Ch 29-3

Group Discussions

Why did Russia withdraw from World War I? Why did the United States enter it?

Analyzing causes recognizing effects: Why did the United States enter World War I, and what effect did its entry have on the war? Think about American sympathies, German actions before America entered the war, and the state of war before and after US involvement.

Recognizing effects: What condition did Russia face that causes withdrawal from World War I, and what effect did is withdrawal have on the war? Think about battlefield deaths, war supplies, and revolutionary uprising.

Standards:

I-C.7 Analyze and evaluate the causes, events and effects of World War I.

Objectives:

Describe the spread of the conflict.

Identify how governments established wartime economies.

Summarize the Allies push to Victory.

Explain the effects of the war.

WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading

EQ: Why did Russia withdraw from World War I? Why did the United States enter it?

War affects the world

The Gallipoli campaign

Battles in Africa and Asia

America joins the fight

War affect the home front

Governments wage total war

Woman and the war

The Allies win the war

Russia withdraws

The Central Powers collapse

The legacy of the war

Vocabulary:

Unrestricted submarine warfare

Using submarines to sink any ship without warning

Total war

war in which countries use all their resources for the war

Rationing

Control of the amounts and kinds of people can have

Propaganda

One-sided information designed to persuade

Armistice

Agreement to stop fighting