Causes of World War I

Grade 645 min

Learning Objective

I can describe how alliances between countries contributed to the start of World War I.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

WWI-The Spark

Unknown Channel

Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œThe video mentions that Austria-Hungary had an alliance with Germany. If Austria-Hungary decided to declare war on Serbia after the assassination, how might this alliance with Germany affect the situation? Imagine Germany promised to support Austria-Hungary if Austria-Hungary took action against Serbia. How could this promise, based on their alliance, make Austria-Hungary more likely to declare war? If other countries had alliances with Serbia, how might Austria-Hungary's alliance with Germany make the situation more complicated and potentially lead to a larger conflict?”

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