CONTENT STANDARDS:
10.6 Students analyze the effects of the First World War.
Analyze the aims and negotiating roles of world leaders, the terms and influence of the Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and the causes and effects of the United States's rejection of the League of Nations on world politics.
Describe the effects of the war and resulting peace treaties on population movement, the international economy, and shifts in the geographic and political borders of Europe and the Middle East.
Understand the widespread disillusionment with prewar institutions, authorities, and values that resulted in a void that was later filled by totalitarians.
Discuss the influence of World War I on literature, art, and intellectual life in the West (e.g., Pablo Picasso, the "lost generation" of Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway).
COMMON CORE LITERACY STANDARDS:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 9-10. 1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 9-10. 2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source, provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 9-10. 3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text, determine whether the earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy RH. 9-10. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.
Writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9.10 2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes. A-F
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9-10.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9-10.9 Draw Evidence from information texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Big Ideas:
1. New technology and battle strategies resulted in devastating destruction and loss of life.
2. Several nations wanted to punish Germany for their role in the war.
3. Wilson’s 14 Points fell on deaf ears.
4. The Treaty of Versailles placed all blame on Germany.
5. The social/economic devastation of Germany in the aftermath of WWI ultimately led to the rise of Hitler.
Historical Questions:
1. What WWI strategies resulted in so much destruction and loss of life?
2. Why were people of Europe and the United States so disillusioned after WWI?
3. What was the motivation behind the different European leaders immediately after the war?
4. What events led to the Treaty of Versailles?
5. How did the Treaty of Versailles affect power in Europe?
6. Why was the Treaty of Versailles doomed to fail?
UNIT GOALS:
1. Recognize the changes in technology and modern warfare the emerged during WWI.
2. Understand how these changes affected the scale of warfare and casualties.
3. Analyze the different motivations of European and American leaders as they attempted to establish peace after the war.
4. Know Wilson’s 14 points and understand he was unsuccessful in implementing them.
5. Recognize the flaws in the Treaty of Versailles.
6. Understand why the Treaty of Versailles would ultimately lead to another World War.
ASSESSMENTS:
1. Fill in the blank handout listing Wilson’s 14 Points.
2. Group Debate- Students will work in groups each representing a different European and will argue for that nation’s goals after WWI. Students will turn in a hardcopy of their goals and reasons for those goals.
3. Essay- Students will write a short essay describing why they believe the Treaty of Versailles was a success or a failure.
10.6 Students analyze the effects of the First World War.
Analyze the aims and negotiating roles of world leaders, the terms and influence of the Treaty of Versailles and Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, and the causes and effects of the United States's rejection of the League of Nations on world politics.
Describe the effects of the war and resulting peace treaties on population movement, the international economy, and shifts in the geographic and political borders of Europe and the Middle East.
Understand the widespread disillusionment with prewar institutions, authorities, and values that resulted in a void that was later filled by totalitarians.
Discuss the influence of World War I on literature, art, and intellectual life in the West (e.g., Pablo Picasso, the "lost generation" of Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway).
COMMON CORE LITERACY STANDARDS:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 9-10. 1. Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary sources, attending to such features as the date and origin of the information.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 9-10. 2 Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source, provide an accurate summary of how key events or ideas develop over the course of the text.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. RH. 9-10. 3. Analyze in detail a series of events described in a text, determine whether the earlier events caused later ones or simply preceded them.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy RH. 9-10. 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.
Writing.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9.10 2. Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events, scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes. A-F
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9-10.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9-10.5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy. WHST. 9-10.9 Draw Evidence from information texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Big Ideas:
1. New technology and battle strategies resulted in devastating destruction and loss of life.
2. Several nations wanted to punish Germany for their role in the war.
3. Wilson’s 14 Points fell on deaf ears.
4. The Treaty of Versailles placed all blame on Germany.
5. The social/economic devastation of Germany in the aftermath of WWI ultimately led to the rise of Hitler.
Historical Questions:
1. What WWI strategies resulted in so much destruction and loss of life?
2. Why were people of Europe and the United States so disillusioned after WWI?
3. What was the motivation behind the different European leaders immediately after the war?
4. What events led to the Treaty of Versailles?
5. How did the Treaty of Versailles affect power in Europe?
6. Why was the Treaty of Versailles doomed to fail?
UNIT GOALS:
1. Recognize the changes in technology and modern warfare the emerged during WWI.
2. Understand how these changes affected the scale of warfare and casualties.
3. Analyze the different motivations of European and American leaders as they attempted to establish peace after the war.
4. Know Wilson’s 14 points and understand he was unsuccessful in implementing them.
5. Recognize the flaws in the Treaty of Versailles.
6. Understand why the Treaty of Versailles would ultimately lead to another World War.
ASSESSMENTS:
1. Fill in the blank handout listing Wilson’s 14 Points.
2. Group Debate- Students will work in groups each representing a different European and will argue for that nation’s goals after WWI. Students will turn in a hardcopy of their goals and reasons for those goals.
3. Essay- Students will write a short essay describing why they believe the Treaty of Versailles was a success or a failure.