An overview of the causes of the wars, why men enlisted and where Australians fought.

Students:

• outline the main causes of both wars
• locate and sequence the places where Australians fought in both wars
• explain why Australians enlisted to fight in both wars

As part of the learning in this unit, students will build a webpage outlining the causes of World War I, including:

• alliances – what role did the existence of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance play in the outbreak of World War I?
• imperialism – how did the race to acquire new colonies create conflict between Britain, France and Germany?
• militarism – explain the significance of the arms build-up by France, Britain and Germany in the period leading up to the outbreak of World War I.
• nationalism – outline the significance of nationalist sentiment (belief in the greatness of one’s own country) in pushing the world to war.
• an annotated timeline of significant events and crises that led to the outbreak of the war including; Moroccan crisis, Bosnian crisis, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary.

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