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The First World War
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STARTER

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Otto Von Bismarck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz9Cy0xUH0E

Unified Germany through three wars:

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the 1862 Danish War
1866 Austro-Prussian War
Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71

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Rise of Power- Prussia
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmB_1zd5_hY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od4lVhcvnxw
Franco Prussian war:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpJKSMoiVds
(From 3.20)

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Three major battles
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The siege of Metz (19 Aug- 27 Oct 1870): won by

Germany.
The Battle of Sedan: The French has been defeated
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and Napoleon III has been arrested. This should have
ended the war. But the French deposed their emperor
and declared the republic. The war continued.
The siege of Paris: the Germans won the war and the
city surrendered on 28th January 1871.
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German Gains
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Losses of France and French Resentment
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Causes for the First World War
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• Militarism
• Alliances
• Imperialism
Increasing Challenge

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• Nationalism
• Assassination

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Upsetting the Balance of Power
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• The major powers were

Britain, France and Russia.
They were suspicious of
Germany.
Increasing Challenge

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• 1897- Schlieffen Plan- It was
a military plan to defeat both
France and Russia if Germany
was threatened with war.
The plan was to quickly
attack and defeat France,
Good Progress: before turning to fight
Russia. It was this plan that
Germany followed in 1914.
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German ambitions for Colonies
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• All the great powers were trying to gain colonies. The

colonies provided raw materials for the industries as
well as the markets for the finished products.
Increasing Challenge

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• Ranking of the super powers with respect to wealth
and colonies- Britain, France, Russia and Austria-
Hungary.
• Germany also wanted to be powerful. Germany
acquired Cameroons, South West Africa, East Africa
Good Progress: and Togo in Africa and Kaiser- Wilhemsland in New
Guinea. By 1914, Germany became the third most
powerful nation in the world.
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Naval Race
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• Britain had the strongest navy in

the world.
• In 1898, Wilhem II announced his
intention to build a powerful navy.
Increasing Challenge

Very Good Progress: They built many war ships and Dreadnought
encouraged public interest in the
navy and developed a sense of
patriotism among the Germans.
• Britain built the most powerful
battleship Dreadnought in 1906.
• Germany built their own version of
Good Progress: Dreadnought came SMS Rheinland. SMS Rheinland
• By 1914, Germany had second
powerful navy in the world.

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Arms Race
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• All the
Europeans
powers were
inventing and
manufacturing
Increasing Challenge

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new forms of
arms and
weapons.
• They were all
building their
Good Progress: army and
armaments.

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Allies and Enemies
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• All the European countries

wanted to keep themselves
safe from attack by rivals. The
European countries built up
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alliance systems with friendly
countries, who would support
them if they were attacked.
• Triple Entente: between
France, Britain and Russia.
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• Triple Alliance: between
Germany, Austria-Hungary
and Italy.
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Europe before 1871 and after
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Balkan Nationalism
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• The Balkan countries demanded

their independence from Ottoman
Empire (Turkish Empire)
• The Balkan wars (1912-13)- the
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Balkan states first fought Turkey and
then against each other led to the
increase of nationalism in the area.
• In 1912, Bulgaria, Greece,
Montenegro and Serbia joined
together to form the Balkan league.
Good Progress: • Serbia had grown in size and
strength. It was now a direct threat
to Austro- Hungarian Empire.
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Balkan Situation
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Increasing Challenge

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The Black Hand
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• In 1908, Austria annexed

provinces of Bosnia and
Herzegovina which had a lot of
Serbs.
Increasing Challenge

Very Good Progress: • In 1911, a group of young army

officers formed a secret
society. Their aim was to unify
the Serbs under the leadership
of Serbia.
• Black hand members blew up
bridges, planted bombs, cut
telephone wires and murdered
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officials. Austria- Hungary was
afraid that the Serbs within
their empire will revolt.
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Murder in Sarajevo- Immediate cause
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Increasing Challenge

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Gavrilo Princip

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Outstanding Progress:
Increasing Challenge

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Causes for the First World War
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• Militarism- Schlieffen Plan, Arm and Naval race

• Alliances- Triple Entente and Triple Alliance
• Imperialism- Race for colonies by Germany and
Increasing Challenge

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controlling the Balkan states
• Nationalism- Rise of Germany and Balkan states
• Assassination- of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his
wife, Sophie
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Group 1 and 6
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First World War (1914-1918)
Conscription: Forcing people to join the army rather than relying on people
volunteering. Men aged between 18 and 41 were forced to join the war.
Outstanding Progress:
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Special and new feature- Trench Warfare
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Increasing Challenge

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Life for the soldiers in the Trench
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Course of the war
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1. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
2. When Russia declared war against Austria-Hungary, Germany declared war against Russia.
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3. Germany implements Schlieffen plan- attacks Belgium (violating its neutrality), forcing
Britain and France to declare war on Germany.
4. Belgium was defeated.
5. Battle of Marne: Germany was advancing towards Paris and crossed Marne. But with the
help of Britain, France was able to push back the German forces. The Schlieffen Plan failed.
6. On the eastern front, Russia was able to mobilize the troops at a quick speed. Russia’s
attempt to capture eastern part of Germany failed. However, they were successful in
capturing Austria. However, Germany came to Austria’s help and forced the Russians back
Increasing Challenge

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and succeeded inn capturing Warsaw.
7. In 1915, Italy joins the Allied powers, in spite of the alliance with Germany and Austria-
Hungary for the promised territory from Austria that previously belonged to Italy.
8. Japan joined the Allies against Germany.
9. Turkey joins Germany in the war. Britain along with France, Australia and New Zealand
troops were defeated in the Battle of Gallipolli. However avenged her defeat and
recaptured Kut and Baghdad and recognized Arab Independence.
10. In 1915, Second Battle of Ypres: Germans launch the first successful gas attack in history.
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By the end of the war, both Allied and Central Powers will have used chemical weapons.
11. Germany initiates a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, whereby all merchant ships,
including those of neutral countries, would be subject to attack. In 1915, German U-boat
torpedoes the Lusitania, a British passenger liner. 128 Americans are killed.
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Course- Cont….
12. In 1916, Battle of Jutland: In the largest naval battle of the war, Britain’s Royal Navy Grand Fleet and the
German Navy’s High Seas Fleet fought to a draw, though both sides claimed victory.
Outstanding Progress: 13. In 1916, Battle of the Somme: After a seven-day artillery bombardment, Allied troops launch an offensive
meant to divert German troops from Verdun. The British suffered around 50,000 casualties on the first day
and fighting continued until November. This was Trench warfare.
14. After the Revolution of 1917, Russia and Germany sign the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, officially removing
Russia from World War I. Germany was able to mobilize all her troops to the western front.
15. In 1917, Germany sinks the SS Aztec, a U.S. cargo ship bound for France. USA entered the war and
declared war on Germany.
16. In 1917, Greece declared war against the central powers. In 1918, Bulgaria surrendered to the Greeks.
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17. Austro-Hungarian forces are severely defeated by the Italian Army, ending the war on the Italian Front
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and ushering in the final dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
18. Turkey was also defeated.
19. In 1918, there was a mutiny in Germany. German Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates and flees to Holland.
German Republic (later the Weimar Republic) was proclaimed. Having been given 72 hours to agree to Allied
demands, Germany signs the armistice.

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Losses of First World War- Britain
Outstanding Progress:
Increasing Challenge

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Losses- Germany
Outstanding Progress:
Increasing Challenge

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Gains of War
Outstanding Progress:
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RESOURCES - LINKS
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