World War 1 (in One Take)

We found this video so interesting. It is a dramatization, explaining the main events of the war. It helped us understand how the war started and which countries immediately took sides. We had a good talk about how the other countries decided which side to be on in the war. We noticed a map at 1:22 in the video which showed us that Germany and the Austro-Hungarians banded together at the start of the war. Those countries were marked in red. The opposing side consisted of the French, the Russians, and Great Britain. They were marked in yellow. 

We noticed that several countries were not coloured, like Belgium and Romania, and had a think about how they would decide which side to be on in the war. At first we thought that a country like Belgium should join the Germans because the Germans had the biggest land mass. We also thought that countries could decide which side to be on depending on how many casualties there were. We thought the losing side might need reinforcements. 

Finally, after re-watching the video from the start we began to realise what Germany was saying to the rest of the world. We decided that we should choose sides based on what is being said.