The July Crisis, 1914
The Sarajevo assassination, 28 June 1914 (4 min)
A pair work
1)
A: Read the text titleted 'Improved Relations' on page 100. Give arguments for the title.
B: Read Colonel House's report to the US President Woodrow Wilson. How did House analyse the European situation in the Spring 1914?
> A + B discuss together: What could be reasons for the contradictions between these texts?
2) Analyse the possible motives for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June.
3) The pairs choose one of the following:
PAIR A: Austria-Hungary
PAIR B: Germany
PAIR C: Russia
PAIR D: England and France
> Study the policies of the chosen Great Power(s) during the July Crisis in 1914.
> Be ready to justify the decisions made by the leaders of the country (countries) of your own by giving supporting arguments for their policy.
A pair work
1)
A: Read the text titleted 'Improved Relations' on page 100. Give arguments for the title.
B: Read Colonel House's report to the US President Woodrow Wilson. How did House analyse the European situation in the Spring 1914?
> A + B discuss together: What could be reasons for the contradictions between these texts?
2) Analyse the possible motives for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June.
3) The pairs choose one of the following:
PAIR A: Austria-Hungary
PAIR B: Germany
PAIR C: Russia
PAIR D: England and France
> Study the policies of the chosen Great Power(s) during the July Crisis in 1914.
> Be ready to justify the decisions made by the leaders of the country (countries) of your own by giving supporting arguments for their policy.
