Unpacked Content
Knowledge
Students know:
- How Alabamians were impacted by WWI.
- The factors that led to the migration of African Americans from Alabama to the North and West.
- Alabama was home to many military installations and training facilities.
- The production of many goods increased greatly as a result of the war.
- Many Alabamians participated in the war including Alabama's 167th Regiment of the Rainbow Division.
- New technologies, including airplanes, machine guns, and chemical warfare, greatly impacted the outcome of the war.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Recognize the impact of World War I on Alabamians.
- Trace on a map the migration of African Americans from Alabama to the North and West.
- Identify Alabama's military installations and training facilities.
- Analyze graphs to determine increased production of specific goods during WWI.
- Identify World War I technologies, including airplanes, machine guns, and chemical warfare.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- World War I had a significant impact on Alabama.
Vocabulary
- analyze
- infer
- assess
- home front
- propaganda
- installation
- utilization
- technology
- WWI
- Great Migration
