Curriculum Map
Enduring Understanding(s):
Conflict and Change
Movement / Migration
Location
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Concept 1
Triple Alliance
Triple Entente
Militarism
Arms race
Balkan powder keg
Pan-Slavism
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Black Hand
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Concept 4
Einstein
Theory of relativity
Picasso
Cubism
Freud
Psychology
Id
Ego
Superego
Time, Change, and Continuity
Governance and the Rule of Law
Production, Distribution, Consumption Culture
Human Environmental Interaction
Distribution of Power
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Unit Vocabulary
Concept 2
Trench warfare
Poison gas
Schlieffan Plan
U-Boat
Battle of Verdun
Total War
Central Powers
Allied Powers
Zimmerman Telegram
Concept 5
Tsar Nicholas II
Russian Revolution
Provisional Government
Duma
Bolsheviks
Vladimir Lenin
Petrograd Soviet
USSR
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Concept 3
Armistice
The Big 4
Wilson’s 14 Points
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
War-guilt clause
Reparations
Concept 6
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Stalin
Five Year Plan
Collectivization
Great Purges
Mussolini
Fascism
Black shirts
Il Duce
Weimar Republic
Hyperinflation
Hitler
Nazism
Brown Shirts
Gestapo
Night of the Long Knives
Unit 11 – Global Conflict (15 Days)
Unit 11 Student Content Map : Unit and lesson EQs for each concept that can be assigned to students to fulfill many of
the “Be Able To Do” requirements for the unit.
Introductory Resources
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WWI Visual Discovery PowerPoint
Visual Discovery Ferdinand & Assassination Images
Visual Discovery Technology Image
Visual Discovery Trench Image & “Suicide in the Trenches” Poem
Visual Discovery Propaganda 1, 2, & 3 Images
Visual Discovery Soldiers 1 & 2 Images
Visual Discovery Big Four Image
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Visual Discovery Handout
Concept 1: Causes of World War I
Standard:
16. The student will demonstrate an understanding of long-term causes of World War I and its global impact.
A. Identify the causes of the War; include Balkan nationalism, entangling alliances, and militarism.
Lesson EQ: What caused World War I?
Know
Understand
 Nationalism, imperialism,
 The escalating tensions
militarism, and alliances as
between European nations
underlying causes of World
 Countries’ motivations for
War I
forming their alliances
 Nationalist tension in the
 How militarism led to
Balkan peninsula
competition among European
nations
 Why the Balkans were a
source of major conflict for
many European nations.
Resources
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Be Able To Do
 Rank the four main causes of
World War I from most to
least influential in the
escalation of tension –
provide justification for each
ranking. (DOK 3)
Willy-Nicky Telegrams
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Causes & Outbreak of WWI
Handout
WWI Opinion Essay
Concept 2: World War I
Standard: 16
B. Describe conditions on the war front for soldiers; include the Battle of Verdun
Lesson EQ: In what ways does World War I qualify as the first truly modern war?
Know
Understand
Be Able To Do
 The use of technology in
 How technology contributed
 Classify the types of land, sea,
warfare
to unprecedented casualty
and air weapons used in the
rates during World War I
war. (DOK 2)
 The conditions on the front
lines during World War I
 How soldiers were impacted
 Create a journal of a World
by their experiences during
War I soldier that cited
 The impact of World War I on
World
War
I
evidence of how the War
society
affected a soldier’s psyche.
 How total war impacted the
 The course of World War I
(DOK 3)
societies involved and
from 1914-1918
prolonged the War
 Identify which countries
fought on which side; explain
the motives and outcomes for
each nation. (DOK 3)
Resources
 World War I PowerPoint
 Propaganda Prezi:
https://prezi.com/vmu52uardtf3/propoganda-posters-of-world-war-i/
Concept 3: The End of World War I
Standard: 16
C. Explain the major decisions made in the Versailles Treaty; include German reparations and the mandate system
that replaced Ottoman control.
D. Analyze the destabilization of Europe in the collapse of the great empires; include the Romanov and Hapsburg
dynasties.
Lesson EQ: How did World War I end, and what were the major decisions made in its aftermath?
Know
Understand
Be Able To Do
 The Russian Revolution and
 The different goals of each
 Predict how the decisions
the Russian withdrawal from
nation represented at the
made at the Paris Peace talks
World War I
peace conference following
would cause problems in the
World War I
future. (DOK 3)
 Germany’s surrender and the
abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm I
 The impact of World War I on
the nations involved in the
 The decisions made by the Big
conflict
4 at the peace conference
 The dissolution of the
Ottoman Empire
Resources
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Treaty of Versailles PowerPoint
Comprehensive WWI Resources
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WWI Game
Concept 4: Culture of Uncertainty
Standard: 17
A. Examine the influence of Albert Einstein on science, Sigmund Freud on social thinking, and Pablo Picasso on art.
Lesson EQ: How did the culture of the early 20th century reflect the uncertainty of society after World War I?
Know
Understand
Be Able To Do
 Einstein’s scientific theories
 How the horrors of World
 Explain the extent to which
War I resulted in a rejection of
the contribution of Picasso,
 Picasso’s artistic style, Cubism
traditional
morals
and
values
Einstein, and Freud
 Freud’s theories of the human
challenged traditional values.
mind
(DOK 2)
Resources
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Culture of Certainty PowerPoint
Cubism Video
Id/Ego/Superego Video
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Einstein/Freud/Picasso
Graphic Organizer
Concept 5: Russian Revolution
Standard: 17
B. Determine the causes of the Russian Revolution; include the rise of the Bolsheviks under Lenin.
Lesson EQ: What were the causes and effects of the Russian Revolution?
Know
Understand
 The political, economic, and
 How Russia had declined as a
social problems in Russia
world power
 The overthrow of the Tsar in
 Why Russians were unhappy
the March Revolution of 1917
with the Provisional
Government
 The establishment of the
Provisional Government
 How Communism impacted
the Russian Revolution
 The overthrow of the
Provisional Government in the
October Revolution on 1917
Resources
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Be Able To Do
 Analyze the reasons for each
stage of the Russian
Revolution. (DOK 3)
 Describe the establishment of
the communist regime in
Russia. (DOK 2)
Russian Revolution PowerPoint
SSWH 17B PowerPoint
SSWH 17C PowerPoint
Concept 6: Rise of Totalitarianism
Standard: 17
C. Describe the rise of Fascism in Europe and Asia by comparing the policies of Benito Mussolini in Italy, Adolf
Hitler in Germany, and Hirohito in Japan.
E. Describe the nature of totalitarianism and the police state that existed in Russia, Germany, and Italy and how
they differ from authoritarian governments.
Lesson EQ: How did totalitarian dictators rise to power in the decades after World War I?
Know
Understand
Be Able To Do
 The political, economic, and
 Reasons societies initially
 Create profiles of Stalin,
social problems in most
supported dictators
Mussolini, and Hitler; cite
European nations.
evidence to create a ranking
 How the dictators promised
of each as an example of a
 The rise of Stalin, Mussolini,
relief and succeeded in
totalitarian dictator. (DOK 3)
and Hitler
gaining more power
 The policies of Stalin,
Mussolini, and Hitler
Resources
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Rise of Totalitarianism PDF
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Hyperinflation Activity
Hyperinflation Reflection
Rise of Fascist & Totalitarian
Leaders Handout
Mussolini, Hitler, Hirohito
Handout