UP:SS10.6.3
Vocabulary
- WWI
- Lusitania
- Zimmerman Note
- alliances
- militarism
- imperialism
- nationalism
- modern warfare
- isolationism
- Treaty of Versailles
- League of Nations
- Red Scare
Knowledge
Students know:
- The causes and consequences of U.S. involvement in WWI (sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman Note, Alliance System, Militarism, Imperialism, and Nationalism).
- The roles of military and civilians played in WWI. Important people involved in WWI (Woodrow Wilson, Archduke Franz Ferdinand).
- The impact of technological advances of WWI on modern warfare (machine guns, tanks, submarines, airplanes, poison gas, and gas masks).
- How to locate countries involved in WWI on a map and boundary changes that occurred after WWI.
- The factors contributing to isolationism in the United States after WWI (Treaty of Versailles debate, Red Scare, League of Nations).
- Strategic locations of military bases in Alabama.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Locate places on a map.
- Read and interpret primary source documents.
- Cite evidence to support historical events.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- There were many reasons for United States entry and involvement in World War I and there were causes and consequences of this involvement.
