CHAPTER 11 World War 1 and The Russian Revolution
Objective:
Students will be able to analyze the arguments 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"
Examine the principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes (eg., topography, waterways, distance, climate)
Examine the principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and outcomes (eg., topography, waterways, distance, climate)
Rationale:
The "War to End all Wars" has many different interpretations as to its cause, its various changes and turns during, and its outcome. The effects of the war impacted many changes that occurred after its end (depression, WWI, etc). Students should understand the environment that led to the first war that was not relegated to one specific area but impacted an entire continent as well as other surrounding continents.
Evidence:
Being able to list the factors which led to the conflict, evaluate those factors for their merit or lack there of, and propose possible solutions that may have prevented the war, or changed the terms of the surrender which may have prevented or altered the World War that followed will allow students to gain insights as to how historical events were addressed.
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Essential Question - Who should serve in the military?
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If we finish with the timeline assignment, students will start on their "Causes of WWI" project
Causes Project
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Journal Entry - We are currently in an election cycle, and it might be interesting to see how other countries elect political officials. Read the article regarding the Iranian elections, and list at least 1 positive and 1 negative element in their process.
Chapter Outlines Schedule
Section #3 - Monday Feb 29th Section #3 Textbook
Section #4 Tuesday Mar 1st Section #4 Textbook
Section #5 Thursday Mar 3rd Section #5 Textbook
Thurs - Timeline project and Causes Project
Today students will select the event they wish to use for their timeline assignment.
If we finish with the timeline assignment, students will start on their "Causes of WWI" project
Causes Project
Chapter 11 Sectional Presentation
The Sectional Summaries are to be used as resources to assist with understanding the material
Chapter 11 Practice Quizzes
The Sectional Quizzes will be due/turned-in on Thursday the day of the test
World War I Summary Video
( youtube video to be watched at home)
Crash Course Video on World War I
Questions to be completed with the video - Questions Here
Crash Course Video on World War I
Questions to be completed with the video - Questions Here