WWI

= = Why did the World break into its first World War?

@http://www.firstworldwar.com/video/ferdinand.htm
 * Watch the video

Map of Disputed Territories WWI
 * Triple Entente
 * Central Powers
 * Neutral

==**Activity**: It is important to have an understanding of how interconnected the World was in 1914 and how the Great War broke out in order to understand the United States views and directions we took.==

Student's choose a country involved in WWI and build a power point with three talking points:
 * Government type and leader (include a picture),
 * Economic conditions (employment, industry, and exporting),
 * Role in the war (how did they get involved, who got them involved).

Save under network under UShistory - student work with the name ww1_firstname.pptx

Take notes off of each others presentations.

=Propaganda -=
 * Journal** - After seeing the variety of posters that was published a distributed by a variety of countries, why do you think it worked?

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 * Activity:**
 * 1) Review this power point about propaganda, what it is and what it is not: [[file:what_is_propaganda.ppt]]
 * 2) Look over the most popular posters used by the United States: [[file:wwi_propaganda_posters.doc]]
 * 3) Complete this worksheet on propaganda: [[file:world_war_i_propaganda_worksheet.docx]]

=U.S. Entry into WWI=


 * First Read:**
 * @http://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/Wilson%27s_War_Message_to_Congress President Wilson's War Message
 * @http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/doc19.htm- Opposition to Wilson's War Message
 * Complete the Venn Diagram: [[file:WWI_Venn.pdf]]

=All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrich Maria Remarque= Watch video, discuss important scenes and the significance.

= = =Alternative Assignment= Review and read the handouts or conduct your own research on tench warfare and the life of soldier during WWI.
 * 1) What image from the movie lingers in your mind? Explain why these images made an impression on you.
 * 2) World War I started because of M.A.I.N. Define each and give an example of each. Talk about each and give examples from the movie.
 * 3) The war had a profound psychological effect on those who survived it. The traditional social values that led them to fight in the war - honor, duty, glory and discipline - seemed hollow and many survivors were upset with and blamed the older generation for allowing this destruction to happen. Explain.
 * 4) The movie shows what the war was like for the average soldier.Explain and give details from the move.

You can choose who you are writing to: me, your parents, a friend or another loved one. Using the materials provided and your own research; you will put yourself in the place of soldier fighting in WWI. This letter needs to be full of details and must exceed 500 words.
 * Write a letter**

=Mobilizing Public Opinion - cont.=


 * Civil Liberties** - Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act
 * take notes over power point[[file:civil_liberties.ppt]]
 * activity: complete the case study worksheet: [[file:civil_liberties_case_study.doc]]
 * Read the cases and the verdicts - handout.
 * Note taking lecture on **America's Reorganization of Industry and Finances pg 550-551**

=**Wilson's determination to take personal charge of the peace negotiations:**=
 * Fourteen Points[[file:wilsons_fourteenpoints.ppt]]
 * Peace Conference, the Treat and the League
 * The Big Four (Britain, France, Italy and U.S.) made the important decisions and called in the defeated powers when negotiations were finished.
 * Treaty of Versailles: June 28 1919 - not as drastic as France wanted nor harsh enough to keep Germany down.
 * admit guilt in the war
 * stripped of all colonies, coal mines-Saar basin, and industry in other regions and nations
 * disarmament
 * economic system was under temporary Allied control
 * Billions of dollars in indemnity