World+War+I

Essential Questions:
 * When is global conflct inevitable?
 * Doe anyone really win in a war?
 * Do Alliances cause wars or prevent them?
 * Should peace treaties be fair or favor the winner?

Complete the **Picture Detective Strategy** for the picture below in your wiki.Copy and paste the picture and questions into your wiki to answer 1. Why is this man getting killed? 2. -This man is in a car with three other men (backseat) -People in the background watching -Guy who did the shooting is out in the open, wearing hat -Daytime -Looks like a parade or celebration -Outfits of the officials in the car look like military outfits -Blood everywhere on the man,who is also wearing a fancy military-like outfit -It was done publically -Looks like a set-up 3. It looks like this man is an important government figure, who got assassinated because of corrupt ruling, perhaps.
 * 1. Ask a question**
 * 2. What clues do you get from the picture**
 * 3. What message is the picture sending?**

__ Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand __ I find it interesting that the assassin Princip openly took responsibility for the murder. There was no question of who it was and his reasoning behind the shooting is also interesting because he makes himself out to be a freedom fighter. Personally, I don't ever agree with assassinations being the solution to a political injustice because it leads to consequences. One thing I don't understand is that after the first conspirator threw his bomb why the archduke wasn't taken away and hidden from the public. It blows my mind how intelligent these conspirators were, planning everything right down to location and timing. One thing that struck me in the first account was the fact that Sofia was killed first. Not only is it disgusting that they shot her in the stomach while pregnant, but in the cartoon we looked at she was not killed first.The second account is also interesting because it shows the realness of the archduke and his wife, the fact that they were real people with feelings and expectations. It is fascinating to hear his last words from a reliable source.





**Map Activity** :


 * Identify the Allied Powers (sometimes called the Triple Entente)
 * Who were the Central Powers (also known initially as the Triple Alliance)
 * Where is the Western Front? It begins and ends where?
 * Identify the Eastern Front.
 * How, geographically, did neutral states impact the war?

1. The Allied Powers were Russia, France, and Great Britain 2. The Central Powers were Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy 3. The Western Front is from Russia over to the left to Portugal. 4. The Eastern front is through Russia. 5. The neutral states



**Section 2: A New Kind of War**


 * Activity:**
 * **View the photo gallery** gallery of Trench Warfare at this site: [|Photo gallery of Trench Warfare]

Life for those involved in trench warfare appeared to be horrific, where they had to be scared for their lives at every minute they were there. FINISH
 * In **pargraph** form, describe your impressions of trench warfare (based on what you saw)
 * Activity: Life in the Trenches**

Here is alink that describes the life of a soldier in the Trenches:[|Life in the Trenches]

**Period 7 Only** : Opener


 * **Select five words to describe life in the trenches**
 * **Explain why you chose each of them**

Five words to describe life in the trenches: -Scary -Disgusting -Noble -Brave -Uncomfortable I chose these words because being in a trench just waiting to get attacked and knowing that it's going to happen is a very scary thing, for anybody even the toughest of men. I chose brave and noble because knowing how trench warfare is but still choosing to be involved in it is very brave and noble of those soldiers who did. Uncomfortable and disgusting came from obvious reasons, of physically being in the trench, because I can only imagine how gross it was in there. Try This: **Here is a link to interactive trench warfare game**. **Try a few scenarios and the write a brief reflection on what you found out about warfare in WWI**:[|Interactive game on Trench warfare]


 * **Read about Battles on the Western Front on pages 388-389 of your text**.
 * Take notes on the graphic organizer provided here


 * [|Armenian Genocide]**

Click on the tab: Armenia in the Ottoman Empire**:**


 * Comment on the following in your wiki:**

They were considered a differnt race by the Turks because they practiced Christianity, whereas the Turks were Islamic. Naturally, the difference in major viewpoints on something as controversial as religion caused the poor treatment of the Armenians. The Turks and the Armenians were segregated and treated terribly, in unbearable living conditions. They were overtaxed and their rights were limited.
 * 1. Treatment of the Armenians before the massacre**

They believed that all those Armenians that were Christian should have been Muslim, and they were treated like a different race then them, a lower, less respected race. The Turks set out to eliminate Christians and scare the Armenians through violence.
 * 2. Reasons for the Treatment:**

Sultun Abdul-Hamid II was a Muslim ruler in the Ottoman Empire. His work was to spread Islam. In order to do so, he led massacres killing mass numbers of Armenians. They killed them as well as burning down their businesses.
 * 3. Hamidian Massacres**

