Havo 3 tto: WW1 - lesson 2

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Havo 3 tto: WW1

Lesson 2

Start of the lesson

Sit in your spot

Phone (off/silent) in phonebag

Books + laptop on table

Introduction

Is is easy to shoot someone else down?

Research after WW2 showed that only 15-25% of the soldiers shot to kill

The majority of the veterans had never killed someone

Who were the soldiers of WW1?

What was done with the results of this research?

Menu of the day

Recap

Start of WW1

Course of the war

Video

Recap

Close your books and notebooks

Match the description with the right age

age 1

age 2

age 3

age 4

age 5

age 6

age 7

age 8

age 9

age 10

Discoverers & reformers

Cities & states

Hunters & farmers

Greeks & Romans

World Wars

Television & computer

Wigs & revolutions

Monks & Knights

Regents & monarchs

Citizens & steam engines

The direct cause is called a...?

Write down the 5 causes of rising tensions in Europe at the end of the 19th century

Which cause is depicted?

1. Tensions between Germany & France
2. Nationalism
3. Modern Imperialism
4. Ottoman empire falling apart

Which cause is depicted?

1. Tensions between Germany & France
2. Nationalism
3. Modern Imperialism
4. Ottoman empire falling apart

Triple Alliance

Triple Entente

Austria-Hungary

Great Britain

France

Germany

Italy

Russia

Let's read together

On page 14

Assasination in Sarajevo

In 1914 Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was shot in Bosnia (that had been annexed by A-H in 1908)

• Many Bosnians preferred to be a part of Serbia

Assasination in Sarajevo

A-H blames the Serbian government and declares war with the support of Germany (this is the beginning of the First World War)--> Russia supports Serbia --> Germany is now in a difficult position

Assasination in Sarajevo

Germany is afraid of a two-front war and decides to carry out the Schlieffen Plan --> they attack France through Belgium

Assasination in Sarajevo

Britain joins the war after the attack on the neutral Belgium

The Ottoman Empire joins Germany and A-H in 1914

Italy stays neutral until 1915 --> then they join Britain and France

Question

How were wars fought before 1914?

Write down as many new ways of warfare in the picture

The progress of war

Read 'The progress of war' on pages 16-17 and do exercises 5, 6, 7, 11, 12