Causes of WWI

1.Entangling Alliances

2. German Agression Germany's army and navy doubled in size between the years of 1870 through 1914, this threatened the other nations of Europe.

3.Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne.

4. Unrestricted submarine warfare.  German U-boats sunk many ships.

Watch Assassination of Archduke Francis video  5.3 min

Great War aka WWI begins:

Western Front: stretched for 600 miles across Europe, trenches were dug and the killing began.

What new "secret" weapons were used? p 444 poison gas, flamethrower, tank, airplane

Read p 444 and give a brief summary of one of the battles on the page.

Who was Hindenburg? p 445 supreme commander of all Central Powers 

Photo Credits:

Map: http://www.uiowa.edu/~c016003a/alliances.gif

Assassination: http://www.bwbs.de/bwbs_biografie/image/userimages/Weltgeschichte/FF_Attentat.JPG

Western Front: http://www.battlefield-tours.com/Western_Front_stagnation.jpg

Lesson Objectives

Students will learn

OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:

1. list

2. explain the difference between

3. describe the

4. chart on a map the

5. define the terms

6. Explain the significance of

Knowledge: Recall of data.

Comprehension: Understand the meaning, translation, interpolation, and interpretation of instructions and problems. State a problem in one's own words.

Application:
Use a concept in a new situation or unprompted use of an abstraction. Applies what was learned in the classroom into novel situations in the workplace.

Analysis:
Separates material or concepts into component parts so that its organizational structure may be understood. Distinguishes between facts and inferences. 

Synthesis:
Builds a structure or pattern from diverse elements. Put parts together to form a whole, with emphasis on creating a new meaning or structure.

Evaluation:
Make judgments about the value of ideas or materials.