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Secondary Social Studies WebQuest American

Home | Task | Introduction & Background Information | Countries | Leaders | Trenches | Technology |

Battles | The United States in World War 1 | Cause & Effect | Propaganda | The Russian Revolution |

The end of the War | Wilson & his 14 Points | League of Nations

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Introduction

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United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations

Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)

Introduction

Introduction of the webquest: This webquest will explore the beginnings of World War 1, The countries that participated in the war,

terms, technologies that changed the world in the War to end all wars.

1) Purpose:

On a stormy winter Saturday your mom asks for help cleaning the attic. After throwing out garbage and rearranging the mess you come across a big envelope filled with yellowing letters. All of the letters are written by your great - grandfather. All of the letters are dated between 1917 -1918 and they all come from France. Intrigued, you sit down to discover a bit of your family history.

Evidently your Great - granddad, it turns out, was quite a character. His letters are filled with adventure: joining the army at fourteen, traveling overseas, and being involved in some of the scariest moments of WWI. He writes of the Somme, Ypres, mustard gas, flame throwers, and rat filled trenches. His fear is obvious when the letters speak of "going over the top."

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Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Introduction

TASK: The purpose of the WebQuest is to relive your great-grandfathers tales and experiences during World War 1. As you explore the areas’ of his past you will complete a scrap book/handout so you can share this part of your families history with others so they can learn about your past. The scrapbook/handout will include photos and explanations of your feelings about his experience (IE Put yourself in his shoes, how would you feel if you were there!) You will answer the questions provided for you and we may add in a powerpoint presentation to complete your project

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Task

Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Introduction

Introduction and Background Information

Without any background information there can be no understanding of what events, feelings, situations that your great-grandfather went through. You will need to know the names, places, battles and weapons that were mentioned but they didn't come with full explanations. For an introduction to your scrapbook/handout answer

the following questions

Use your book and the following sites for this information

Sites

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_explosion.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/major-treaties.html

http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/zimmermann.htm

1) What is Imperialism and give specific examples (4) of

Imperialism during the 1900s.

2) What is Militarism and what countries did Militarism take hold?

(3) What was the role of Militarism in World War 1?

3) What is an Alliance and what were some examples of alliances (4)

in before and during world war 1?

4) What is Nationalism and give examples of nationalism from 4

different countries.

5) Define Triple alliance and Triple Entente, include at least 3

nations for each.

6) What was the Zimmerman Telegraph and why was it important

and who were the major leaders involved in it?

7) What was the spark that ignited World War 1 and what countries

were they from? What happened after the assassination?

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http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_explosion.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/major-treaties.html

http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/zimmermann.htm

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Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Timelines

Introduction and Background Information

Without any background information there can be no understanding of what events, feelings, situations that your great-grandfather went through. Fill out the following timelines on your worksheet to

understand the timeframe that we are talking about

Use your book and the following sites for this information

Sites

http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1914.htm

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/World-War-1-Timeline.htm

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http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1914.htm

http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/World-War-1-Timeline.htm

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Battles | The United States in World War 1 | Cause & Effect | Propaganda | The Russian Revolution | The

end of the War | Wilson & his 14 Points | League of Nations

Home

Task

Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Countries

Countries

Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you can about the following

questions

Sites

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/countries-involved.html

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/FWWcasualties.htm


1) Give the total number of people who were

killed in each of the following countries.

Germany

France

Great Britain

United States

Austria-Hungary

Italy

Russia

Serbia

2) Using your definitions of alliances, list the

countries that belonged to each of the following

Triple Entente Triple Alliance

Central Powers Allies

3) Give at least 4 examples of treaties. What is a

treaty and what countries had treaties to each other.

For Example…..

Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary by treaty, viewed the Russian mobilization as an act of war against Austria-Hungary, and after scant warning declared war on Russia on 1 August.

4) Where are most of the countries above

located?

5) Color in your map section the Allies in blue

and the Central Powers in red.

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http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/countries-involved.html

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/FWWcasualties.htm


http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/germandeclarationofwar_russia.htm

http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/germandeclarationofwar_russia.htm

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Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Leaders

Leaders

Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you

can about the following questions

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/background.html

1) Name the leaders in 1914 of the following countries

Germany-

Austria-Hungary-

United States-

Russia-

Great Britain-

France-

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http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/background.html

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Task

Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Trench Warfare

Trenches



Sites

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_mutiny.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/trench-warfare.html

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html

The Trenches

8. In the section “Organization of Trenches,” what were the four

types of trenches used by the Allies?

