WWI Simulation Report
1. How did industrialization create a competitive atmosphere for European countries?
a. Create a scenario to show how this could happen today.
2. Should you always support a friend, or in this case an ally?
Yes / No
a. Explain why or why not?
b. Long-term consequences?
3. List and explain the positives and negatives of militarism and imperialism.
a. Militarism:
i. Positive:
ii. Negative:
b. Imperialism:
i. Positive:
ii. Negative:
4. Explain why so many countries were brought into the conflict.
5. Explain the geographic advantage the Central Powers had.
6. Explain how the allies were able to overcome their geographic disadvantage?
7. What role do you think nationalism played in the decision making process for each country?
8. Identify what led up to the event that started Europe on the path to war? Did earlier events cause
later ones or simply precede them?
9. Which factor, in your opinion, was most important in causing World War One?
10. During the battles of the simulation, which side, the attacker or defender, seemed to have an
advantage on the battlefield?
Objectives
Fill in your objectives and point values. The space provided before the point value is for the teacher. Circle
the Y for yes and N for no on whether or not you achieved your objective. Then explain why you deserve full
or partial points. No explanation means no points.
Journals: You will be required to journal every day of the simulation.
Examples for Journals: thoughts, plans, strategies, significant events…..No Play by Play!
Example: 1: Retain Your original Territory
__________/ 30 Points
Successful Y / N Why: I defended my original territory until I had no more forces left to fight.
a. Objective #1:
___________ /
Points
Successful Y / N Why:
b. Objective #2:
___________ /
Points
Successful Y / N Why:
c. Objective #3:
Successful Y / N Why:
___________ /
Points
d. Objective #4:
___________ /
Points
___________ /
Points
___________ /
Points
___________ /
Points
Successful Y / N Why:
e. Objective #5:
Successful Y / N Why:
f.
Objective #6:
Successful Y / N Why:
g. Objective #7:
Successful Y / N Why: