Cambridge IGCSE History
A6What caused the First World War?
What caused the First World War? in Cambridge IGCSE History: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview
Specified content: the origins of the war, 1890-1914: the alliance system and European diplomacy; the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance; the arms race; colonial rivalries; developments in the Balkans; the crisis of June-July 1914 and the outbreak of war.
Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- A6.1Assess whether the alliance system and global diplomacy made war more or less likely.
- A6.2Assess how far colonial problems created tension between the Great Powers.
- A6.3Explain why problems in the Balkans were so hard for the Great Powers to solve.
- A6.4Explain how the assassination of Franz Ferdinand led to war.
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Colonial rivalries and the Balkans, 1890-1914
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The alliance system and the arms race, 1890-1914
30 min
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The July Crisis and the outbreak of war, 1914
35 min
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