World War I
What caused this global war?
Why is WWI considered such a tragedy?
Who won WWI? Who lost?
In what ways was WWI a transformative war for the world?
Wednesday 1/8 / Thursday/Friday 1/9-10Causes of WWI
WWI Pre-assessment
Map of Europe (1914)
Due Friday: HW #1 / The Great War: 1 (Explosion)
Notes: M.A.I.N.
Monday 1/13 / Tuesday/Wednesday 1/14-15 / Thursday/Friday 1/16-17
Quiz on HW #1
HW: HW #2 / Fighting WWI
The Great War: 2 (Stalemate)
Start All Quiet on the Western Front(AQWF) / Fighting WWI
The Great War: 3 (Total War)
Partner Quiz on HW #2
Read AQWF
HW: HW #3
Monday 1/20 / Tuesday/Wednesday 1/21-22 / Thursday/Friday 1/23-24
Martin Luther King Day – No School / Russian Revolution/Human cost of war
The Great War: 5 & 6 (Mutiny & Collapse)
Read AQWF
Introduce Auditory Project / Impact of WWI/The human cost of war
Quiz on HW #3
Lab: Propaganda activity
Read AQWF
Monday 1/27 / Tuesday/Wednesday 1/28-29 / Thursday/Friday 1/30-31
The Treaty of Versailles
The Great War: 7 (Legacy) / Counselors in class re: scheduling
Project time / Europe after WWI
Annotated map of Europe (1919)
Auditory Project Presentation Goal Due
Monday 2/3 / Tuesday/Wednesday 2/4-5
Wednesday is aMinimum Day / Thursday/Friday 2/6-7
Work on Auditory Project / Study for Test
Work on Auditory Project / Unit Exam: Multiple Choice & Term Matching
Work on Auditory Project
Monday 2/10 / Tuesday/Wednesday 2/11-12 / Thursday/Friday 2/13-14
Rehearse / Auditory Project Presentations / Interwar Years Activity
HW #1: Chapter 13.1 (The Stage is Set for War)Due Mon. 1/13
Suggestion: Take two-column or Cornell notes to help you organize this section.
Key terms: nationalism, Europe’s Great Powers, militarism, military alliances, Otto von Bismarck, Triple Alliance, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Triple Entente, the Balkans, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the Black Hand, ultimatum
Be prepared to discuss or write about the following in class (you may use notes):
How did nationalism, imperialism, militarism and the alliance system each contribute to the beginning of WWI?
HW #2: Robert Libbon Instant European History excerpt(“Down in the Trenches”)Due Thurs/Fri 1/16-17
Key terms (you may also refer to your textbook for more information): Schlieffen Plan, trench warfare, “no man’s land”, Lusitania, total war
Be prepared to discuss or write about the following in class (you may use notes):
What does the map (the Western Front) reveal about who won the war, who lost the war, and what was accomplished by the four years of fighting on the Western Front?
When and why did the US enter the war? What effect did it have?
HW #3: HONORS: Adam Hochschild To End All Wars excerpt(“We Regret Nothing”)Due Thurs/Fri 1/23-24
Be prepared to discuss or write about the following in class (you may use notes):
How did the British prepare for the Battle of the Somme? What was their plan? How did they imagine the fighting would go?
What mistakes did the British make in planning and preparing?
What problems did the British encounter in the attack? What was the outcome of the battle?