would break out soon between the Triple Entente and the Central Powers. People thought of Europe as a “Powder Keg” or a “Tinderbox” that just needed a spark to blow up.
What do you think the factories of Europe were producing?
Who made most of the money?
Who would have to fight in the war?

14. How was militarism good for the factory workers?
How could it be bad for the workers?
The factory workers were torn between nationalism and militarism on the one hand, and socialism on the other.
What would Karl Marx have told the workers to do?