World War I

8th Grade Social Studies

I.

Essential Question:
Explain how militarism, imperialism, nationalism and alliances caused World
War I.
A. Imperialism
1. 1. What is imperialism?
2. How would the country react to being under control of another
3.nation?
How can we hypothesize about the effects of imperialism?
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B. Nationalism
1. 1. What is nationalism?
2. How might nationalism influence people to go to war?
3. What effect did the war have on nationalism?
a. Lesson one
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C. Militarism
1. 1. What is militarism?
2. What would cause a country to militarize?
3. How could militarism benefit and/or harm a nation?

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D. Alliances
1. 1. What is an alliance?
2. Compare and contrast the allies and axis powers.
3. Would you or would you not join an alliance, why?
a. Lesson four
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II.

Common Core Standards

A. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.1
Cite specific textual evidence to support analysis of primary and secondary
sources, connecting insights gained from specific details to an
understanding of the text as a whole.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.11-12.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source;
provide an accurate summary that makes clear the relationships among the
key details and ideas

III.

NETS
A.
B.

IV.

NYS Standards
A. Key Idea 3.1:
Geography can be divided into six essential elements, which can be used to
analyze
important historic, geographic, economic, and environmental questions and

issues.
These six elements include: the world in spatial terms, places and regions,
physical
settings (including natural resources), human systems, environment and
society, and the
use of geography.
B. Key Idea 2.4:
The skills of historical analysis include the ability to investigate differing
and competing
interpretations of the theories of history, hypothesize about why
interpretations change
over time, explain the importance of historical evidence, and understand
the concepts of
change and continuity over time.
V.

Significant Battles
A. The Battle of Jutland
B. The Battle of Marne
C. The Battle of Somme

VI. Significant Events

A. -Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
-Zimmerman Telegraph
-Sinking of the Lusitana
-Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
-The Selective Service Act
VII.

Key Terms
A. Nationalism
Imperialism
Militarism
Alliance
Assassination

propaganda
Treaty of Versailles
Trench warfare
"No mans land"
League of Nations
Treaty
U-boat
Unrestricted submarine warfare
Total war
Great Depression

VIII. Significant People

A. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Woodrow Wilson
John Pershing
Joseph Gidden
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Georges Clemenceau
David Lloyd George
Winston Churchill
Tsar Nicholas II
V. Lenin
Paul von Hindenburg

Allies:
Britain
France
Italy
U.S
Russia

Axis:
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaria
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Great Depression
Uncle Sam
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