Causes of WW1
What does the “M” in MAIN stand for?
Militarism
What common pest lived in soldiers’ clothes and spread disease?
Lice
What are the three pillars (measures) of food security?
Availability, access, and utilisation.
How does climate change impact food production?
Droughts, floods, heatwaves reduce crop yields.
What is a primary source?
Evidence from the time of the event (journals, photos, letters).
How did alliances contribute to the outbreak of WWI?
Countries were pulled into conflict due to obligations to support allied nations.
What was “trench foot” caused by?
Standing in cold, wet, muddy conditions for long periods.
Define food security.
the opposite of when people lack reliable access to enough safe and nutritious food.
What is one way conflict affects food security?
Disrupts farming, transport, and access to markets.
What is one way bias can appear in a source?
When the author has a personal or political viewpoint.
Which event in 1914 is considered the spark that started WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Name one emotional impact trench warfare had on soldiers.
Fear, trauma, stress, shell shock (PTSD).
What does “availability” mean in food security?
Having enough food produced and supplied.
How does population growth put pressure on food systems?
More people = greater demand for food, land, water, and resources.
Why is it important to check reliability when analysing a source?
To ensure the information is accurate and trustworthy.
Explain how nationalism increased tensions between European countries before WWI.
National pride encouraged competition, hostility, and a desire for independence or dominance.
Why was going “over the top” so dangerous?
Soldiers were exposed to enemy machine guns, artillery, and barbed wire.
How can improving transportation and infrastructure increase food security in a country?
Better roads, storage, and transport systems reduce food spoilage, lower costs, and help food reach markets and communities more reliably.
What is meant by “food waste”?
Edible food thrown away at farms, shops, restaurants, or homes.
Give one example of a secondary source about WWI.
Textbooks, documentaries, websites, historian articles.
Describe how imperialism created rivalry between major European powers before 1914.
Nations competed for colonies, resources, and global influence, leading to conflict.
Explain how poor sanitation affected soldiers’ health.
Rats, waste, and rotting bodies increased infections and diseases.
Explain how poverty affects food security.
People cannot afford nutritious food, lowering access and leading to hunger/malnutrition.
Explain how technology can improve global food security.
Improved irrigation, drought-resistant crops, and efficient farming increase productivity.
When evaluating a source, what does “purpose” mean?
Why the source was created—inform, persuade, record, entertain.