{"id":3478,"date":"2015-09-20T18:27:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-20T15:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.classtools.net\/blog\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2015-02-14T21:48:45","modified_gmt":"2015-02-14T18:48:45","slug":"causation-diagram-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.activehistory.co.uk\/updates\/cause\/causation-diagram-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Causation Diagram Template"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following image\u00a0comes from an old textbook, and illustrates the respective importance of long, mid and short-term factors in causing World War One.\u00a0I created a ‘blanked out’ version which I provide to students at the end of a topic and ask them to decide what factors they would place in the various spots in the image. This can work for any subject relating to causation: for example, “What caused the Russian Revolution?” \/ “Why did Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?” \/ “What caused the European Reformation?”.<\/p>\n

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You can download the causation diagram<\/a>\u00a0as a worksheet to use with your classes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The following image\u00a0comes from an old textbook, and illustrates the respective importance of long, mid and short-term factors in causing World War One.\u00a0I created a ‘blanked out’ version which I provide to students at the end of a topic and ask them to decide what factors they would place in the various spots in the… <\/p>\n

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