Causes of WWI Video Lesson

Causes of WWI Video Lesson

by Darby Pyle

Open Ended

In complete sentences, discuss how you can relate the "I'll Be There For You" theme song to the alliances during WWI

Open Ended

Who is Woodrow Wilson? What was his stance before and at the beginning of WWI?

Multiple Select

Who are the three people in this clip? (select all that apply)

• Cousins

• King George V, Kaiser Wilhelm II , Tsar Nicholas II

• I'm not really sure, but they had awesome hats 

Open Ended

What happened to these three people during or after WWI? Use complete sentences to answer

Poll

Do you think these familial relationships impacted decisions leading up to and during WWI? 

• Absolutely

• Kind of 

• Not at all 

• I want an encore of that awesome song and dance 

Multiple Choice

What are the four MAIN causes of WWI?

• Monarchy, Annihilations, Insidious, Not being friendly

• Maturation, Applesauce, Inside agreements, Nanotechnology

• Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism

• My, Aunt, Is, Nonsensical

Open Ended

Who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary and what happened to him?

Multiple Choice

Who did Austria blame for the event in Sarajevo? 

• Russia

• Romania

• Bulgaria

• Serbia

Open Ended

How did Germany and Russia become involved in the initial conflict?

Open Ended

What happened to Belgium? Why did France and Great Britain enter the conflict? 

Poll

How well do you understand the MAIN causes of WWI?

• I got this

• I'm more confident than I use to be

• Not going to lie, I still don't know where we are

• I slept through this. Please replay all of the videos again.