Social Studies Strands

The End of World War I

10th grade U.S. HistoryPrepared by: Kevin Knippen

Table of Contents

• History Strands: Slides 3-6• People in Society: 7-9• Geography: 10-12• Economics: 13-15• Government: 16-18• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities:

19-20• Social Studies Skills and Methods: 21-24

Table of Contents, Continued

• History activities: Slide 25• People in Societies Activities: 26• Geography Activities: 27• Economics Activities: 28• Government Activities: 29• Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

Activities: 30• Social Studies Skills and Methods

Activities: 31• Websites for Further Learning: 32

History

• 1917 United States entry into WWI

• Collapse of the Central Powers

• Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire make separate peace

History

• Mutiny of the German Navy

History

• Kaiser Wilhelm Leaves to Holland

• New German Republic signs armistice

• Official end to WWI

• Treaty of Versailles

History

• Treaty of Versailles– Fourteen points– War guilt– Reparations– Land– Colonies

Peoples in Society

• Ethnically diverse Austria-Hungarian Empire– Serbians– Italians– Croats– Czechs– Romanians

• Self determination for the people of the Balkans?

Peoples in Society

• Woodrow Wilson• David Lloyd

George• Kaiser Wilhelm• Archduke Francis

Ferdinand• Georges

Clemenceau• Herbert Hoover

Peoples in Society

• Cultural links between the Russians and the Serbs

• Cultural links between the Germans and the Austrians

• Cultural links between the United States and everyone

Geography

• Poor location for Germany when Russia and France start to militarize

Geography

• Great Britain's Naval Dominance

• Threat of Germany’s U-Boats

Geography

• Relative Safety of the United States

Economics

• Reasons for U.S. staying out of WWI– Making money from selling supplies to

both sides– Lending money to countries to be paid

back with interest

Economics

• Reasons for U.S. joining WWI– Sinking of the Lusitania– Ending of the Sussex Pledge

Economics

• War reparations

• France and Great Britain demand payment from Germany

• Germany owes $33 billion at end of the war

Government

• U.S. government given greater powers

• Temporary War Boards created

• U.S. Selective service act

• Difficulties between President Wilson and Senate over Treaty of Versailles

Government

• Germany creates new government

• New government is assured failure from $33 Billion debt

Government

• League of Nations– First form of “World Government”– Was created by Wilson to prevent

future World Wars– Given to little power to succeed– U.S. Never Joined– Set tone for the future creation of the

United Nations

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Wilson elected on campaign of neutrality

• Preparedness movement

• Everyone contributes

• Volunteers sign up for service

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities

• Repression of civil liberties

• Espionage Act• Sedition Act

Social Studies Skills and Methods

• New military technology– Tanks– Grenades– Barbed wire– Machine guns– Airplanes

Social Studies Skills and Methods

• Trench warfare• What would be

different from being a soldier in WWI compared to a soldier in the civil war?

Social Studies Skills and Methods

• How was this war different from all previous wars?

• How would future wars be changed forever?

• What made it the most violent to that point in history?

• Why wasn’t it the “war to end all wars”?

History Activities

• Describe life in a trench- http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/trenchlife.htm

• Examine a WWI timeline- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/#

• Calculate the casualties of WWI- http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/warstatistics.htm

• Write your own WWI poem- http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/warpoem.htm

• Explain the background causes of WWI- http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/causesofworldwarone.htm

Peoples in Society Activities

• Explore one woman’s war journal- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/observer/

• Explore a soldier's experience- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/soldier/

• Examine one survivors story- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/survivor/

• Explore women’s role in the war- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/hfront2_01.shtml

• See a soldier’s sister’s experience with the war- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/sister/

Geography Activities

• Describe the flags of the countries involved- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• Describe the current economic conditions of each country- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• From looking at maps, give three characteristics of each country involved- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/docs/refmaps.html

• Give the Current population of each country- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• Explain the weather conditions for a certain country

Economic Activities

• Manufactured goods during WWI- http://www.qmfound.com/americas_munitions.htm

• Describe U.S. intelligence during WWI- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/facttell/intel_overview.html

• Find the current GDP of each country involved- http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html

• Play a game where students are divided into groups, each “family” has to ration a weeks worth of gas and meat

• Explain why the U.S. didn’t want war reparations from any country

Government Activites

• Why were alliances formed- http://www.activehistory.co.uk/main_area/powerpoint/gcse/ww1/4_why_alliances_colonial.ppt

• Make you own WWI poster- http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1920/voices/finley/-activity.htm

• Psychology in Advertising during WWI- http://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/1920/voices/finley/-activity.htm

• Conflict resolution activity- http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/acthis20/info1-2.html#22

• Pretend that you are the President, how would you have kept us out of war?

Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities Activities• Censorship in reporting from the front lines-

http://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/activities/war_reporting/timeline/ww1-censor.html

• Read through “War propaganda and censorship” site examples of specific censorship- http://www.activehistory.co.uk/main_area/powerpoint/gcse/ww1/propaganda.ppt

• Questions for further discussion- http://ink.news.com.au/mercury/resources/anzac.htm

• Explain why or why you wouldn’t have enlisted for the U.S. services in 1917

• Write a journal entry as if you were living during WWI

Social Studies Skills and Methods Activities• Give examples of Technological Advances

during WWI- http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/wartech.htm

• Games related to WWI- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/#

• Radio during WWI- http://earlyradiohistory.us/sec013.htm

• Complete one of the “theaters of war” crossword puzzles- http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/theatrescrossword.htm

• What foreseeable advancements do you expect to see in military technology before WWII?

Websites for further Learning

• World War I statistics- http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/anecdotes/stats01.html

• Hero’s of the Sea- http://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/anecdotes/unsung.html

• WWI Flash Cards- http://www.quia.com/jfc/65628.html

• Poetry from WWI- http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/reliabilityofwarpoems.htm

• Understanding WWI- http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/wwi_revision/objectives_wwirevision.html