AGENDA Bellringer Review Questions Notes: Turning Points Exit Ticket Quiz Tomorrow – All classes! Mod 4: Don’t forget essay!
REVIEW QUESTIONS What is trench warfare? Battling from ditches What are two new technologies used in WWI? Automatic weapons, submarines, tanks, poison gas What are the MAIN causes of WWI? Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism What was the spark that started the war? Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand by Gavrilo Pricip What is total war? All government resources go to supporting military in war time
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OBJECTIVE Students will identify why the entry of the United States and the withdrawal of Russia were turning points in WWI
WWI TURNING POINTS
UP UNTIL NOW…. The U.S. has been neutral Most Americans supported this position – it’s a European war, not meant for us Until……
ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES Germany was using unrestricted submarine warfare Attack any and all ships in the Atlantic including ships carrying American passengers Germans sunk American ship: Lusitania Zimmerman note: Arthur Zimmerman sent a note to his ambassador in Mexico that was intercepted by the U.S. Note said that if Mexico were to support Germany in the war, Germany would help Mexico take back lands in New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
WWI SUBMARINES
LUSITANIA
PLOT TWIST Later it was revealed that the Lusitania was carrying 173 tons of war munitions for Britain Germany cited this to justify their attack – that the US violated neutrality US was willing to shake it off because of this but then an Italian liner was sunk with no warning which carried 25 Americans – Game on….
ZIMMERMAN NOTE
ZIMMERMAN’S PROPOSAL
ARTHUR ZIMMERMAN
U.S. PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
RUSSIAN WITHDRAWAL Low morale of troops contributed to a revolution in : Russia’s new leader (Vladimir Lenin) signed a treaty with Germany which removed Russia from the war
VLADIMIR LENIN
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AGENDA Bellringer 5 minute study time: if used wisely Quiz Paraphrase Passport If time: End of WWI
PARAPHRASE PASSPORT Read page 50 in your orange packet: “All Quiet on the Western Front” Underline/note key ideas Paraphrase to your partner what this excerpt is saying in your own words Choose the best paraphrase to share with the class.
GUIDING IDEAS What role does lighting play in the excerpt? Why did the men have to put our their cigarettes and pipes? Why do you think the man in front of the protagonist was carrying barbed wire?
PARAPHRASE PASSPORT Read page 49 – Murder of Archduke Ferdinand Paraphrase what the excerpt is saying to your partner and be prepared to share the paraphrase you feel is best
GUIDING IDEAS What is the tone of the excerpt? How does the author describe Archduke Ferdinand? How does he describe Gavrilo Precip? What were the archduke’s last words? How was Gavrilo treated after the assassination?