Unit 6

World War I

DAY 1

Do Now

Answer each of these questions in your notes:

Write two full sentences for each question

1. Would you fight someone you don’t know?

2. Would you fight someone you don’t know to protect your family?

3. Would you fight someone you don’t know to protect your country?

TIME LIMIT: 9:40

Looking Forward

• Tonight’s Homework: Review notes from today!

• Tomorrow: Law Seminar in the Media Center

Tomorrow: Law Seminar

• 2nd Period: Report to the Media Center

• Prepare a question to ask a law professor, lawyer or law student–Write the question and your name on

your index card– Give the index card to Ms. Keale

Long-Term Causes: MAIN

• Militarism: the build up of arms and armies

• Alliances: the agreements European countries made to help their allies in the event of war

• Imperialism: the desire to rule over people to which you are superior

• Nationalism: the desire to rule yourself, and not be ruled by another people or culture

Focus On: Nationalism

• Austria-Hungary: – Giant Empire– Many cultures,

languages and peoples living within the empire

– Many of those people did not want to be ruled by the Germanic Austrians

• If this is confusing…

Nationalism in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire

• Your goal: to form alliances with your classmates to accomplish your goals

• Steps you should take:1. Read your entire identity card: What language do you

speak? What religion are you?)2. Look at your goals: Who can help you achieve these goals?3. Look at your concerns: How can you avoid these becoming

an issue4. Begin working with your classmates

Important:- You MAY NOT deviate from your card AT ALL- You MAY NOT speak with people who don’t speak the

same language as you

Nationalism in theAustrian-Hungarian Empire

ReflectionWrite for five minutes

What did you learn from this simulation?Would you have changed your role if you

could? If so, what role would you have wanted? Why?

Who had the best role? Why?What did today’s simulation show you about

nationalism in the Austrian-Hungarian Empire?

Map of Europe

Open “6.WWI. MapAnalysis” from the Unit 6 folder on Edmodo

When you have finished:Play “Tap Maps”- Western

Europe- Southern

Europe

DAY 2

Do Now

Would you ever fight on behalf of someone else? Why or why not?

Looking Forward

• Tonight’s Homework:• Unit 6 Assessment (Imperialism AND

World War I): Next THURSDAY

Law Day

What were your thoughts? What did you learn?

What questions did you want to ask, but didn’t?

Who was most interesting?

Remember: MAIN Causes of WWI

•Militarism•Alliances• Imperialism•Nationalism

What’s the situation in Austria-Hungary?

Short Term Causes of WWI

June 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary is assassinated by

Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip

(Europe is a powderkeg of

alliances!)

What should the USA do?

• Be neutral!• Open “6.USEntersWWI.

PrimarySources” in the Unit 6 Folder of Edmodo

• Read only Document A and answer the comprehension question

Two Events:1. The Lusitania

- U-boat: German submarine

- Lusitania: ocean liner (like the Titanic)

- Sank in 1915

Two Events:2. Zimmerman Note

- Sent from the Germans to the Mexicans

- Germans told the Mexicans to attack the US if the US declared war on Germany

What should the USA do?

• Remain neutral?• Open “6.USEntersWWI.

PrimarySources” in the Unit 6 Folder of Edmodo

• Read only Document B and answer the comprehension question

What is the job of the President?

Why did the USA do what they did?

• Open “6.USEntersWWI. PrimarySources” in the Unit 6 Folder of Edmodo

• Read only Document C and answer the comprehension question

Why is looking at the source of a document so

important?

DAY 4

Do Now

Would you support your friend in a fight you didn’t want to be involved in?

Why or why not?

Looking Forward

• This weekend: No homework!

Total War

Total war = the complete mobilization of soldiers, citizens and resources towards the “war effort”

Trench Warfare

Warfare Developments

• “No man’s land”• Diseases, lice

and filth• Mustard gas• Planes (and

bombs!)

