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Grade 9

Research Questions

Directions: In the upcoming weeks, you will be writing an extended response (500-800 words) based on one of the following WWI questions. Choose one question to work on today. If you want to change your question after today’s work for the in-class assessment, you may.

·   To what extent were Wilhelm II's policies and/or actions responsible for causing WWI?  Provide 3 arguments for or against.

  

·   How important was imperialist competition in affecting tension between European powers before WWI? Provide 3 explanations.

·   How significant were nationalist tensions between European powers in causing WWI? Provide 3 explanations.

·   Identify the main cause of WWI and analyze its significance.  Provide 3 reasons why this was most important.

 

Primary Sources

Other Sources

*Check the cart of books on WWI in the ISP Library.  WWI books are mostly shelved at 940.3.

​Kaiser Wilhelm II 

Franz Ferdinand   OR    this one

Imperialism/Nationalism

General   OR  this one