9. Enlarge the picture – Diagram of trench system ‐ Why do

you think the trenches were formed in a zig‐zagtype

pattern?

10. Describe “no‐man’s land.”

Read the section labeled-The End of Heroism–on the right side

of the Mutiny page

11. Explain how the soldiers livingin the trenches ‘lived with

the dead.’

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http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_mutiny.html

http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/trench-warfare.html

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html

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Task

Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Technology and Warfare

Technology and World War 1



Sites

http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/weapons.htm

1) Give a description of these new weapons and their impact on

the war and when/where they were first used.

Rifles-

Machine Guns-

Submarines-

Tanks-

Poison Gas-

Airplanes-

Trenches-

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http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/weapons.htm

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Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Battles

Battles



Sites

http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/index.htm

1) What was the deadliest battle of WW 1

2) Name the battle when poison gas was first used

3) Why was World War 1 called the Great War?

4) When was the armistice signed?

5) What do we call this today?

Using the following website to explore some of the most famous battles

of World War 1

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http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/index.htm

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/

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Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


The United States

United States



Sites

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/dwyer3.html

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-enters-world-war-i

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/FourteenPoints

http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/uswwi.html

1) What does it mean when President Wilson said that the United

States would remain neutral?

2) Why did the United States want to remain neutral?

3) What was the very first example of a company in the United States that sold weapons to Great Britain and what kinds of weapons

did they sell?

4) When did the United States enter into World War 1?

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http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/dwyer3.html

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-enters-world-war-i

http://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/FourteenPoints

http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/uswwi.html

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Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect

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Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Propaganda

“Propaganda”



Sites

1) Using the 4 political cartoons about WW 1 (1914-1918) that are shown below analyze each and write up what you think about each one

means about World War 1

The snake is called international strife and the rabbit is the league of

nations.

What does this cartoon symbolize for the league of nations?

The second cartoon shows president Wilson guiding a ship to stay clear of the rocks and guided by the lighthouse which represents

justice.

What term does this political cartoon represent in terms of what

President Wilson wanted for America?

Cartoon 3 represents the united states and how it used isolationism. Did you think that the cartoonist believed in Isolationism? Why or Why

not?

Cartoon 4 shows what 5 countries, who is in the middle and what is the

cartoon trying to show in terms of strength ?

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Introduction

Timeline

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Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution



http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMGrIwLj7gU

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml#one

1) When did the Russian Revolution begin?

2) What were some of the major causes behind the Russian

revolution?

3) Who was the leader in Russia before the Revolution?

4) What kind of government did the Russians have before the

revolution?

5) Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?

6) What kind of government did Russia turn to under the new

regime?

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http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMGrIwLj7gU

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml#one

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Task

Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


End Of War

The End of the War



SITES

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm

http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm

1) What does the term armistice mean?

2) What was the date of the end of WW I?

3) What was the treaty called that ended WW I?

4) What were some negatives to the Treaty of Versailles? Was

everyone treated fairly in this treaty?

5) Click here to go to the palace of Versailles and explore

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm


http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm


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Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


Wilson and his 14 points

President Wilson and His 14 Points



SITES

http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/fourteenpoints.htm

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-delivers-fourteen-points-speech

1) After reading Wilson’s speech by clicking here, What is

President’s Wilson’s 14 points speech about?

2) Why did he think it was important to have an organization that

could solve world issues?

3) What was this organization to be called?

4) Do we have anything similar today?

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http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/fourteenpoints.htm



http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/wilson-points.htm

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Task

Introduction

Timeline

Countries

Leaders

Trenches

Technology

Battles

United States

Cause and Effect

Propaganda

Russian Revolution

End of War

Wilson & 14 Points

League of Nations


The League of Nations

The League of Nations



Sites

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/leagueofnations.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/league_nations_01.shtml

http://www.indiana.edu/~league/intro.htm

1) What was the League of Nations?

2) What was the purpose of the League of Nations?

3) Who Proposed the idea of the League of Nations?

4) How many countries initially joined?

5) How long was the League of Nations in existence?

Using your websites, book, and what you discovered in this section,

Why didn't the League of Nations work? Use complete Sentences :)

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/leagueofnations.htm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/league_nations_01.shtml

http://www.indiana.edu/~league/intro.htm

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