1. Unit 5: Imperialism & WWI
1.6.16

2. Please have your notebook & writing stick ready.
Film Clips on WWI
Please have your notebook & writing stick ready.

3. Why did the US really enter WWI?
Step 1: Gather evidence
President Wilson’s speeches
Textbook excerpt
Howard Zinn excerpt
Step 2: Analyze the evidence
What reasons have we found?
Can we group any of these together?
Are there underlying causes here?
Brainstorm reasons for entering the war on the whiteboard

4. Why did the US really enter WWI?
Step 3: Decide how to answer the question
What does the evidence point to?
Step 4: Write a thesis statement:
The real reason the United States entered WWI was ____________ because of ____________, ____________, and _____________.

5. Test Corrections Unit 4: Industrialization
Corrections due Wednesday, 1/13