Tuesday, September 29, 2020

CP1 27-1 and 27-2

 Name________________________________    Class___________

Read 27(1)  The Stage is Set (676-681)

  1. Look at the map on 677.  Why was WWI a world war?

  2. Identify: pacifism, militarism, and entente

  3. Answer the Skills assessment questions 1+2 on page 679.

  4. When, if ever,  would it be justified for the US to fight North Korea?  Can a preemptive strike ever be viewed as a defensive war?

  5. Look at the map on page 680:  Identify 5 Allies and 4 Central Powers

  6. Read the Biography of Kaiser Wilhem II (681)  Who did he blame for the war? Who did he say would not have allowed it? 

  7. Bullet 4 facts from the section and one question or insight you have from the reading.


Read 27(2)  The Guns of August (682-684)

  1. Identify:  Ultimatum, mobilize, neutrality

  2. Read A New Balkan Power keg (682)  identify what religions and ethnic groups and nationalities live in the Balkan Peninsula

  3. Look at Who Killed the Peace of Europe;  What countries are pointing fingers? What country is not?

  4. Look at the picture on page 684.  Why did the soldiers write "next stop, Paris" on the train?

  5. Bullet 4 facts from the section and one question or insight you have from the reading.



Thursday, September 24, 2020

26 (1+2)Honors and CP2



26(1) The Great War Begins (816-821).  
1.Draw the three images on page 815 and explain their significance. 
2.What was the spark of WWI (picture 816).  
3.Answer question 2+3 on map skills page 817.  
4. Why are the people picture on 818 so happy? 
5. Read the biography of Kaiser Wilhelm II (819) who were his two cousins and his grandmother 
6. Read the reasons of entering the war (820), what two powers were most responsible for starting the war? Explain your answer. 
7. How did people show their war enthusiasm (picture 821)? 
8.   Bullet 4 facts and write 1 question you still have or 1 insight that you learned from the section
Separate hw grade.
Read Erich Maria Remarque: All Quiet on the Western Front (828)
Answer Thinking Critically questions #1+2  


26(2)A New Kind of War (822-827) 
1. Read a soldier on the Western Front (822) what does the soldier hear that makes him happy? 2. Read Map Skills on page 823, answer questions 2+3. 
3. Read the infographic (824-5), illustrate three of the changes to warfare in the Great War. 4. Read Map Skills on page 826, who fought against the Ottoman Empire in Egypt and on the Saudi peninsula? 
5. Who is pictured on page 827? 
Bullet 4 facts and write 1 question you still have or 1 insight that you learned from the section

Sunday, September 20, 2020

WW1 over simplified

 III Watch WW1 Oversimplified part 1 and part 2

  1. Who does France want territory back from?
  2. How many attempts did it take to finally assassinate Franz Ferdinand? (1, 2,3 ) 
  3. Why did Germany attack neutral Belgium?  
  4. German atrocities in what nation were publicized by the British propaganda?
  5. What color pants did French soldiers have?
  6. Which front, Eastern vs Russia  or Western vs French , did Germany dig trenches.
  7. List 5 adjectives to describe trench warfare. 
  
 WW1 Oversimplified part 2 
  1. The Western Front was in stalemate.  What is a stalemate?
  2.  How did the Allies attack Germany in Africa and the Pacific? 
  3.  The Hague Conference established rules of war.  What weapon was Germany the first to use which broke these rules?
  4.  Who did TE Lawrence lead to attack the Ottoman Empire?
  5.  Russia left the war in 1917, but who entered the war the same year?
  6.  What was signed on Nov. 11, 1918?  What nation was totally worn out by war?