Midterm Essay Outlines

Midterm Essay Outline 1

Midterm Essay Outline 2

Midterm Review Packet

Midterm Review Packet

Midterm Review Homework

Do the following questions in your Green Book.  If you were absent and need a green book, come see us right away.

Exam                        Questions
June 2010                19-25
August   2010           18-24
January    2011         15-28
Jume 2011                19-24

World War I Webquest

Immediate Cause of World War I

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism and Nationalism were all underlying causes for World War I to

begin but one specific incident brought those many causes to a climax.

Click on the link below to READ about the immediate cause of the war.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_explosion.html

1. How did the death of Archduke Franz Ferdinand instigate (urge on) the collapse of peace in

Europe?

Germany “would have Paris for lunch, St. Petersburg for dinner.” ~Kaiser Wilhelm II

The assumption that the European war would end quickly was far from correct.

Click on the link below to watch the animation of the “Outbreak of War” in Europe.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_outbreak.html

2. How did the Schlieffen Plan support Kaiser Wilhelm’s goals in the quote above?

(Play the animation on the map)

Life in the Trenches

After the initial invasion of France by the Germans, the Allied troops pushed the German troops

back to a stalemate position. Neither side would back down; so they ‘dug in.’

Click on the link below to view the chapter 1 – Trench warfare.

available)

(try to watch the videos – if

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html

3. In the section “Organization of Trenches,” what were the four types of trenches used by the

Allies?

4. Enlarge the picture –

a zig‐zag type pattern?

5. Describe “no‐man’s land.”

Diagram of trench system ‐ Why do you think the trenches were formed in

Total War

By 1915, the war had become a global war. Click on the link below and read about how the war

had become global.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_war.html

6. Name 3 ways that the war had become a global war – as opposed to simply a ground war

fought in Europe.

Slaughter

The battles on the Western front are known for their huge number of losses sustained by the

Allied troops. Click on the link below to read about the battles.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_slaughter.html

7. How many soldiers were lost at the Battle of Somme, Verdun & Ypres?

 

WORLD WAR I: PBS Webquest

Part II

Mutiny

In 1917, after years of combat, trench warfare and the disruption of daily lives in European nations,many countries wanted to continue fighting to victory. However, as time passed and the nations rejected all peace initiatives, people on both sides began to question the manslaughter and violence.

Click on the link below to read about the disillusionment and disobedience of soldiers on the front

lines.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_mutiny.html

Read the section labeled ‐

9. Explain how the soldiers living in the trenches ‘lived with the dead.’

8. How did mutinies (or rebellions) affect the French and Russian army?The End of Heroism – on the right side of the Mutiny page.

Collapse

Despite the sinking of the Lusitania in May 1915, President Woodrow Wilson was able to negotiate trade with belligerents of the war without provoking Germany.

Click on the link below to read about how America got involved in World War I.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_kennedy_01_wilson.html

By 1918, 5 million American soldiers were in uniform and helping the Allied forces end the Great

War.

10. What led to the American involvement in the Great War?

Click on the link to read about how the war ended

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_collapse.html

did the Kaiser’s abdication (giving up) of the throne affect the war effort?

11. Describe what events led to the collapse of the German army/navy and their war effort. How

Hatred & Hunger

On the 11

People all over the globe experienced feelings of nationalism, self‐determination and the

opportunities of democracy but many knew the peace was not likely to last.

th day of the 11th month, the Allies and Central Powers agreed to an armistice or ceasefire.

Click to read about the peace agreement and treatment of Germany following the armistice.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch4_hatred.html

12. Though the armistice was in effect, how did the Allies still wage war on Germany?

13. When Woodrow Wilson arrived in Paris in 1918, what was the one thing he wanted from the

peace negotiations?

Look at the photograph above “Hatred & Hunger”

14. Who were the Big Four at the peace conference?

War Without End

Once the war ended, many military men were very attached to their experiences of war. They had

experienced camaraderie like never before.

Click on the link below to read about how people were affected by the war.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch4_war.html

15. How did Germans feel differently than other Europeans about the war?

Look at the map of Europe 1918‐1920.

16. How many new countries were created by the Treaty of Versailles? Compare this map to the

map of Europe in 1914.

http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/index.html