Propaganda

• What is propaganda?• What is the purpose of propaganda?

• How can viewing propaganda influence your opinion of something?

Propaganda Analysis

• Open “6.Propaganda Analysis”• Scan the QR Codes to open the

image, then answer the questions on the document– You must complete 4– If you complete one extra, you will get 5

extra credit points

DAY 5

Do Now

Who should be blamed for the start of World War I? Why?

Write two sentences in your notes(I’ll come around to check them)

Looking Forward

• Tonight’s Homework: Reading on the Russian Revolution

The End of the War

• June 1917: American troops arrive in Europe

• Americans provided the much-needed push to stop the last German offense of the war

• Germans revolt against their government

• Germans surrender in November 1918

Peace Conference

• Allied leaders met in France to draw up the official peace treaty

• Called the “Treaty of Versailles”

• Signed in June of 1919

But what did it say?1. With your teammate,

read the overview (Part 1) of your sheet

2. With your teammate, summarize your group demands and concessions (Part 2)

3. Interact with your classmates to negotiate and make deals (Part 3)

Our Treaty of Versailles

The Treaty of Versailles• “War guilt clause”

– Germany was solely responsible for starting the war

– Was this right?

• Reparations: Money for damage done during the war

• Mandates: other things (territory) the Germans had to give up– Alsace Lorraine– Colonies

The League of Nations

• President Woodrow Wilson’s idea

• Goal: Prevent future wars by finding peaceful solutions to international problems

• The USA rejects the League of Nations AND the Treaty of Versailles

Reflection

In one paragraph, reflect on your experience with the Treaty of Versailles

simulation.You might want to answer these question:• What was your experience?• Was your country successful or unsuccessful at

the Treaty of Versailles? Why?• How do you think your country’s people would

respond to your work?• Looking into the future, do you think your

country will stay peaceful? Why or why not?

DAY 6

Do Now

What does “survival of the fittest” mean?

Be ready to give one example of a situation that exemplifies a “survival of

the fittest” mentality

Looking Forward

• Tonight’s Homework: Great Depression Reading and Questions

Announcement

NO MORE FOOD in class

If you need to eat, do it before the bell

rings, standing next to the garbage can or in

the hall.

After the bell rings, you must get rid of

your food.

Russian Revolution

• Russia: very late to industrialize– Worst working/living

conditions in Europe

• 1917: Communists overthrow the monarchy

• Vladimir Lenin is the leader of the Soviet Union

• Russians are now communist

• What does it mean to be a communist?

Russian Revolution Practice

• Read the “Communism and Socialism” worksheet with a partner

• Independently, answer the comprehension questions

The Roaring Twenties

• As crises were occurring around the world, the USA was flourishing

• Flappers• Mobsters• Prohibition• PARTIES!

Film AnalysisBoardwalk Empire

• What are people wearing?• What are people doing?• What is the general feel of the

scene?

• What does this tell you about American society at this time?

Exit Ticket

Answer each question with at least two sentences

1. Describe one difference between Russia in the 1920s and the USA in the 1920s.2. Predict how this difference will effect politics between Russia and the USA3. Analyze – would you rather live in Russia or the USA during the 1920s? Explain why.

DAY 7

Do Now

Do you prefer to save your money, or spend it?

Are you a cautious buyer, or an impulsive buyer?

Looking Forward

• Tonight’s Homework: Rise of German Nazism (on Edmodo and in the hall)

Today we’re going to complete a simulation in which you’ll have the opportunity to make decisions that will

cause you to succeed or fail at the Stock Market

• Every person should have:– 4 $100s– 1 $50– 5 $10s

• Step 1: Read the Stock Prospectus• Step 2: Begin to buy stocks from the Stock Brokers

– Consider: How will you make the most money?– Consider: How will you lose the least amount of money?– Suggestion: “Buy low, sell high!”

