Tuesday, April 7, 2015

WWI Causes Activity (8th Grade, April 7th)

Hello 8th Graders,

In your groups, please find the links associated with your group number below. Read through the links and determine the primary causes of the war, according to that source.

Review the links to determine the primary causes of WWI, the nations involved and/or affected by the identified situation, and its result (other than the resultant war).  Document your findings on the Causes of World War I chart.  

Links for each group:

Group 1:

The Great Explosion 

Europe in 1914 

Group 2:

The War as a Detective Story 

Germany at the Turn of the Century 

Group 3:

Total War: Everyone is a Target 

1900: A Transforming World 

Group 4:



Origins of WWI