WWI
Unit 3
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Unit Question: Is war a choice?
State Standards
10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World
War.
10.5.1 Analyze the arguments for entering into war presented by leaders from all sides of the Great War and the role of political and economic rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, domestic discontent and disorder, and propaganda and nationalism in mobilizing the civilian population in support of "total war."
10.5.2 Examine the principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes (e.g., topography, waterways, distance, climate).
10.5.3 Explain how the Russian Revolution and the entry of the United States affected the course and outcome of the war.
10.5.4 Understand the nature of the war and its human costs (military and civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including how colonial peoples contributed to the war effort.
10.5.6 Discuss human rights violations and genocide, including the Ottoman government's actions against Armenian citizens.
| Assignment Description | Page # |
| Classwork | |
| Alliance Game Journal Entries | 46 |
| Long Term Causes of WWI Flow Chart (Picture Flow Chart) | 47 |
| Timeline of Events Leading to WWI | 48 |
| Notes on Ultimatums (Short Termn Causes of WWI) | 49 |
| Killing Fields video notes | 50 |
| Treaty of Versailles Notes | 51 |
| Lost Peace Video Notes | 52 |
| Lectures | |
| M.A.N.I.A. | 53 |
| Western Front Battle Notes | 54 |
| U.S. Enters War | 55 |
| Homework | |
| Chapter 5, Section 3 Worksheet | 56 |
| Map of Europe before WWI | 57 |
| Outline Chapter 8, Section 1 | 58 |
| "Causes of the Great War" Worksheet | 59 |
| Germany Advanced Wksht | 60 |
| Outline Chapter 8, Section 2 | 61 |
| Outline Chapter 8, Section 4 | 62 |
| Warmup | |
| Having just experienced part of the "Century of Change," if you were alive in 1900, what would you predict the world to be like? | |
| What do you know about WWI? | |
| What is self determination? Why do you think the quest for self determination is universal? | |
| What is an ultimatum? Provide an example of an ultimatu. | |
| Describe the Schlieffen Plan. What invention led to the formations of the trenches? Explain why the front lines didn't move more than a few feet in 3.5 years. | |
Write a diary entry from the perspective of a soldier in the trenches. Try to use 4 out of the 5 senses to describe your experience. |
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| Which battle did the british lose 60,000 people in one day? Why did this happen? | |
| Read the pgs. 426-429 in the World History textbook. Summarize the events. Why would this event push the U.S. into war? | |
| What were the total caualties for WWI? What perceantage of men did your country lose? How might caualties affect your country's demands at the Paris Peace Conference? | |
| Make a list of the items that your country wants from the peace conference. Which one is the most important? Why? | |