How World War I Started
How World War I Started
This video breaks down how a regional conflict turned into a global war. Learn how alliances, war plans, and nationalist movements made peace hard to keep.
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 03:10 Why did Princeps and his co-conspirators target Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
- 04:00 Why didn’t Franz Ferdinand’s uncle, the Austrian emperor, like him?
- 05:50 Why was Austria’s ultimatum to Serbia important? And why was it important that it took a month for Austria to issue it?
- 07:30 John Green lays out the chronology that led up to World War I. What action taken by a national government started the hostilities?