Unit+5-+The+Cause+and+Course+of+World+War+I

Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War.
===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.”===

5. Discuss human rights violations and genocide, including the Ottoman government’s actions against Armenian citizens.
=Assignment 5.1- World War One Vocabulary= You must create a vocabulary presentation that covers each topic below. Follow the steps and complete this assignment in GOOGLE PRESENTATION. You must embed this on your wiki in order to have it graded.

Slide 1: Unit 5- World War I -Put any picture of World War One on the title slide. -Put the years that it lasted from on the title slide.

Slide 2: The "Powder Keg of Europe" Picture- Archduke Franz Ferdinand -What area of the world was the area that started the chain reaction of World War One? In other words, where did the war begin? -What was the spark that led countries into World War One? (Who was the Archduke Franz Ferdinand) -Who were the first two countries involved in the war?

Slide 3: The Allies vs. the Central Powers Picture: A map showing the division of Central Powers and Allies in Europe. -Make two lists. One list for Central Powers and one for the Allies.

Slide 4: The Schlieffen Plan -Whose plan was this and what was it? Picture: Show a map of the Schlieffen Plan.

Slide 5: Total War -What was total war? -What was the Stalemate? -Describe what Trench warfare was.

Slide 6: Key battles of WW1 Tell me where, who, who won, and why these battles were important. -1st and 2nd Marne -Gallipoli -Somme -Verdun

Slide 7: Bolshevik Revolution Picture: Soviet Flag -What was this? -When did it happen? -How did it effect Russia in the War?

Slide 8- US entry into the war? -Give two reasons why the US entered the war? -When did it happen? -Whose side were they on? -Who was president?

=Assignment 5.2= Please read the excerpts and make a WHAT STUCK OUT DIAGRAM for part 1.

WHAT STUCK OUT DIAGRAM MODEL

__Write Three Big Ideas in bold in each circle and provide three points to back up the idea from the articles in parts one and two. You should have 2 diagrams.__



=Part 1- The Beginning.=









=Part 2- Trench Warfare=

[|Trench Warfare] [|The Conditions]

=Assignment 5.4- Mapping= You have been given a blank European Map and a partner. Now you must fill out that map by following the instructions that follow. For a reference, you should google- World War I map of Europe and keep the window open.

1. Label all of the countries actively involved in WWI. If they were a part of the Allies, border them in one color. If they were Central Powers border them with another color. - Also label three neutral countries in a color other than pencil. 2. Make a dotted line to show where the Western Front or Trench Warfare took place. 3. Label: -The English Channel -The North Sea -The Mediterranean -The Peninsula of Gallipoli -Atlantic Ocean

4. Put a circle around the name of the country that switched side in the middle of the war. 5. Put a V where the Battle of Verdun took place. 6. Put an S where the battle of the Somme took place. 7. Put a T where Tannenberg took place. 8. Put an AG where the Armenian Genocide took place. 9. Lightly shade the Balkans (or yellow). 10. Put arrows that show the path of the Germans for the Schlieffen Plan. 11. Put a star where the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand took place. 12. Color the country that was neutral but was invaded as part of the Schlieffen plan on the way to France. 13. Put an M where the First Battle of the Marne took place. 14. Color the country that pulled out of the War in 1917.


 * On the back, make a key to show which colors represent what.**