LEARNING TARGET: I CAN ANALYZE MULTIPLE PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS TO UNDERSTAND THE ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND. DO NOW: • WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I? • TAKE OUT WWI E. Q. HOMEWORK FROM LAST WEEK
AGENDA • Check EQ- Was World War I inevitable? • Review causes of WWI • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
COUNTRIES INVOLVED
WWI ALLIANCES Central Powers • • Austria-Hungary Germany Ottoman Empire Bulgaria Allied Powers • • • Serbia Russia France Great Britain Italy U. S. (neutral at start of war)
FRANZ FERDINAND • In the summer of 1914, Franz Ferdinand wife Sophie accepted an invitation to visit the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo. • The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand gave the hardliners in Austria. Hungary the opportunity to take action against Serbia and put an end to their fight for independence.
GAVRILO PRINCIP • Serbian nationalist. • Health was poor from an early age. (Tuberculosis) • Part of a terrorist network called the “Black Hand. ”
ACTIVITY • Analyze both Primary Source documents on The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. • As a group, analyze the primary sources and answer the questions that follow.
QUESTIONS Archduke Side Princip side • Why was there enormous enthusiasm when World War I broke out in 1914? • Why did the author's father say he would try everything to stop the war? • Why do you think the Emperor Franz Joseph says he "knows it will end badly"? • According to Princip why was Ferdinand an enemy to the South Slavs? • Why is Princip not sorry for killing Ferdinand?
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION • Determine the greatest cause of World War I.