Content Area: Social Studies

 

Index: 6.3F Grade 12 CPI 1

 

Standard: 6.3 - World History

 

Strand: F -  Era of the Great Wars

 

Cumulative Progress Indicator: 1 -  The student will analyze the causes and aftermath of World War I, including:

·        The growth of European nationalism and increased competition for resources and markets

·        Technology and the changing face of war

·        The Russian Revolutions of 1905 and 1917 and the creation of the Soviet Union (e.g., Lenin’s political ideology, Marxist economic policies, Stalin’s policies on industrialization)

·        The League of Nations and the effects of the Versailles Conference on  Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East

·        Nationalism and propaganda

·        Disintegration of the Ottoman Empire

 

Grade: 12

 

Sample Activities:

 

·        Students study the effects on international competition for markets of the new, large-scale production of weaponry. Were factories producing weapons in such large quantities and at such a rapid rate of speed that cautious nations began seeking military alliances to insure a balance of power on the Continent? And, once Europe had divided itself into military alliances, did war become inevitable? How did an event like the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in August 1914 finally unleash the pent-up economic hostilities between the industrial powers of Europe? By investigating these questions, students learn to apply economic reasoning to historical events. The class develops a detailed timeline of the period preceding the assassination, highlighting the dangerous international competition. What fact-based conclusions can they draw? What generalizations can they make about economics and history?

 

·        The war began after a single incident, an assassination. But there were long-simmering resentments and enmities that erupted that day in Sarajevo. Students learn about the complexity of historical causation in the study of this period. List and explain the five trends that were the ultimate causes of the Great War: industrialization, imperialism, the arms race, nationalism, and the alliance system. From this explanation of each cause, students construct a flowchart, identifying the chronology that led up to Sarajevo and the aftermath. It is important that students read carefully to get the chronology right before attempting to untangle the multiple causation. They should speculate about the primary cause (if there is one), the secondary causes, subsequent causes, and the effects that are directly linked to causes identified.

 

Inspiration Template:

 

·        Historical Episode

·        Historical Period

·        Historical Figure

·        Causality

·        Effect of Event

·        Cause and Effect

·        Conflict Resolution

·        Pro and Con

·        Policy

·        Concept Map

·        Comparison

·        Areas of Influence

·        Research Strategy

·        Use symbols, links, and link text to create a timeline.