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Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Introduction
Introduction of the webquest: This webquest will explore the
beginnings of World War 1, The countries that participated in the war,
terms, technologies that changed the world in the War to end all wars.
1)
Purpose:
On a stormy winter Saturday your mom asks for
help cleaning the attic. After throwing out garbage
and rearranging the mess you come across a big
envelope filled with yellowing letters. All of the
letters are written by your great - grandfather. All of
the letters are dated between 1917 -1918 and they
all come from France. Intrigued, you sit down to
discover a bit of your family history.
Evidently your Great - granddad, it turns out, was
quite a character. His letters are filled with
adventure: joining the army at fourteen, traveling
overseas, and being involved in some of the
scariest moments of WWI. He writes of the
Somme, Ypres, mustard gas, flame throwers, and
rat filled trenches. His fear is obvious when the
letters speak of "going over the top."
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Propaganda
Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Introduction
TASK: The purpose of the WebQuest is to relive your
great-grandfathers tales and experiences during World
War 1. As you explore the areas’ of his past you will
complete a scrap book/handout so you can share this part
of your families history with others so they can learn
about your past. The scrapbook/handout will include
photos and explanations of your feelings about his
experience (IE Put yourself in his shoes, how would you
feel if you were there!) You will answer the questions
provided for you and we may add in a powerpoint
presentation to complete your project
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Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction and Background Information
Timeline
Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
Without any background information there can be no understanding of
what events, feelings, situations that your great-grandfather went
through. You will need to know the names, places, battles and
weapons that were mentioned but they didn't come with full
explanations. For an introduction to your scrapbook/handout answer
the following questions
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Use your book and the following sites for this information
Sites
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_explosion.html
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/major-treaties.html
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/zimmermann.htm
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
1)
What is Imperialism and give specific examples (4) of
Imperialism during the 1900s.
2)
What is Militarism and what countries did Militarism take hold?
(3) What was the role of Militarism in World War 1?
3)
What is an Alliance and what were some examples of alliances (4)
in before and during world war 1?
4)
What is Nationalism and give examples of nationalism from 4
different countries.
5)
Define Triple alliance and Triple Entente, include at least 3
nations for each.
6)
What was the Zimmerman Telegraph and why was it important
and who were the major leaders involved in it?
7)
What was the spark that ignited World War 1 and what countries
were they from? What happened after the assassination?
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United States
Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Timelines
Introduction and Background Information
Without any background information there can be no understanding of
what events, feelings, situations that your great-grandfather went
through. Fill out the following timelines on your worksheet to
understand the timeframe that we are talking about
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Use your book and the following sites for this information
Sites
http://www.firstworldwar.com/timeline/1914.htm
http://history1900s.about.com/od/1910s/a/World-War-1-Timeline.htm
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Countries
Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Countries
Countries
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Using the following sites or your book, find out
as much as you can about the following
questions
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Sites
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/countries-involved.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/FWWcasualties.htm
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/causes.htm
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
1) Give the total number of people who were
killed in each of the following countries.
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
Germany
France
Great Britain
United States
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
Serbia
2) Using your definitions of alliances, list the
countries that belonged to each of the following
Triple Entente
Central Powers
Triple Alliance
Allies
3) Give at least 4 examples of treaties. What is a
treaty and what countries had treaties to each other.
For Example…..
Germany, allied to Austria-Hungary by treaty, viewed the
Russian mobilization as an act of war against AustriaHungary, and after scant warning declared war on
Russia on 1 August.
4) Where are most of the countries above
located?
5) Color in your map section the Allies in blue
and the Central Powers in red.
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Introduction
Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Leaders
Timeline
Leaders
Countries
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Leaders
Trenches
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/background.html
Technology
Battles
United States
1) Name the leaders in 1914 of the following countries
Germany-
Cause and Effect
Austria-HungaryPropaganda
United StatesRussian Revolution
RussiaEnd of War
Wilson & 14 Points
Great BritainFrance-
League of Nations
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Introduction
Timeline
Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Trench Warfare
Trenches
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Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
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Sites
Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_mutiny.html
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-war-i/trench-warfare.html
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
The Trenches
8. In the section “Organization of Trenches,” what were the four
types of trenches used by the Allies?
9. Enlarge the picture – Diagram of trench system ‐ Why do
you think the trenches were formed in a zig‐zag
type
pattern?
