Discuss how imperialism lead to nationalism in Europe.
Overview of the alliances before the war: Triple Entente and Triple Alliance. To show later
how the alliances lead to a domino effect and how they changed.
Discuss globalization and its effects on Europe. Talk about how trade increased. The growth of
empires caused smaller countries to develop a feeling of discontent and nationalism. This lead to
the Serbian nationalist assassinating the Archduke.
Militarism, because they (The alliances) had built up their militaries they were ready for a larger
scale war. More likely to settle issues with force than with politics.
Students do their own research on specific countries. They can ask the teacher for guidance to
proper sites.
Sources:
Spielvogel, Jackson J. Glencoe World History. New York, New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill,
2003.
Stevenson, David. “Europe before 1914.” British Library. accessed April 17, 2016.
http://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/europe-before-1914.