WW1 ESSAY; extra credit

 

Was WW1 a Just War?  Address issues of the war using Just War theory.  Aspects of the war may be JUST and others may not be JUSTIFIABLE! Be specific in your responses; cite Just War theory; history.  100

 

 

Introduction to WW1---a grabber; alliances; militarism;  20 million dead;  Was it a Just War?

¢1. Describe the Background causes of ww1;  alliances, imperialism, nationalism, serbia, assassination of the archduke;

¢2. JUST WAR theory does/not support:

l the assassination or the archduke

lGermany entering the war

lUSA entering the war (3 reasons)

3.  Was the damage, carnage, and death supported by JUST WAR theory?  Describe the effects of war on soldiers; in the trenches; quotes; families

¢4. JUST WAR theory does/not support theTreaty of Versailles.  Cite examples and Explain.

Conclusion:  WWI, despite many points of view, was/was not a Just WAR.  Explain.

TEST WW1 THURSDAY.

Test :World War One—SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW!  75

1. 1.Dates/years of WW1: 
2. 2.conscription –a military draft
3. 3.propaganda J
4. 4.trench warfare
5. 5.reparation --
6. 6.militarism
7. 7.List 2 Central Powers v. List 3 Allied Powers
8. 8.Assassination of the Archduke of Austria
9. 9.Black Hand gang
10. 10.Lusitania
11. 11.Zimmerman Telegram
12. 12.List the 5 Conditions of the Versailles Treaty, 
13. 13.Who was to Blame?
14. 14.Was the Treaty of Versailles fair to   
15. Germany?   Explain.
16. What was the League of Nations?  Who’s idea was it?  When did it begin?  End? Why did it fail?  

 

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¢Short Answers.  25

¢1. What were the causes of ww1; 

¢2. Was the assassination or the archduke JUST WAR?  Cite the appropriate theory

¢3. Was the USA entering the war JUST WAR?  Cite the appropriate theory

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Explain your reasons for how you ranked the concepts below.

Explain your #1-3 choice in paragraph tonight

 

Complete Assessment— p. 44; 2, 4, 6 

 

• ¢economic freedom-- to make own decisions; buy
• ¢econ efficiency--- good use of resources;
• ¢Economic equity---a social goal to support laws against wage and job discrimination
• ¢Full employment—everyone has a job; 12% Obama elected; 7.8%  15% Afr American
• ¢Econ security (safety net) for the elderly, workers losing jobs etc.; social security; medical, medicare; safety net; unemployment insurance; EDD; disability insurance; ebt
• ¢Price Stability-- freedom from inflation: prices increases…protects people on limited income

 

WWI project; due Tuesday March 25th.

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WWI Project Checklist!
This project requires that you develop a purpose or thesis or argument that you will
prove about your topic.  You must provide evidence to support your argument.
Every project requires a 5 slide power point presentation.

1. Intro:  Title, topic, Purpose:

2.My thesis/argument is_________________________________________.  I am going to prove_____________________.

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What was the Time and Place? What is your Point of View?

2.  Background information, “5 Ws” --- and detailed descriptions of people, events, technology, etc..

33.  Documentation, 5 primary sources,  information, research (artwork, music), Cite 3 Websites

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4   Analysis of your primary source documents (de-construct;meanings, symbolism, etc) 

5. Conclusion: REstate your Thesis; explain how you proved it and its impact on WW1.

 

http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/EMS/WWI/WWI.html 

1.http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/ 

2.http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/launch_ani_wwone_movies.shtml

¢http://www.worldwar1.com/ 

¢http://www.ukans.edu/~kansite/ww_one/photos/greatwar.htm 

¢http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/femvets4.html 

Treaty of Versailles: Who is to Blame for the war???

¢Read 451: ”The Treaty of Versailles’:  War Guilt Clause

summarize the 5 conditions of the treaty

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5;

What country was blamed in this treaty?

Should alliances have been to blame as well?

Why didn’t the German’s like the Treaty?

Why do you think this led to the rise of Adolf Hitler?

Define:  reparations = ?

US enters the War....The End of WW1....peace forever???

¢Last year of WW1 p. 448

¢Read Voices of the Past; list 5 key words as an eyewitness described TANK warfare. 

 

¢Describe and date the entry of the USA into the war.  How many troops arrived?  What was the result? 

 

¢P. 449-50  What was President Wilson’s “Fourteen Point” proposal for world peace?  What would be the new ‘world order’?

Write a dialogue about US officials finding out about the Zimmerman Telegram.

HW:  Write a short dialogue (play style) between American officials after they receive the Zimmerman Telegram:  President (of USA) Wilson, the Secretary of State, Mr. Bryan, and the Secretary of War, Mr. Baker.  What would they say? ???  Be creative!

Women and the war....

If you did not complete in class:  p. 437

Describe and interpret poster.in your textbook

HW:   
Read; p. 436-7  Total War and Women; 

1. List the jobs for women; Interpret Poem; How are women described as workers?  Contrast this with the last line of the poem;   
2. Answer 5, 7

Total WAR!! Geography of the battles; Persuading the Public.

¢HW:  434-5

¢Answer Reading Connection

¢Complete Geography skills

¢Total War:  Define total war; describe the Home Front; the Draft; Woodrow Wilson

The Great Slaughter! 'they left as boys, never to come home as men'

432 Read THE GREAT SLAUGHTER:  Tactics of Trench Warfare;   

THEME in History:  TECHNOLOGY, WAR

1. ¢What were the strategies in the trench?
2. ¢What was the ‘great slaughter’?
3. ¢What is attrition?  A war of Attrition?
4. ¢How did new technology change warfare?  How did it increase the killing

Going to War! Sign me up!!

¢Read Voices from the past….p. 431

 

Would you have similar feelings if you were going to war?  Explain….

¢Define propaganda; 

¢Describe the emotions of the picture on 431; Why were they so positive?!!

¢Describe the Western front

And trench warfare

Germans Sink the Lusitania!! Were there weapons aboard? Find out.

HW:  Read the last two paragraphs on 428-----did the Germans have another reason to sink the Lusitania?

¢What was found inside the ship?  How do we know?  Why do you think the English would put weapons

¢Of war inside a passenger ship?!

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Use 8 in 2-3 sentence summary explaining the story of the Lusitania---and the troubling questions pertaining to the sinking

¢Complete this sequence of events; see  p. 424-25

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¢a. Serbia’s goal=independence from Austria

¢b. Assassination: Identify the Archduke Ferdinand, Describe the Black Hand; describe the Assassination!

¢c. Describe the Austrian Response:

¢D.   The Russia response: 

¢E.  How did the Conflict broaden or grow? Which countries joined the war? Why?  List the allies on each side.

 

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Define: (see 423-25)  Militarism; Alliances; ethnic; conscription; mobilization