Causes of War
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Causes of War
📚 Part 1: Understanding Causes of War
🔍 Part 2: Categorising Causes
Scenario A: A country invades its neighbour to gain control of valuable diamond mines.
Scenario B: Two ethnic groups within the same country begin fighting after years of discrimination and inequality.
Scenario C: A nation declares war after another country forms a military alliance with its enemy.
📝 Part 3: Historical Examples
Word Bank: economic, Yugoslavia, Ferdinand, resources, nationalism, propaganda
The assassination of Archduke _____________ was a political cause that helped start World War I. _____________ sanctions on Germany after WWI created _____________ tensions. Ethnic conflicts in _____________ in the 1990s were driven by social causes including _____________ and _____________.
Political cause example:
Economic cause example:
Social cause example:
💭 Part 4: Critical Thinking
Cause I chose: ________________________
How it could be prevented:
🎯 Part 5: Exit Reflection
Political causes: 1 (don't understand) - 2 (somewhat understand) - 3 (understand well) - 4 (can teach others)
Economic causes: 1 (don't understand) - 2 (somewhat understand) - 3 (understand well) - 4 (can teach others)
Social causes: 1 (don't understand) - 2 (somewhat understand) - 3 (understand well) - 4 (can teach others)
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