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DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 11/18/09, Topic: Causes of WWI2) On the next line, write “Opener #44” and then:

1) Plot your mood, reflect in 1 sent.2) Respond to the opener by writing at least 2 sentences about:Your opinions/thoughts OR/AND

Questions sparked by the clip OR/AND

Summary of the clip OR/AND

Other things going on in the news.Announcements: NoneIntro Music: Untitled

Agenda1) Causes of WWI

What you will be able to do:1) Why did the Great War (WWI) start?

Reminder1) Find & complete your 4 news pods

Quiz (10 Points)1) Clear desk of everything except a

writing tool2) When done, turn quiz face down.

3) Circle just the dots.

4) Quiz # 1

Notes #44a, Title: “WWI Causes Notes” 1) Family Connections: Family rivalryUK QUEEN VICTORIA (the mother queen)Edward III – Her sonKing George V – Her grandson

GERMANYKaiser Wilhelm I - Her son in law(Bismarck works for Kaiser)Kaiser Wilhelm II – Her grandson(KW II fires Bismarck)

RUSSIACzar Nicolas I – His wife is her granddaughter

(Final Czar)

Queen Victoria’s Grandchildren

Kaiser of Germany jealous of the power of his cousin in UK.

Queen Victoria

UK Germ Russia

2) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 3) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

4) Militarism: Arms race:a) Bismarck: said Germany should not build a strong

navy to avoid a race with UKb) Wilhelm II: Feels inferior to UK, starts naval race

c) Dreadnaught:Class ofbattleship wasthe superweapon 21 - UK14 - Germanyd) Temptation:So much moneyspent made pplwant to try thesenew weapons

Battleship Arms Race! With your team:Build the biggest battleship you can make using

paper and only paper, no tape/glue!Later we will test your battleship in battle!

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

5) Alliances: Alliances designed to create peace:a) Bismark’s Plan: Germany satiated (needs nomore Eur. land), just wants to keep France fromtaking back W. border (won in Franco-Prussian War)b) Imperial Alliance (1882): Germany creates aalliances of kings: Germany, Austria, Italy, + Russiac) Wilhelm II’s Plan (1892): Fears Russia will getstrong, stops trade with Russia, thinking Russia(dictator) will never ally with France (republic)d) Franco-Russian Alliance (1894): F+R ally, UKLosing out to German ind. rev. joins France + Russiae) Russian Slavic Protection: Russia shares cultural

ties with and has interests in the Balkans (East Europe), so pledges to protect them (esp Serbia)

g) Ottomans Ally with Germany (1914): Turkey allies w. the Eur it hates least + who they thought will win

Secret Alliance Network: Country’s agree to defend each other. Tradition was for alliances to be secret.

Germany

Ottomans

Russia France

Austria UKSerbia

Work #44a, Title “Alliances”1) Everyone stand up. Everyone secretly ally with 2 other people in the class, write their name down under 1)2) What happened with X and X went to war?

When we start the war, you’llstand by who you are allied with, if there’sa conflict, you sit the war out.

Work #44b, “Alliance Debate”1) Read the 2 sides, choose 1 side, and write

which you choose and explain why.2) Then write down what your partner thinks

(include their name at the end).1 2 3 4 5

CON: Alliances make war more likely1) If any one goes to war, we are all involved, creating a more likely trigger

2) Having more partners means more to defend

PRO: Alliances provide extra security1) Alliances make war so devastating, it makes countries think twice before going to war

2) Having more partners means more security

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Work #44c, “1909 UK, 2009 USA?”1) UK (most powerful country in the 1800s

controlled 40% of world trade, but England looked down on science (UK: 200 engineers/yr, Germany 3,000/yr). Germany + America caught up in late 1800s. Is 2009 America destined to share UK’s fate of decline, rise of some other country?

2) Record your partner’s answer (include their name).

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Work #44d, “1909 UK, 2009 USA? 2”1) British yearned to fight, do Americans

glorify war and make war look fun? 2) Record your partner’s answer (include

their name).

WWI Causes Notes1) Long Term Causes: M.A.N.I.A.(not in chronological order) Militarism-Arms raceAlliances-Mutual protection agreementsNationalism-Belief they were betterImperialism-Competition for territoryAngst: Society’s restlessness and problems at homeIf in chronological order: N.I.M.A.A.NationalismImperialismMilitarismAlliancesAngst 2) Immediate Trigger of WWI: Assassination of

Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Review1) Balkans: Diverse area between

Austria, Russia, and Middle East, mixed Christian, Muslim. Controlled by the Ottomans, but Holy Alliance take control (1st with Greece)

10) Europeans Slice the Balkans (1828–1908):

a) Serbia: Win their independenceb) Bosnia: Austria takes, angers

Serbs who wanted Bosniac) Northern Balkan: Russia

informally controls.This swap of leaders will later be

a cause of WWI (1914).

Notes #44b, Title: “Assassination Notes” 1) Serbian History: a) 1815: Serbia break away from Ottoman Empb) 1878: Neighboring Bosnia transferred from

Ottoman to Austro-Hungarian Emp (Bosnia part pro-Austria, part pro-Serbia)

c) 1908: Russia pledges to protect Slavic ppl (Serbs)d) Black Hands: Secret Anti-Austrian terrorist group

2) Archduke Franz Ferdinand: Heir to Austrian empire assassinated on Bosnia visit: 6/28/1914

3) Kaiser’s Blank Check: German says it will back Austria no matter what, itching for war

4) Austrian Demands: Austria demands Serbia to denounce terrorism + allow Aust. to investigate with in Serbian borders

5) Serbian Response: Agrees to most 6) Austrian Response: Austria rejects the reply +

declares war (no turning back)7) Russia backs Serbia: Declares war on Austria8) Germany backs Austria: Declares war on Russia9) France backs Russia: Declares war on Germany10) Reluctant Allies: a) Italy: Refuses to back ally Germany + Austria.b) UK: Hesitant to back France and Russia.

Homework: 1) Study today’s notes + work sections

for a possible workbook quiz.2) Pick and listen to your 4 news

podcast by next Monday.

Workbook Check: If your name is called, drop off your workbook with Mr. Chiang (if requested, points lost if your workbook is not turned in)