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T'he Story of Casey
The
In September Casey drove through an intersection and was killed in a car crash.
on ihe
road
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fog
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police officer investigating the accident noted the
the friends at
report. Casey had ledthe p*ty ut 2.00 am in an agitated state, but none of
had recently
the party attempted to stop Casey from getting behind the wheel' Casey
off their
failed university. That faiiur* t"illy disappointed Casey's fianc6e and they broke
engagement.
What caused Casey's accident? Explain at least three reasons in detail'
What were the "remote" causes of the accident?
What was the "immediate" cause of the accident?
The Story cf Two Roomaates
"Two friends have lived together in an aparlinent for five years' One day, one of the
roommates forgot to put thJ cap back onthe toothpaste. When the other roommate found
it, he/she began to yeil and scream. As a resuit, an enormous fight erupted. It looked like
the friendship was irretrievably broken."
1&hat was the "immediate" cause of this argument?
Suggest some relnote causes of this argument'/
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Anniances
Why would this prevcnt
from occurrine?
a war
Why wouLd thus lead to a war?
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Focfor
of World War One (1914- 1918)
Nationclism
Notionolism is q feeling of potriotic loyolty thot con leod people of a similor
histor.icol or culturol bockground to bond fogether to form o lorger nqtion. ft con
olso leqd to q breoking awoy from alarger notion to o form o smoller one. fn oreos
where ethnic aroups ore mixed, this oction con leod to conf lict.
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Foctor
Allionces
__ Allionces aref ormed when countries bond together ogoinst q common fhreot.
TriPle Enfente (Aliies): Fronce
Britqin
Russio
Triple Ailiance (Centnoi
Powers):
Germony
Austrio-Hungory
Itoly
* fn 1915, ftoly left theCentrol Powers and storted to fight with the Allies.
** With these ollionces, q wor belween two countries would likely involve mqny
more.
Factor
#3: Imperiolism
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the exponsion of-one's nation outhority by the estoblishment of colonies in
onother s territory. Colonies provide row materiqls for the home nqtion ond
on outlet for monufoctured goods. The more colonies q nqtion possesses, tha
richer qnd more powerf ul the nqtion often becomes.
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As colonizotion proved prof itoble, the desire f or exponsionism increased
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Militorism
the mossive build-up of militory f orce. Thebelief in the power of strong
ormies ond novies to decide issues. ft uvos thought thot the only woy to
guo.ranteepeace wos by preporing
for wor. ff
a nqiion is strong,no one will
ottock.
ARfotS RACE: countries competing ogoinst eoch other - outdoing each other
in terms of militory.
EX. Germony building o huge novy, - Britqin now nervous ond suspicious.
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#5
(THE FINAI- SFARK): The Assossination
Heir to the Austro-Hungcrion thnone, Archduke Fronz Ferdinond was
qssossinoted in Sorojevo, Bosnio by o Bosnian-Serb nqtionolist
Austrio-Hungory blomed Sarbio ond presented them with on ultimotum:
1. stop notionolist hotred ogoinst Austrio-Hungory
?. punish those involved in the qssossinotion
3. "Block Hond" tobe crushed
DEADLINE:
PENALW:
RESUT-T:
48 l-{OURs
WAR
WAR DECLARED ON Jq..jl-y ?.6, 7914 AGAINST SERBIA.
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3.: Ehe
World Goes to War
Getting Ready
Setting the Stage
BALANCE OF POWER
A balance of porver exists when countries have eoual amounts of power.
Think of a teeter-totter with people of equal weight on each seat. The
teeter-totter is balanced.
War Plans
Canada Gets
Involved
Flistory in Action
At times in history, countries
have formed aliiances to keep their strength
or power in balance rvith other countries. lnok at the diigrams. In d-iagram 1, there is a balance of porver. Each country is as powerful as the
other. in diagram 2, the balance of power has been lost. country c has
become an ally of country B. Look at diagram 3. How has the balance
of power been restored?
Think back to tfte simulation 'Allies." rn your class, discuss how you
tried to clzange or keep the balance of power during the game.
THE R,EAL BALANCE OF POWER
By
1914, there were
two major aliiances in Europe:
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