Examples of Cause and Effect Relationships
Cause: You do not study for your quiz.
What is the effect?
You feel stressed taking the quiz because you are unprepared, you don't do well on your quiz, Your teacher is sad, etc.
On June 28th, 1914, what event occurred that shocked the world and changed Mr. Franz's family forever?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by a Serbian man.
What effect did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand have?
Austria Hungary declared war on Serbia, eventually leading to the start of World War I.
The United States suffered few civilian casualties during World War I and the country suffered no damage. How is this possible?
None of the fighting was in the United States!
What effect did this have on the United States?
It allowed us to become a global power because every other country, even those that won, were forced to rebuild. Meanwhile, we were able to advance and grow (as well as profit off of European rebuilding)
Cause: You lose the paper you've been working on in class.
What is the effect?
You are missing important information, you are missing study materials, another paper needs to be printed, killing trees, Your teacher is sad.
How did a conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary turn into a world war?
They formed alliances with other countries. (Also: Many of these countries were empires that had colonies)
What effect did alliances have on the war?
They drew dozens of countries around the world into a war that really had nothing to do with them, creating the "Great War".
Name 3 of the Central Powers countries.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire.
What effect did losing the war have on these central powers countries?
Empires that had stood for centuries fell. They were forced to change their governments and leaders. They were forced to give up land. Many were broken into different countries.
Name 3 new military technologies that were used during WWI.
Poison gas, Tanks, Machine Guns, Planes, Submarines, Artillery, Etc.
What effect did these new military technologies have on the war?
More casualties and damage done.
What document officially ended World War I and forced Germany to accept blame for the war?
What penalties did Germany have to pay?
Treaty of Versailles
Give up some of their land, pay $33 billion, shrink their military.
What effect does the Treaty of Versailles have on the people of Germany and history?
It made the German people angry, embarrassed, and desperate. They had already lost so much during the war and now had to pay more. Historians point to the treaty as being one of the main causes of Hitler's rise to power, the Holocaust, and WWII.
What was the US policy towards the war in the beginning (Hint: Woodrow Wilson did not want us to get involved)?
What two events eventually led to the United States breaking this policy?
Isolationist/Neutrality
Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmermann Telegram
What effect did the US breaking their isolationist policy have for the future, including today?
The US now gets involved in conflicts and wars all around the world.
Millions of men were drafted to go fight in the war. Who filled their positions working in factories, driving ambulances, operating radios, etc.?
Women!
What effect did World War I have on the view of women in the eyes of the world?
They were just as capable as men to work certain jobs and in certain fields. These caused huge women's right movements. Women quickly gain the right to vote in 1920 (19th amendment).