UNIT 5 - IMPERIALISM & WORLD WAR I
"This war, like the next war, is a war to end war."
- David Lloyd George
- David Lloyd George
UNIT BACKGROUND: It became known as the "War to end all wars"
WORLD WAR I STATIONS
Station 1: The Causes of World War I (M.A.N.I.A.)
- Station Directions: Use the provided readings, in order to, complete the “Causes of World War I” Worksheet in your packets. On your worksheet, you will define each of the 5 words that make up the acronym M.A.N.I.A. in the left hand column. Then, in the boxes on the right you must explain how each of the 5 factors helped cause the war
- Reading Handout for Station 1
- Worksheet for Station 1
Station 2: Key People and Things
- Station Directions: In this station, you will use the information on the back of the trading cards to answer the provided questions.
- Trading Cards
- Worksheet for Station 2
Station 3: From Neutrality to War (The Role of the U.S. in World War I)
- Station Directions: Use the provided documents and videos to trace to United States’ path from neutrality to conflict. In each of the boxes on the worksheet, you should briefly explain each of the events and tell me why they were important and/or how they pushed the US closer to war.
- (READING) Election of President Wilson and the Declaration of Neutrality
- (VIDEO) Sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania
- (VIDEO) The Germans engaged in "Unrestricted" Submarine Warfare
- (READING & VIDEO) The British Intercept the Zimmerman Note
- (READING) Pres. Wilson asks Congress to declare war
- Worksheet for Station 3
Station 4: New Technologies
- Station Directions: On your worksheet, briefly explain how each of the 8 new technologies directly impacted the fighting on the battlefield. To finish this step quicker, have each group member research 2 causes and then share your findings with other members. Next, you and your group members should rank the 8 new technologies from 1-8 in terms of their impact on the war. (i.e. 1 would be the factor that had the biggest influence on the war and 8 would be the factor that had the least significant influence). Finally, you should explain why you ranked them in the order that you did.
- Airplanes
- Depth Charges
- Flamethrowers
- Machine Guns
- Poison Gas
- Submarines
- Tanks
- Worksheet for Station 4
Station 5: Major Battles of the First World War
- Station Directions: Use the provided readings to plot 5 of the 8 major battles on the timeline. On your timeline you MUST indicate the following for each battle: (1) who won the battle; (2) the number of casualties on each side; and (3) the significance of the battle
- Major Battles Reading
- Station 5 Timeline Worksheet
Station 6: An Unjust Peace?
- Station Directions: Use the provided primary source documents to answer the questions in you packet and analyze/evaluate the Treaty of Versailles.
- Treaty of Versailles Excerpts (Primary Source)
- Positive and Negative Reactions to the Treaty
- Economic and Territorial Effects of the Treaty
- Impact of the Treaty (Further Reading)
- Station 6 Worksheet
Station 7: War in the Trenches
- Station Directions: Use the provided diagram, reading and video to complete the station questions.
- War in the Trenches (Reading and Diagram)
- Christmas Truce Video (Reading)
- Station 7 Worksheet