Accelerated World History: Day 19

CHAPTER 11 World War 1

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)

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 - Nationalism?

Journal Entry - What were some of the "advancements" in warfare technologies in WWI?

Journal Entry Part 2 - NFL players taking a knee is this a slap in the face to our flag and our Nation, or is it an individual exercising their Constitutional right to speech

After the journal lets look at this issue...

Can pride in one's country become a bad thing?

America has a nationalism problem. The U.S. has been described as the melting pot, a nation of immigrants and the Land of Opportunity. Indeed, the story we tell ourselves is that the American identity is rooted not in place, but in the acceptance of a common set of ideals, irrespective of race, religion or ethnicity. The politics of the last decade, however, have strained the notion of e pluribus unum, revealing among whites three definitions of the American nation that are exclusive rather than inclusive.

First come the “Unhyphenated Americans”. For decades, the Census Bureau has asked Americans “to what country does this person draw their heritage?” Among whites, German (17 percent), Irish (16 percent), and English (14 percent) are the most common responses. But about one in twelve whites Americans indicated they are just “Americans,” indicating an indigenous white identity unconnected to any particular European ethnicity. These Unhyphenated Americans are distinct. They are more likely to be fundamentalist Protestants. Nearly two thirds of them live in the Census South, and especially in Greater Appalachia.

The highest rate of “American” identity is among young rural whites with limited education. Recent surveys find that whites with an “unhyphenated” identity are increasingly voting very conservative and perceive a cultural threat from foreign influences. They also call themselves ethnic “Americans” for patriotic reasons. They favor a stronger national defense. And, they are more likely to think that an individual’s life chances are tied to their racial identity (what Michael Dawson called “linked fate“).

- Nationalism...it's a recent topic that is gaining a lot of news lately. What is Nationalism...

Nationalism Pro Con

Today -

Presentation on WWI
Select Then and Now Projects

Continue to work on - Events in WWI Project (example)

Then and Now Project - Students select a "product" that was initiated during world war I, write up a summary for the conditions that led to its creating and show its modern day equivalent with up-to-date aspects of where the "product" is today.
Wall Street Journal Project Website
Another list of "products"

MAIN Project - Students build a Google Slides presentation identifying a single country within those involved in World War I and describe how each of the MAIN causes affected that particular country.
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