Introduction to World War I
*Adapted from PBS "The Great War" lessons
1. Create a copy of this worksheet, either digitally or by hand on lined paper.
2. Go to this website. Scroll down to the "Teaching Strategy" portion (about 1/2 way down). You will see a list of links made up of the following portions:
Read through the articles carefully (some links at the end will not work). Pay particular attention to the causes of World War I as you read.
3. Fill in the worksheet with information you read about. YOU MUST HAVE 10 CAUSES FILLED IN COMPLETELY.
4. When 100% finished, select the cause you feel was most important and write a 2-3 paragraph quick write that fulfills the following:
1. Create a copy of this worksheet, either digitally or by hand on lined paper.
2. Go to this website. Scroll down to the "Teaching Strategy" portion (about 1/2 way down). You will see a list of links made up of the following portions:
- The Great War: Explosion
- The Great War: Europe in 1914
- The Great War: 1900 A Transforming World
- The Great War: The War as Detective Story
- The Great War: Germany at the Turn of the Century
- The Great War: Total War - Everyone is a Target
- Causes of World War I
- World War I Timeline
- The Origins of World War I
Read through the articles carefully (some links at the end will not work). Pay particular attention to the causes of World War I as you read.
3. Fill in the worksheet with information you read about. YOU MUST HAVE 10 CAUSES FILLED IN COMPLETELY.
4. When 100% finished, select the cause you feel was most important and write a 2-3 paragraph quick write that fulfills the following:
- Explain three reasons why it was most important
- Explains how it came to be
- Explains how it directly impacted the events of World War I