Causes of the First World War: AQA Conflict and Tension (1894-1918)

Condensed revision notes covering the causes of the First World War, designed for the AQA GCSE history specification (Conflict and Tension, 19894-1918). Although designed for GCSE students, they can easily be tailored for KS3 students to use or students studying the First World War but for other exam specifications. These notes are intended to be used as a source of revision/consolidate knowledge from previous lessons.

The notes cover: The Alliance System (Triple Alliance and Triple Entente), Anglo-German Rivalry (Kaiser Wilhelm II, Foreign Policy, Naval Rivalry and Rearmament), Outbreak of War (Slav Nationalism, Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, July Crisis and the Schliffen Plan)