The Armenian Massacre Song is very sad. It emphasizes the numerous deaths that resulted from the massacre, and had very powerful and solemn meaning behind it. I think the song sounds sad anyway but knowing its meaning and reason for being written makes it a lot sadder to hear.
 * 4. Listen to and reflect on "The Armenian Massacre Song"**

Click on Tab: Armenia in 1915-1917**:
 * Read about what occurred to the Armenians during this time period and view the photos provided
 * **In a pargraph summarize what you learned about the treatment of Armenians during this time period**

After the genocide, Armenia had no place to go so they relocated. They made an effort to get it to be recognized by other countries that what had happened was actually a genocide, though many believed it was not. Thousands lost their lives and were deported. The Turks denied that the genocide was, in fact, a genocide, because the whole thing happened discretely. The Armenians wanted the world to see what had happened to their "Holy Land." More than anything they wanted the Turks to realize that they had performed a genocide and to take responsibility for what they had done and pay for the damages other than the human lives lost.
 * Click on the tab More....**
 * Summarize what you gained from each of the following subtopics:**
 * 1. Armenia after the genocide**
 * 2. Turkey's response**
 * 3. World's response**

**Content Questions: **

Why did the United States enter the War? The United States was neutral until Germany began "pushing its buttons" first with the sinking of the Lusitania, where 114 American passengers were killed, despite the ship being a British one. Also, the Zimmerman note got released to the Americans, outraging them at the fact that the Germans had planned to blindside them with a Mexican alliance. The Americans joined in the conflict after that.

**THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA:**

__WHO:__ Walter Shwieger of the German military (warship U 20 specifically)
__WHAT: __ Lusitania was British passenger ship. A torpedo was thrown from the German submarine in a war effort to kill its passengers __WHEN: __ May 7th, 1915 __WHERE: __ Near the coast of Ireland __WHY/SIGNIFICANCE: __This is significant because the outrage at American involvement in the warfare led to the country joining the war against Germany. Cut off supplies to others.  Germany wanted to make a statement that they were the stronger military and the most powerful force, but in turn they killed 114 Americans, outraging them.



OPENER FEBRUARY 9th, 2012

__PICTURE DETECTIVE__

Question: What is Uncle sam holding in both his hands? Clues:
 * Patience with germany is slowly falling apart for US
 * He looks frazzled
 * Holding something
 * Sitting on patience

Conclusion: This shows the US’ transformation from neutrality to involvement in the war because of Germany continuously causing problems for the US during World War I. The cartoonist saw the U.S. as being a good country being tampered with by Germany. The cartoonist probably wanted to show that the US tried to stay neutral but couldn’t.


 * Here is a link that summarizes US entrance in WWI** [|US in WWI]
 * Watch the video
 * travel through the exhibit

**In Paragraph form summize the role the United States played in World War I**
 * **Type summary into wiki .....or/**
 * **Create word documen** t **entitled US Role in WWI and attach it as a file**



‍ **A Difficult Peace**

 * Background**:

At the end of the War, each of the major allied powers had a different viewpoint on what should be included in the peace treaty. The French wanted to punish Germany. The United States under the direction of President Wilson wanted a treaty that would promote stability and world peace (Fourteen Points). The British seemed to fall somewhere between the two. Italy, on the other hand wanted to increase it territory.

Activity:
 * Read the summary of the Treaty of Versailles here:[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mastromaurowh.wikispaces.com/file/view/Treaty+of+Versailles.docx"]] [|Treaty of Versailles.docx]

1. **List and summarize the major points of the Treaty**
 * Germany was forced to give territories
 * Forced Germany to take sole responsibility for starting the war (Article 231)
 * Held Germany liable for material damages during war
 * Had to pay a huge debt
 * Germany military had to be limited to 100,000 men
 * Ban submarine warfare
 * Forbidden to maintain airforce
 * “Dictated Peace”

2. **Predict how this treaty led to the rise of Hitler and ultimately WWII using evidence from the document** Adolf Hitler rose from the ashes of Germany, because after World War I, the country was hated by those countries involved in the war because everyone knew that Germany was responsible for the war starting. For this, Germany was greatly punished economically, politically, and socially. Adolf Hitler saw Germany had an opportunity to rise again, and thought he could manipulate people to follow him. The German people felt helpless and wanted "authoritarian direction, a kind of leadership which German voters ultimately and unfortunately found in Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist Party." The Germans were left feeling helpless after the war and thought Hitler could get them out of it.


 * Use the following graphic to summarize the costs of WWI: [[file:Costs+of+WWI.docx]]**

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