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World War I Overview and Essential Questions

Learn about the four steps of war and World War I events, including weapons, global involvement, important battles, and U.S. entry. Understand how science & technology changed warfare. Engage in viewing segments and note-taking for further understanding.

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World War I Overview and Essential Questions

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  1. Warm Up 1/29 List the four steps to war from Wednesday’s class. Come up with a way to remember these four steps (e.g. an acronym, rhyme, etc.) I will ask volunteers to share with the class.

  2. Agenda 1/29 • Warm Up, HW Check, Collect Release Forms • Finish Weapons discussion • “The Great War” segment • World Involvement Notes • “The Great War” segment • Introduce WWI Unit Project

  3. Essential Question #2 (con’t.) How do science and technology change the nature of war?

  4. Assignment #10: WWI Weapons (con’t.) New technology does not mean faster-moving warfare; just more death WWI = 19th century warfare meets 20th century technology Video segment: Write 5 key facts as part of this assignment

  5. World Involvement Assignment #11: WWI – Global Conflict Notes (left side)

  6. World Involvement (1914-1915) • Triple Alliance  Central Powers • Bulgaria • Ottoman Empire • Triple Entente  Allied Powers (Allies) • Japan • Italy (joined in April, 1915)

  7. Two Fronts • The Western Front • Stalemate and trench warfare on French/German border • The Eastern Front • Russians invading Germany in the east • More mobile • Russia has trouble, not industrialized

  8. Important Battles • The Marne (Sept., 1914) • Allies attack Germans • Germans retreat • Destroys Schlieffen Plan • Verdun (Feb., 1916) • Peak of slaughter • Germans attack French • 300,000 lives lost on each side • The Somme (Jul., 1916) • British attack Germans • Lasts 4 months • Each side loses over 500,000 men

  9. World Involvement (1915-1918) • War extends beyond Europe • Ottoman Empire • Gallipoli Campaign (1915) • Goal: Allies get supplies to Russia via the Dardenelles • Allies battle the Turks = stalemate • Asia/Africa • Japanese attack German colonies

  10. U.S. Involvement • 1915 - Germans sink British Lusitania • U.S. is outraged; Wilson sends warning • 1917 – Germans attempt naval blockade of Britain • Unrestricted submarine warfare • Sink 3 American ships • Zimmerman Telegram  U.S. declares war April, 1917

  11. “The Great War”1915: Death in Foreign Fields • Assignment #12 : “The Great War” Part 2 Notes • Write 5 new facts you learn as you watch these segments

  12. Homework • Read Ch. 13, Sec. 3 • Assignment #13 • Answer Question #3 on p. 377 • Must be at least 5 sentences • Determine plans for ABC Project

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