Journal Causes of Conflict CBA and Level 5 Introduction Journal: Write something you know or think you know about each of the following topics: World War I World War II The Cold War Agenda February 28 th or March 1

Explanation of Our Work During the Third Quarter Follow along on your copy of the Project Overview as the project is explained to you

Choosing a Conflict  Follow the descriptions of the 3 major conflicts of the 20th Century as they are read to you THEN  Follow the directions for choosing a conflict to work on. Make sure to designate a first, second and third choice  When complete, turn in your Conflict Selection sheet

Concept Formation  In order to fully understand the material of this unit and to effectively participate in its activities, it is important that you grasp three important concepts: Cause and Effect Social Studies Perspectives Nationalism

Definitions  Cause: Causes make things happen. They are the factors that result in the occurrence of events.  Effect: Effects are the things that result from a particular event.

Applying the Concepts  Listen to the “Tragic Story of Jack and Jim” following along on your handout

Individual Work  The “event” that we are focusing on in the story is Jack’s punch.  Look back over the story and make a list of all of the causes and all the effects of Jack’s punch.

Group Discussion 1  Together, look over the handout’s description of the types of causes  From our list of causes of Jack’s punch sort the causes into the following categories: The Main Cause Contributing Causes The Immediate Cause Remote or Background Causes  Be prepared to discuss your reasoning with the class

Group Discussion 2  Look over the handout’s description of the types of effects  From our list of effects of Jack’s punch sort the causes into “immediate effects” and “long term effects”  Be prepared explain your reasoning to the class

Applying the Concepts to Previous Studies  Consider the topic we have just finished studying: Imperialism  With your group brainstorm as many causes of imperialism as you can.

Applying the Concepts to Previous Studies  Following is a list of causes of imperialism we might have brainstormed:  Social Darwinism/European “Superiority”  Competition among European nations  The Industrial Revolution  The availability of resources  African disunity and weakness  With your group sort the causes above into the following categories: the trigger (immediate cause), the main cause, contributing causes, background causes

Sample Analysis – Causes of Imperialism  Trigger/Immediate Cause : the availability of resources  Main Cause: Industrial Revolution  Contributing Causes: African disunity and weakness, Social Darwinism/Europe’s feelings of superiority  Background Causes: European competition

Applying the Concepts to Previous Studies  With your group brainstorm as many effects of imperialism as you can

Applying the Concepts to Previous Studies  Following is a list of effects of imperialism we might have brainstormed:  Increase in European wealth  African poverty  Slavery/forced labor  Destruction of African culture  Destruction of African land  Turmoil in independent African nations  With your group sort the effects above into immediate effects and long term effects

Sample Analysis – Effects of Imperialism  Immediate Effects:  Slavery/forced labor  Destruction of African land and culture  European wealth  Long term effects:  African poverty  Turmoil in independent African nations

Applying the Concepts to War  As a group brainstorm and write down as many causes of war as you can  Sort your list into three groups: immediate causes, contributing causes, and remote/background causes  Now discuss and develop and answer to the following questions:  Is there such a thing as a “just war”?  If so, which of the causes you identified might result in a just war?  Be prepared to explain your answer.

Applying the Concepts to War cont.  As a group brainstorm and write down as many effects of war as you can  Sort your list into two groups: short term/immediate effects and long term effects

Social Studies Perspectives  With your group develop a definition for each of the following terms:  Geography  Economics  Politics  Culture  Sociology  Psychology  Then discuss what you think it means to look at an event from the perspective of each of the above terms

Social Studies Perspectives  Geographic: Looking at an event from a geographical perspective asks how ideas of place, region, human-environmental interaction, location and movement affected the event.  Political: Looking at an event from a political perspective asks how a society’s leaders, the ways leaders are chosen, the society’s laws, and the ways those laws are made affected the event.  Economic: Looking at an event from an economic perspective asks how a society’s needs and the way they attempt to satisfy those needs affected the event.  Cultural: Looking at an event looking at an event from a cultural perspective asks how a group’s collective knowledge, experience, beliefs, attitudes and/or customs affected the event.  Sociological: Looking at an event from a sociological perspective asks how a society’s structures, social institutions, social relationships, and collective behaviors affect the event.  Psychological: Looking at an event from a psychological perspective asks how the mental processes and resulting behaviors of individuals did and/or groups in a society affect the event.

Categorizing Causes into Social Studies Perspectives – Past Studies  Here is the list of the causes of imperialism we developed earlier:  Social Darwinism/European “Superiority”  Competition among European nations  The Industrial Revolution  The availability of resources  African disunity and weakness  With your group link each cause to the appropriate social studies perspective (a cause might fit into more than one)

Sample Analysis – Social Studies Perspectives Geographic PoliticalEconomicCulturalSocio.Psych ResourcesEuropean competition African weakness Social Darwinism African disunity Resources/ Industrial Revolution African weakness and disunity Industrial Revolution Resources CompetitionIndustrial Revolution Competition

Applying the Concepts to War cont.  As a group take our list of causes of war and link each cause to the appropriate social studies perspective (a cause might fit into more than one)

Defining Nationalism  Individually read the handout which contains four examples of nationalism  As a group discuss what the four examples have in common  Using the commonalities you found try to develop a definition of nationalism - your definition should include four critical attributes (things that have to exist for nationalism to be present)

Nationalism – Critical Attributes  When a group of people have the following behaviors, they are exhibiting Nationalism: 1. Loyalty and devotion to a nation 2. A sense of national consciousness 3. A feeling that one’s nation is superior to or has a higher purpose than other nations 4. A feeling that one’s identity as a member of a nation is more important than membership in some “supranational” group (such as a religious, cultural, or political group or movement

Nationalism Group Activity  Discuss the questions on the worksheet your group has been given and record your answers on the worksheet. Be prepared to discuss your answers with the entire class.