Some folks have said they are having trouble keeping the many shifting alliances of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries straight Below is a timeline that might help-- you will have to fill in the details. Remember-- focus on the big picture questions: Who is creating an alliance with whom and WHY? For example, the outcome of the 2nd Balkan War is less important than the understanding that nationalism was causing tensions there and the Great Powers were quite worried about it... Hey AP Euro!
Below are the country review groups for this spring. I still haven't decided exactly how we'll use them, but here they are: England: Emma Brewster Noah Pat Netherlands/Belgium: Ezra Tristan Ben Spain/Portugal: Ana Andrew Sarah Italy: Julia Gabe Sophia France: Sammy Isabel Dan Russia/E. Europe: Amanda Misha Liza Austria/Balkans: Nick Catherine Alex A. Elizabeth Germany/Scandinavia: Alex F. Peter Anna Illya Thought you would like this...sort of like the Onion article, but if you read it carefully, it actually does a nice job explaining the start of WWI! Click on the picture-- I've linked it to the explanation...
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