Austria

declared war
on Serbia

Archduke Franz Ferdinand,

the heir to the Austrian
throne, was assassinated by
a Serbian

Russia
declared war
on Austria

Serbia
accepted all
points ..except
one

Germany declared war on

France and invaded Belgium
Germany was
afraid of war
on two fronts
Austria issued
Serbia with an
ultimatum

Serbia didnt like

Austro-Hungarys
control of the
Balkan region

Germany
declared war
on Russia

Italy declared its

neutrality so it
doesnt have to
get involved

Germany and
Austria were
allies.

World War 1
had begun

Russia is very big

and everyone
expected it would
take 6 weeks to
mobilize her troops

Russia and Serbia

had the same
ethnic identity

Russia and
France were
allies

Britain
declared war
on Germany
for invading
Belgium

CONNECTIVES:
ADDING IDEAS TOGETHER
AND
IN ADDITION
ALSO

CONTRASTING IDEAS

SHOWING CAUSE AND EFFECT

TIMING

BUT
HOWEVER
ALTHOUGH

THEREFORE
SO
BECAUSE
AS A RESULT
THIS LED TO

THEN
AFTER/NEXT/LATER
WHILST /DURING /MEANWHILE

Austria
declared war
on Serbia
Germany was
afraid of war
on two fronts

Russia
declared war
on Austria

Archduke Franz Ferdinand,

the heir to the Austrian
throne, was assassinated by
a Serbian

Germany declared war on

France and invaded Belgium

Russia is very big

and everyone
expected it would
take 6 weeks to
mobilize her troops

Britain declared
war on Germany
for violating
Belgian neutrality

Germany
declared war
on Russia

Serbia
accepted all
points ..except
one

Austria issued
Serbia with an
ultimatum

World War 1
had begun

Russia and Serbia were

both Slavic nations, so
they shared an ethnic
identity

Germany, Austria
and Italy were
members of the
Triple alliance

Serbia didnt like

Austro-Hungarys
control of the
Balkan region

Italy declared its

neutrality so it
doesnt have to
get involved

Russia, France
and Britain
were members
of the Triple
Ententes

CONNECTIVES:
ADDING IDEAS TOGETHER
AND
IN ADDITION
ALSO

CONTRASTING IDEAS

SHOWING CAUSE AND EFFECT

TIMING

BUT
HOWEVER
ALTHOUGH

THEREFORE
SO
BECAUSE
AS A RESULT
THIS LED TO

THEN
AFTER/NEXT/LATER
WHILST /DURING /MEANWHILE

Austria
declared war
on Serbia
Germany was
afraid of war
on two fronts

Russia
declared war
on Austria

Russia is very big

and everyone
expected it would
take 6 weeks to
mobilize her troops

Britain declared
war on Germany
for violating
Belgian neutrality

Germany declared war on Russia

Assassination of FF by Serbian
gavrilo princip

Germany declared war on

France and invaded Belgium

Austria issued
Serbia with an
ultimatum

World War 1
had begun

Serbia
accepted all
points ..except
one
Russia and Serbia were
both Slavic nations, so
they shared an ethnic
identity

Germany, Austria
and Italy were
members of the
Triple alliance

Serbia didnt like

Austro-Hungarys
control of the
Balkan region

Italy declared its

neutrality so it
doesnt have to
get involved

Russia, France
and Britain
were members
of the Triple
Ententes

CONNECTIVES:
ADDING IDEAS TOGETHER
AND
IN ADDITION
ALSO

CONTRASTING IDEAS

SHOWING CAUSE AND EFFECT

TIMING

BUT
HOWEVER
ALTHOUGH

THEREFORE
SO
BECAUSE
AS A RESULT
THIS LED TO

THEN
AFTER/NEXT/LATER
WHILST /DURING /MEANWHILE