Chapter+19+-+The+First+World+War

=Chapter 19 Learning Objectives=

Chapter Objective

 * To understand the causes of World War I, the reasons the United States entered the war in 1917, and the consequences of the war. [[image:Screen_shot_2011-03-28_at_9.26.35_AM.png width="178" height="383" align="right" caption="Two American Soldiers - FirstWorldWar.Com"]]

**SECTION 19-1** "World War I Begins" (pp. 578-586)

 * 1) Identify the long-term causes and the immediate circumstances that led to World War I.
 * 2) Describe the first two years of the war.
 * 3) Summarize U.S. public opinion about the war.
 * 4) Explain why the United States entered the war.

**SECTION 19-2** "American Power Tips the Balance" (pp. 587-593)

 * 1) Describe how the United States mobilized for war.
 * 2) Summarize U.S. battlefield successes.
 * 3) Identify the new weapons and the medical problems faced in World War I.
 * 4) Describe U.S. offensives and the end of the war.

**SECTION 19-3** "The War at Home" (pp. 594-603)

 * 1) Explain how business and government cooperated during the war.
 * 2) Show how the government promoted the war.
 * 3) Describe the attacks on civil liberties that occurred.
 * 4) Summarize the social changes that affected African Americans and women.

**SECTION 19-4** "Wilson Fights for Peace" (pp. 604-611)

 * 1) Summarize Wilson's Fourteen Points.
 * 2) Describe the Treaty of Versailles and international and domestic reaction to it.
 * 3) Explain some of the consequences of the war.

=Chapter 19 Video Clips=

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 * "Causes of World War I"**

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 * "U-Boats Sink the Lusitania in 1915"**

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 * "WWI Firsts"**

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 * "Treaty of Versailles Ends World War I"**

= = =Chapter 19 Power Point Presentations=
 * [[file:American Power Tips the Balance.ppt]]
 * [[file:Life in the Trenches.ppt]]
 * [[file:The War at Home.ppt]]
 * [[file:Wilson Fights for Peace.ppt]]

=Chapter 19 Assignments=

//Assignments are due the next school day, unless otherwise noted// ||= **Homework Assignments** //Assignments are due the next school day, unless otherwise noted// ||
 * = **Date** ||= **In-Class Assignments** ||= **Readings**
 * = **Friday**
 * 3.27.15** || * [[file:Outbreak of WWI Events.doc]] || * Section 19-1 pp. 578-586 ||
 * = **Monday**
 * 3.30.15** || * Discuss the long-term and short-term causes of World War I.
 * Go over timeline assignment from yesterday
 * Discuss the use of trench warfare and its impact on the war
 * Describe reasons supporting and reasons against the U.S. entering World War I || * Section 19-2 pp. 587-593 || * No written assignment ||
 * = **Tuesday**
 * 3.31.15** || * Discuss the impact of America's entrance into World War I.
 * Discuss the new weapons and technology used in World War I and their impact on the war.
 * Discuss the end of World War I
 * Discuss the impact of World War I on the American home-front
 * Read "Returning Soldiers" by W.E.B. Du Bois || * Section 19-3 pp. 594-601. || * None ||
 * = **Wednesday**
 * 4.1.15** || * Complete "Evaluating Treaty of Versailles" assignment
 * Discuss the Treaty of Versailles and America's reaction to it
 * Summarize the end of World War I and discuss the rise of dictators in Europe || * Section 19-4 pp. 604-611. || * Finish answering the questions (in the homework column) for 19-4 if you didn't do so in class
 * Work on study guide for Unit 5 Test (Sent to your email) ||
 * = **Thursday**
 * 4.2.15** || * Review for Unit 5 Test || * No reading assignment || * Work on Study Guide for Unit 5 Test ||
 * = **Tuesday**
 * 4.7.15** || * Unit 5 Test || * No reading assignment || * Work on study guide for unit 5 test ||