Causes of World War I
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Read page 475 Define Enlightenment, Rationalism, Empiricism, Skepticism, Deism
By the 1900's Europe
1. Nations of Europe desired to break loose
from their established governments (old monarchies) and rule themselves based on what they saw as "natural" boundaries of national origin.
2. Liberal philosophies were stirring up the
desire for popular (people voting) rule.
3. This led to anarchy, or dictatorship
4. New religious thinking of "Higher" criticism, and dialectic thinking opened the door for all kinds of evils.
Causes of WWI 1914-1918
1. Entangling Alliances of Triple Alliance and Triple Entente.
Eventually became the
Triple Alliance= Central Powers (Germany,
Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria) and others.
Triple Entente= Allied Powers (England,
France, U.S. and others
2. Rivalry in the Balkans
3. New religious liberalism
4. Assassination of Archduke Francis
Ferdinand
Watch Archduke Ferdinand Assassination 5 min video
5. Sinking of the Lusitania
Torpedoed

6. Zimmermann note
Watch on World War I 10 min video:
Some armies were still fighting on horseback.
The Australian Light Horse Brigade
Photo Credits:
'The Heritage of the Great War' http://www.geocities.com/~worldwar1/default.html |
Lesson Objectives
Students will learn
OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
1. list
2. explain the difference between
3. describe the
4. chart on a map the
5. define the terms
6. Explain the significance of
Knowledge: Recall of data.
Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.
Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.
Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences.
Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.
Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.
| Remember : Recognizing, Recalling |
| Understand : Interpreting, exemplifying, classifying, summarizing, inferring, comparing, explaining |
| Apply : Executing, implementing |
| Analyze : Differentiating, organizing, attributing |
| Evaluate : checking, critiquing |
| Create: generating, planning, producing |
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