10. Describe “no‐man’s land.”
Read the section labeled-The End of Heroism–on the right side
of the Mutiny page
11. Explain how the soldiers living
in the trenches ‘lived with
the dead.’
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Introduction
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Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Technology and Warfare
Technology and World War 1
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Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
Sites
http://www.historyonthenet.com/WW1/weapons.htm
Technology
Battles
United States
Cause and Effect
1) Give a description of these new weapons and their impact on
the war and when/where they were first used.
Rifles-
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
End of War
Machine Guns-
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
Submarines-
Tanks-
Poison Gas-
Airplanes-
Trenches-
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Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Battles
Battles
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Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
Sites
http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/index.htm
Technology
Battles
1) What was the deadliest battle of WW 1
United States
Cause and Effect
2) Name the battle when poison gas was first used
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
3) Why was World War 1 called the Great War?
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
4) When was the armistice signed?
League of Nations
5) What do we call this today?
Using the following website to explore some of the most famous battles
of World War 1
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The United States
United States
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Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
Cause and Effect
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
Sites
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig3/dwyer3.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-enters-world-war-i
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1914-1920/FourteenPoints
http://www.thenagain.info/webchron/world/uswwi.html
1) What does it mean when President Wilson said that the United
States would remain neutral?
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
2) Why did the United States want to remain neutral?
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
3) What was the very first example of a company in the United
States that sold weapons to Great Britain and what kinds of weapons
did they sell?
4) When did the United States enter into World War 1?
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Cause and Effect
Cause and Effect
Countries
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Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
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Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Propaganda
“Propaganda”
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Countries
Leaders
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
Sites
Trenches
Technology
Battles
1) Using the 4 political cartoons about WW 1 (1914-1918) that are
shown below analyze each and write up what you think about each one
means about World War 1
United States
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
The snake is called international strife and the rabbit is the league of
nations.
What does this cartoon symbolize for the league of nations?
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League of Nations
The second cartoon shows president Wilson guiding a ship to stay
clear of the rocks and guided by the lighthouse which represents
justice.
What term does this political cartoon represent in terms of what
President Wilson wanted for America?
Cartoon 3 represents the united states and how it used isolationism.
Did you think that the cartoonist believed in Isolationism? Why or Why
not?
Cartoon 4 shows what 5 countries, who is in the middle and what is the
cartoon trying to show in terms of strength ?
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Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution
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Countries
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
Leaders
http://www.history.com/topics/russian-revolution
Trenches
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMGrIwLj7gU
Technology
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/eastern_front_01.shtml#one
Battles
United States
1) When did the Russian Revolution begin?
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
2) What were some of the major causes behind the Russian
revolution?
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Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
3) Who was the leader in Russia before the Revolution?
4) What kind of government did the Russians have before the
revolution?
5) Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks?
6) What kind of government did Russia turn to under the new
regime?
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Jason S. Weber, Social Studies (9-12)
End Of War
The End of the War
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Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
SITES
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/treaty_of_versailles.htm
http://en.chateauversailles.fr/homepage
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/FWWversailles.htm
1) What does the term armistice mean?
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
2) What was the date of the end of WW I?
Russian Revolution
End of War
3) What was the treaty called that ended WW I?
Wilson & 14 Points
League of Nations
4) What were some negatives to the Treaty of Versailles? Was
everyone treated fairly in this treaty?
5) Click here to go to the palace of Versailles and explore
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Wilson and his 14 points
President Wilson and His 14 Points
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Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
United States
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
SITES
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/fourteenpoints.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-delivers-fourteen-pointsspeech
1) After reading Wilson’s speech by clicking here, What is
President’s Wilson’s 14 points speech about?
Cause and Effect
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
2) Why did he think it was important to have an organization that
could solve world issues?
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3) What was this organization to be called?
League of Nations
4) Do we have anything similar today?
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The League of Nations
The League of Nations
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Countries
Leaders
Trenches
Technology
Battles
Using the following sites or your book, find out as much as you
can about the following questions
Sites
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/leagueofnations.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwone/league_nations_01.shtml
http://www.indiana.edu/~league/intro.htm
United States
Cause and Effect
1) What was the League of Nations?
Propaganda
Russian Revolution
2) What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
End of War
Wilson & 14 Points
3) Who Proposed the idea of the League of Nations?
League of Nations
4) How many countries initially joined?
5) How long was the League of Nations in existence?
Using your websites, book, and what you discovered in this section,
Why didn't the League of Nations work? Use complete Sentences :)
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