• Step 3: Keep track of things on the chart give to you

Stock market game

• To start, each share is worth $10• To purchase a stock certificate, you

need to purchase 10 shares ($100)• Everyone must purchase something

each round• When the market is “closed”, you

may purchase/trade with each other, but may not trade with the stock brokers

Start

Company Situation New Stock Price Per Share

Kroger Purchases a West Coast food chain $12

Radio Corporation

New model released with built-in antenna

$13

Mammoth Oil 9 wells begin producing in Wyoming Field

$14

Gotham Bank Bank declares a 6% dividend $11

Durant Motors Fails to make payment on notes to the Gotham Bank

$7

Midland Utilities Midland extends services into Michigan and Wisconsin

$13

Kansas Pacific K&P will pay no dividends this year because of expansion into the Southwest

$9

Tel-Tone Dial telephones will be installed in parts of New York City

$15

1920 To buy a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

1922Company Situation New Stock

Price Per Share

Kroger Merger with large Eastern chain of stores $15

Radio Corporation

15 patents are purchased from the Edison’s company

$14

Mammoth Oil

Largest oil field in America may be located under Mamouth Oil Lease in Tea Pot Dome, Wyoming

$19

Gotham Bank

Stock price remains the same $11

Durant Motors

Locomobile sales are depressed because of competition from Ford Motor Company

$5

Midland Utilities

Insull’s financial manipulation allows Midland to take control of Commonwealth Edison

$19

Kansas Pacific

Profits rise as agricultural shipments from the southwest begin

$10

Tel-Tone New York Stock Exchange announces that Tel-Tone has shown the greatest increase of any stock listed on the exchange

$22

To buy a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

CRISIS: PRESIDENT HARDING

Company New Stock Price Per Share

Kroger $13

Radio Corporation

$13

Mammouth Oil $16

Gotham Bank $10

Durant Motors $4

Midland Utilities $19

Kansas Pacific $9

Tel-Tone $19

President Harding is suffering from a

coronary seizure and may have pneumonia. He is reported to be

dying. The Stock Market will be closed for 2

minutes for new postings

To buy a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

1925

Company Situation New Stock Price Per

Share

Kroger Corn blight on Kroger farms causes 90% loss of crop

$12

Radio Corporation

Speculation on new patent causes rise in stock prices

$15

Mammoth Oil

Japanese offer to buy the total production of Elk Hills

$21

Gotham Bank

French government announces that they will begin to pay their World War I war debts to U.S. banks

$12

Durant Motors

The DuPont family begins to buy large blocks of Durant Motors stock

$7

Midland Utilities

Insull fears Cyrus Eaton of Cleveland may be trying to take over Midland by purchasing large quantities of stock

$22

Kansas Pacific

Speculation on increased profits from holdings in Mexico causes stock price to rise

$11

Tel-Tone Announces completion of successful merger. Speculation on the Market continues

$24

To buy a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

1927Compan

ySituation New Stock

Price Per Share

Kroger Speculation that Purity Markets are buying Kroger for an attempted take over

$14

Radio Corporation

Rumored merger with the Edison Company causes stock to rise

$17

Mammoth Oil

Congressional committee begins an investigation of the Mammoth Oil leases. Possible fraud.

$13

Gotham Bank

Bank stock remains unchanged $12

Durant Motors

Louis Chevrolet is hired to design an inexpensive automobile

$10

Midland Utilities

Cyrus Eaton begins dumping large blocks of Midland stock on a depressed market

$18

Kansas Pacific

Drought in the Southwest and depressed farm prices cause profits of K&P to fall

$10

Tel-Tone Drop of two points caused by J.P. Morgan selling 200,000 shares. Brokers see only temporary setback

$22

To buy a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

1928Compan

ySituation New Stock

Price Per Share

Kroger Food prices are depressed because of agricultural surpluses

$13

Radio Corporation

Merger with the Edison Company falls through when Radio Corporation pays no dividends

$14

Mammoth Oil

Harry Sinclair is called before Congressional Committee. Secretary of the Interior Fall is indicted for fraudulent oil leases

