Bitesize History: Causes of World War I
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Group questions on World War I:
Group 1: Should the United States have entered World War I?
Conduct a debate between the Isolationists and the interventions about whether or not the US should have entered WWI. Be sure to evaluate all of the reasons that the United States entered the war as you make your arguments.
Links:
http://www.studythepast.com/vbprojects/debate_world_war_1.htm
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Group 1: Should the United States have entered World War I?
Conduct a debate between the Isolationists and the interventions about whether or not the US should have entered WWI. Be sure to evaluate all of the reasons that the United States entered the war as you make your arguments.
Links:
http://www.studythepast.com/vbprojects/debate_world_war_1.htm
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Group 2: Should the United States Government be allowed to curtail 1st Amendment rights during a time of war?
Research the laws that limited 1st amendment rights for Americans during World War I and conduct a debate on whether or not our Government should be allowed to curtail 1st amendment rights during war.
Links:
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=15746
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Research the laws that limited 1st amendment rights for Americans during World War I and conduct a debate on whether or not our Government should be allowed to curtail 1st amendment rights during war.
Links:
http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=15746
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Group 3: How did new technologies change the way that World war I was fought and how did they affect the course of World War I?
Create a presentation that illustrates the new technologies that were used to fight World War I. For each technology be sure to include how that technology changed the way that WWI was fought.
Links:
http://www.worldwar1.com/armory.htm
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Create a presentation that illustrates the new technologies that were used to fight World War I. For each technology be sure to include how that technology changed the way that WWI was fought.
Links:
http://www.worldwar1.com/armory.htm
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Group 4: What was life like on the Home Front?
Take a "tour" around town and point out all of the things that average citizens are doing to help on the war effort. Include in your "tour" propaganda posters that were produced by the Committee on Public Information to "sell the War" to Americans.
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~worldwarone/WWI/HomeFront/HomeFront.html
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Take a "tour" around town and point out all of the things that average citizens are doing to help on the war effort. Include in your "tour" propaganda posters that were produced by the Committee on Public Information to "sell the War" to Americans.
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~worldwarone/WWI/HomeFront/HomeFront.html
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Group 5: What was life like in the Trenches?
Create a conversation between a wounded American veteran who has returned from the war with his friends about his experience in the trenches. You may want to include some "snap shots" of what you saw.
Links:
http://www.harris-academy.com/departments/history/Trenches/Joanna/joanna1.htm
http://www.worldwar1.com/
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Create a conversation between a wounded American veteran who has returned from the war with his friends about his experience in the trenches. You may want to include some "snap shots" of what you saw.
Links:
http://www.harris-academy.com/departments/history/Trenches/Joanna/joanna1.htm
http://www.worldwar1.com/
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Group 6: What was achieved by the Treaty of Versailles?
Study Wilson's 14 points and the actual Treaty of Versailles. As a spokesperson for President Wilson, try to convince the other allies to accept his peace plan.
Try to convince the Allies to accept Wilson's 14 points. Be sure to include arguments that the other three may have to your pleas.
Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/versailles_01.shtml
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Study Wilson's 14 points and the actual Treaty of Versailles. As a spokesperson for President Wilson, try to convince the other allies to accept his peace plan.
Try to convince the Allies to accept Wilson's 14 points. Be sure to include arguments that the other three may have to your pleas.
Links:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/versailles_01.shtml
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World War I Role Playing Activity
Procedures:
Research: Use your textbook and the internet to research your topic on World War I.
Notes: Take notes from the text and the internet sources.
Roles: Assign roles to your group members
Script: Write a script, or prepare note cards to use during the presentation of your skit
Presentation: Use the internet and PowerPoint to assemble important details and pictures to show to the rest of the class.
Key Question: Be sure that your skit poses answers to the key question assigned to your group.
Grading Rubric
• All members participated in the note taking process.
• All members read the text and helped to determine essential information
• PowerPoint includes essential information to answer the focus question
• PowerPoint includes pictures, maps or other visuals to enhance the skit.
• All members participated in writing the script
• Group produced a written script
• All members have a speaking part
• Skit highlight essential information from the topic
• Skit is creative and fits the assigned topic
• Speaking parts are clear and understandable
Best World War I Links:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w1frm.htm
http://www.the-great-war-society.org/
Procedures:
Research: Use your textbook and the internet to research your topic on World War I.
Notes: Take notes from the text and the internet sources.
Roles: Assign roles to your group members
Script: Write a script, or prepare note cards to use during the presentation of your skit
Presentation: Use the internet and PowerPoint to assemble important details and pictures to show to the rest of the class.
Key Question: Be sure that your skit poses answers to the key question assigned to your group.
Grading Rubric
• All members participated in the note taking process.
• All members read the text and helped to determine essential information
• PowerPoint includes essential information to answer the focus question
• PowerPoint includes pictures, maps or other visuals to enhance the skit.
• All members participated in writing the script
• Group produced a written script
• All members have a speaking part
• Skit highlight essential information from the topic
• Skit is creative and fits the assigned topic
• Speaking parts are clear and understandable
Best World War I Links:
http://www.firstworldwar.com/
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/w1frm.htm
http://www.the-great-war-society.org/