? What were the MAIN causes of the First World War?
MilitaryAlliances ImperialismNationalism Which area do you think
caused the most tension in Europe? LO - Identify the long term
causes of the First World War.
Slide 2
What reasons do Blackadder, George and Baldrick identify as the
causes of the First World War?
Slide 3
The following were all partially responsible for the outbreak
of the First World War; i - The Alliance System ii - German
Militarism iii - Conflict in the Balkans. Which do you think was
the most responsible? Explain your answer referring only to i, ii
and iii. (10 marks) LO - Evaluate which factors were the most
responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914.
Slide 4
The following were all partially responsible for the outbreak
of the First World War; i - The Alliance System ii - German
Militarism iii - Conflict in the Balkans. Which do you think was
the most responsible? Explain your answer referring only to i, ii
and iii. (10 marks) Check - Where did you place these reasons in
your table? Which of these 3 reasons did you consider to be the
most responsible? Which of these 3 reasons do you think was the
least responsible? What is this question asking you to do? How
would you tackle this question? LO - Evaluate which factors were
the most responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914.
Slide 5
The following were all partially responsible for the outbreak
of the First World War; i - The Alliance System ii - German
Militarism iii - Conflict in the Balkans. Which do you think was
the most responsible? Explain your answer referring only to i, ii
and iii. (10 marks) 1. Take each of the reasons in turn and explain
why this reason was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914. To
what extent did each reason increase tensions between the leading
powers of Europe and how did this make war more likely? 2. Using
the points you have made, reach a conclusion as to which reason was
the most responsible for war. Evaluate the significance that this
reason had in the build up and aftermath of Franz Ferdinands
assassination to justify your choice. To get full marks... LO -
Evaluate which factors were the most responsible for the outbreak
of war in 1914.
Slide 6
Level 2 - Identifies and / or describes reasons why these
factors led to war. (2 4 marks) Level 3 - Explains why one of the
reasons given was responsible for the outbreak of war in 1914. (5 6
marks) Level 1 - General, vague answer which lacks specific
knowledge or detail. (1 2 marks) Level 4 - Explains why the 2 or 3
of the reasons given were responsible for war. (7 9 marks) Level 5
- Explains why the reasons given were responsible for the war with
an evaluation of which factor was the most responsible. (10 marks)
LO - Evaluate which factors were the most responsible for the
outbreak of war in 1914. Assess and improve a candidates answer
using a GCSE mark scheme.
Slide 7
When do you think this cartoon was produced? What is the
message of this cartoon? How did the events of 1890 1914 lead to
this situation?