$7

Gotham Bank

Announces profits have increased 5% over the last quarter

$13

Durant Motors

Durant Motors and Fisher Body have announced a merger. New corporation will be called General Motors

$13

Midland Utilities

Reports in the Chicago Tribune disclose Insull’s Company is a “House of Cards” ready to crumble

$14

Kansas Pacific

New oil fields in Oklahoma cause a new boom along along Kansas Pacific track

$12

Tel-Tone Fails to rise as predicted. Brokers are unable to explain the downward trend

$17

To buy a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

October 23, 1929

The market slipped today as the government announced that home construction, an indicator of prosperity, was

at an all-time low. The Federal Reserve Board also announced that a change in the prime interest rate

would take place in the near future; speculation on the stock market is getting out of hand. It is rumored that

the House of Morgan intends to sell 12 million shares of common stock at a loss, before interest rates change. The Gotham Bank announced that margin buyers of stock are being notified that they must put up more

money to cover today’s losses.

The Stock Market will be closed for 5 minutes.

October 24, 1929(Black Thursday)

• Stock brokers must buy back all of the stocks

Company New Stock Price Per Share

Kroger $8

Radio Corporation

$4

Mammouth Oil $2

Gotham Bank $12

Durant Motors $12

Midland Utilities $3

Kansas Pacific $8

Tel-Tone $6

To sell a certificate,

multiply the stock price by 10

• Did you have a system for what would make you money, or lose you money?

• Did you start with the same amount of money with which you ended the game?

• Did anyone sell out before the crash?

Reflection

The Great Depression

- 1920s: People spend tons of money

- Stock Market: people spend more money than they have

- October, 1929: The Stock Market crashes- People lose everything!- The country is plunged

into debt- Living conditions are

horrible

The Dust Bowl

(America the Story of Us)• What happened?• Why did it happen?

DAY

Do Now

Would you ever burn money?

Why or why not?

Looking Forward

• Next Week: Project with substitute• Your project will count as a test grade

for Unit 6

Post World War I Germany

• Treaty of Versailles– Germany has to pay huge

funds to the Allies– Germany has to give up

territory– Germany has to give up

its military

• Meanwhile, in Germany…– 11 million soldiers– 7 million soldiers died

(65%)– Cities, buildings destroyed

So what was life like?

Analysis: Text and Images

• Analyze = explain what and why• How can we break down sources from so

long ago & actually understand them? What’s the value in that?– Human emotions & feelings do not change

over time!– Photographs are an excellent way to capture

human emotion & feeling– Authors use words to portray events &

people

Boy, Berlin Germany

A woman burns money for heat

Paper money is swept into the gutter

German Hyperinflation

• The value of the dollar goes down

• Instead of costing $1, something will cost $100– $1 is way less

valuable– 1¢ is even less

valuable

• Why would people burn their money?

Mein Kampf

• Elected Chancellor in 1923

• Adolf Hitler’s biography

• “My Struggle”• Outlined his plans to

make Germany a great nation again

• Shows hints of the future racist mania Hitler would display

Quote #1

Berlin, Jan. 30 – Adolf Hitler, leader of the German conservative party, was made Chancellor, an important leader, of Germany today. This has been his life-long political ambition and he has surrounded himself with many others who share similar views as him. The new Chancellor, who is only 43, had this to say about his new position in the German Nazi Party: “I am proud to lead Germany and we shall soon be great once again!”(from the Boston Evening Globe, January 30, 1933)

Quote #2

“The Jew stops at nothing, and he is so evil, so terrible, that he is like a

gigantic devil. He is the symbol of all evil, the Jew, and we the Germans know that he is the source of all of

Germany’s sadness and difficulties.”

Exit Ticket

1. Give one reason why Germans lost so much money after World War I

2. Explain why people supported Hitler at first

3. Predict whether the USA would notice the situation in Germany. Explain why.