1. Warm-Up #1 (3/20/15) What I already know (or think I know) about WWI:
What I’d like to know about WWI:

2. Warm-Up #2 (3/23/15) Identify the major ALLIED powers.
Identify the major CENTRAL powers.
Locate the Dardanelles & add it to your map. Why would control over the Dardanelles be important?
Why might Germany have a problem fighting this war?
Why might Russia have a problem fighting this war?

3. Warm-Up #3 (3/24/15)
Based on your country group, answer the following questions:
What are your vital interests? (What would you be willing to fight to protect?)
Who can you count on for support?
Who would you be willing to support?

4. MURDER MYSTERY!!! Who Killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand??
Warm-Up #4 (3/25/15)
MURDER MYSTERY!!! Who Killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand??
Listen to each suspect’s statement to make your decision… ?
The Suspects:
Sophie von Chotkovato of Bohemia
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany
Gavrilo Princip of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Nedjelko Cabrinovic of Bosnia- Herzegovina
Trifko Grabez of Bosnia-Herzegovina

5. Warm-Up #5 (3/26/15)
Based on yesterday’s simulation, put the following events in correct chronological order:
Wilhelm II gives full support to A-H to take action against Serbia
G.B. declares war on Germany
A-H gives Serbia 48 hours to agree to ultimatum or face war
Germany declares war on Russia
Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of A-H
A-H declares war on Serbia
Germany declares war on France
Russia mobilizes troops
Germany invades Belgium
E, A, C, F, H, D, G, I, B

6. Warm-Up #6 (3/27/15)
Based on everything you have learned up to this point…
Which side do you think has an advantage in the war? Why?

7. Warm-Up #7 (3/30/15) Battle of the Marne Battle of Tannenberg
Match the description on the left to the appropriate battle on the right
Ottoman victory against British & French
Largest naval battle of WWI; Inconclusive winner, though GB maintains dominance of North Sea
1st battle of WWI on the Western Front; Allied victory – Germans abandon Schlieffen Plan!
First battle of WWI on Eastern Front; German victory over Russia
German surprise attack on French; long and demanding battle
British/French offensive against Germans; Highest deaths/casualties in British history
Battle of the Marne
Battle of Tannenberg
Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of Verdun
Battle of Jutland
Battle of Somme

8. The Zimmermann Telegram
Take out your packet, and turn to the page that has the Zimmermann Telegram and questions on it.
Read the document and complete the questions.
E, A, C, F, H, D, G, I, B

9. Warm-Up #8 (4/1/15)
Answer the following questions about the U.S. entry into WWI:
Explain 3 reasons the U.S. entered the war on the side of the Allies
Why was the U.S. entering the war considered a “turning point” in WWI?
How was propaganda used during the war by the Allies?

10. Warm-Up #9 (4/2/15)
Answer the following questions about the Peace Process for WWI:
What was a MAJOR difference between Wilson’s 14 Points & the Treaty of Versailles?
How did Germany feel about the final treaty?
Why did the U.S. NOT ratify the treaty?
What is meant by saying that the Treaty of Versailles was a “peace built on quicksand”?