World War 1

Lesson #1: Nationalism, Imperialism and Alliances

Essential Questions:
  1. What role does alliances play in the beginning of World War 1?
  2. Are alliances positive or negative?
  3. What role did nationalism and imperialism play in setting the stage for World War 1?
Nationalism and Imperialism Video:


Alliance Videos:

Key Vocabulary:
Alliance
Nationalism
Imperialism
Triple Alliance (Central Power)
Triple Entente (Allied Power)


Graphic of Alliances

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Lesson #2: Start of World War 1

Essential Questions:
  1. How did the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand start World War 1?
  2. If the Archduke was never assassinated, would there ever have been a World War 1 (and therefore no World War 2?)
  3. Whose fault was it for starting the war? (This is a key question that the loser will have to anwer at the end of the world and the answer will change the world FOREVER!!!) 
Videos:


Key Vocabulary:
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Gavrillo Princip
Black Hand


Start of WW1 Graphic
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Lesson #3- Schlieffen Plan

 Essential Questions:

  1.  What was the main purpose of the Schlieffen Plan?
  2. What things were required for the Schlieffen Plan to be successful?
  3. What things did the Germans fail to do in order for the Schlieffen Plan to be successful?
Videos:
Long

Short


Text:
Schlieffen Plan

Key Vocabulary:
Schlieffen Plan
Flank
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Lesson #4-Battle of the Marne

 Essential Questions:

  1. What impact did the Battle of the Marne have on World War 1?
  2. What mistakes did Germany do to lose this battle?
  3. If Schlieffen was alive do you think Germany would have lost this battle?
Video:



Text:

Key Vocabulary:
Marne
Flank
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Lesson #5-Trench Warfare

 Essential Questions:

  1. Why trench warfare?
  2. What was the key difference between how the Germans created their trenches compared to the French/British?
  3. What challenges did the men face in the trenches?
Videos:


Key Vocabulary:
Trenches
Trench Foot
Stalemate


Text:
Life in the Trenches

Trench Warfare in Pictures
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Lesson #6-America Enters the War

 Essential Questions:

  1. Why did America wait until 1917 to enter the war?
  2. What was the relationship between America and Mexico?
  3. What caused them to enter the war?
  4. What made the Zimmerman Telegram so foolish?
Videos:



Key Vocabulary:
Zimmerman Telegram

Text:
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Lesson #7- Hitler in World War 1

Essential Questions:

  1. What was Hitler like before World War 1?
  2. What role did World War 1 play in Hitler becoming Hitler?



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Lesson #8-Weapons of World War 1

Essential Questions:
  1. How did the change in military technology during World War 1influence warfare?
PowerPoint:




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Lesson #9- Battle of the Somme

Essential Questions:
  1. Why do men charge when they know they are going to die?
  2. What went wrong in the Battle of the Somme for the British?

Video:


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Lesson #10- Treaty of Versailles

Essential Questions:
  1. Why was Germany to blame for the start of World War 1?
  2. What punishments were given to the losers?
  3. What was the solution for stopping another world war? 
Video:



Key Vocabulary:
Treaty of Versailles
League of Nations
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Lesson #11- Facts About World War 1







WERE ALL THESE DEATHS WORTH THE WAR?

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