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Social Studies Strands
The End of
World War I
10th grade U.S. History
Prepared by: Kevin Knippen
Table of Contents
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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
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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
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Fourteen points
War guilt
Reparations
Land
Colonies
Peoples in Society
• Ethnically diverse AustriaHungarian 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 UBoats
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 trenchhttp://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/trenchlife.htm
• Examine a WWI timelinehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/#
• Calculate the casualties of WWIhttp://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/warstatistics.ht
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• Write your own WWI poemhttp://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/warpoem.htm
• Explain the background causes of WWIhttp://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/causesofworld
warone.htm
Peoples in Society Activities
• Explore one woman’s war journalhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/obse
rver/
• Explore a soldier's experiencehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/soldi
er/
• Examine one survivors storyhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/survi
vor/
• Explore women’s role in the warhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/hq/h
front2_01.shtml
• See a soldier’s sister’s experience with the warhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/siste
r/
Geography Activities
• Describe the flags of the countries involvedhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ind
ex.html
• Describe the current economic conditions of
each countryhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ind
ex.html
• From looking at maps, give three characteristics
of each country involvedhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/doc
s/refmaps.html
• Give the Current population of each countryhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ind
ex.html
• Explain the weather conditions for a certain
country
Economic Activities
• Manufactured goods during WWIhttp://www.qmfound.com/americas_munitions.ht
m
• Describe U.S. intelligence during WWIhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/facttell/intel_
overview.html
• Find the current GDP of each country involvedhttp://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/ind
ex.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 formedhttp://www.activehistory.co.uk/main_area/power
point/gcse/ww1/4_why_alliances_colonial.ppt
• Make you own WWI posterhttp://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/
1920/voices/finley/-activity.htm
• Psychology in Advertising during WWIhttp://www.museum.state.il.us/exhibits/athome/
1920/voices/finley/-activity.htm
• Conflict resolution activityhttp://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/acthis20/info
1-2.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 lineshttp://www.usnewsclassroom.com/resources/ac
tivities/war_reporting/timeline/ww1-censor.html
• Read through “War propaganda and
censorship” site examples of specific
censorshiphttp://www.activehistory.co.uk/main_area/power
point/gcse/ww1/propaganda.ppt
• Questions for further discussionhttp://ink.news.com.au/mercury/resources/anza
c.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 WWIhttp://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/wartech.htm
• Games related to WWIhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/worldwarone/#
• Radio during WWIhttp://earlyradiohistory.us/sec013.htm
• Complete one of the “theaters of war”
crossword puzzleshttp://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/theatresc
rossword.htm
• What foreseeable advancements do you expect
to see in military technology before WWII?
Websites for further Learning
• World War I statisticshttp://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww1/anecd
otes/stats01.html
• Hero’s of the Seahttp://www.anzacday.org.au/history/ww2/anecd
otes/unsung.html
• WWI Flash Cardshttp://www.quia.com/jfc/65628.html
• Poetry from WWIhttp://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/reliabilityofwar
poems.htm
• Understanding WWIhttp://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/lessons/wwi_revi
sion/objectives_wwirevision.html