World War I By Tom Renick

Rationale The reason for studying World War I is due to the need for 10 th grade students to study a war that had major repercussions in the 20 th century and has shaped the world in many ways.

Objectives Students should be able to explain how and why the war started and what the end result was. They should be able to explain what the words militarism, nationalism, and imperialism mean and how they contributed to the war. Students should be able to differentiate between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers and what countries they were made up of. Finally students should be able to explain what turned the tide of the war, who won, and what happened at the peace process that made WWII inevitable.

Materials Needed Pen and or Pencil Notebook Colored Pencils (some will be provided in class)

Websites e/photos/greatwar.htm e/photos/greatwar.htm

Activity One Country Identification On a blank map color in the countries that make up the Central Powers in one color, the Allied Powers in another color, and the neutral countries in yet another country.

Activity Two Definitions Define the following terms in your notebook. Militarism Nationalism Imperialism Alliance System Balfour Declaration Armistice Lusitania U-boat Treaty of Versailles Allies Central Powers Somme

Activity Three Write a letter in which you pretend to be either a soldier, a nurse, a wife at home, or a wounded soldier in the hospital. Pick which country you are from. Your letter needs to be a minimum of one page to a maximum of three pages. Be descriptive!!!

Activity Four The students will watch the movie All Quiet On the Western Front and discuss how it portrayed World War I. Students will also keep a journal on the movie everyday. Roles will be assigned to role play everyday such as: a German soldier, a captured French soldier, a poisoned Russian soldier, an Austrian nurse, etc.

Activity Five Write a two to four page paper explaining what you would have done with Germany after World War I. Remember: Were the Allies too hard on Germany? Was World War II inevitable? How was the League of Nations supposed to work?

The Horrors of War - An Introduction to World War I

Why Study WWI – Short Term Enormous cost in lives and money Russian Revolution Creation of new nations in Eastern Europe - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Yugoslavia, & Turkey Requirement of German Reparations German Loss of Colonies Balfour Declaration League of Nations

Why Study WWI – Long Term Economic Impact of War Debts on Europe Emergence of U.S. and Japan as Important Powers Growth of Nationalism in Colonies Rise of Fascism – Mussolini & Hitler World War II!!!

Connection To Today Ethnic Tensions in the Balkans International Ban of Poison Gas First use of airplane, tanks, and submarines for military purposes Arab – Israeli Conflicts

How the War Started Nationalism – Loyalty and Devotion to a Nation Militarism – A policy of aggressive military preparedness Imperialism – The policy, practice, or advocacy of extending the power and dominion of a nation The European Alliance System Assassination of Franz Ferdinand Invasion of Belgium by Germany

Countries Involved The Allied Powers – France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Belgium, Serbia, Canada, Australia, & U.S. The Central Powers – Germany, Austria- Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire

Total War

Many Fronted War – Eastern, Western, Italian, & Middle Eastern Millions of Casualties – 9 million dead, 18 million wounded Destruction of Land and Cities Stalemate Armenian Genocide – 500,000 to 1 million killed