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Daniel Hernandez Brawley Union High School 10 th and 11 th Grade World War I Causes for European and American Involvement
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California Content Standards: 10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War..1 - Analyze the arguments for entering into war presented by 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.”.3 - Explain how the Russian Revolution and the entry of the United States affected the course and outcome of the war. 11.4 Students trace the rise of the United States to its role as a world power in the twentieth century..5 - Analyze the political, economic, and social ramifications of World War I on the home front.
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Objective: Students will be able to identify the causes that led both the European countries and the United States to enter this global conflict. By the end of the lesson, students will create a brochure in which they restate in their own words the major causes of World War I. Key Vocabulary Militarism Triple Entente Triple Alliance Nationalism Imperialism Franz Ferdinand Lusitania Zimmerman Note
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By 1914, WAR had broken out in Europe…Why? Because of War ‘MANIA’ Militarism Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Assassination of Franz Ferdinand
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MILITARISM
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ALLIANCES Triple Alliance vs Triple Entente
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NATIONALISM IMPERIALISM
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ASSASSINATION OF FRANZ FERDINAND!!!!
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By 1917 the United States shifted out of Neutrality and into a full-scale global war….Why?
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Sinking of the Lusitania Zimmerman Note
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Quick Summary: (Guided Practice) Answer the following questions…use your notes as needed. 1.What does MANIA stand for? 2.What event triggered World War I? 3.List the countries that make up the Triple Alliance. 4.List the countries that make up the Triple Entente. 5.What was the United States’ policy towards World War I before 1917. 6. Why did the United States enter World War I siding with the Triple Entente?
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Once your are completed with the “Quick Summary” you are ready to begin creating a BROCHURE Place an 8.5 by 11 sheet of paper in ‘landscape format’ and fold it into thirds. You should have 5 ‘flaps’ with the one in the back that will be used to paste into your notebooks (that isn’t counted as one flap). Your first flap should be your cover page and should contain an appropriate title (i.e. Causes of World War I), a picture and your name. The rest of the flaps should contain the following information; the way you embed it into your brochure is up to you, be creative and be sure to include all components: Map of Europe displaying the countries of both the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente. (make sure each alliance is a different color) Causes of why a World War broke out in Europe Images that represent such causes as well as a brief explanation of each cause Reasons why the United States Joined the War Images that represent such causes as well as a brief explanation of each cause AND 3 quotes relating to the causes of World War I by any of the major leaders as well as a picture of each leader of the major countries involved.
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Closure - TOD Match the cause to its definition. (handout provide in class) Answer the following question. In your opinion, which cause had the greatest impact to the beginning of the war? LessonDesignTemplate311.doc
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