WWI Webquest Introduction You are a history professor

WWI Webquest

Introduction • You are a history professor at a local university who traveled back in time. You witnessed several key events during World War I. Your last stop was News Years Eve 1919 in London, England. The Great War was over, the armistice was a distant triumph and the treaties had been signed. That particular New Years Eve, the British citizens had high hopes of the what the future may bring. • As your journey through time comes to an end, you begin to reminisce over your new found knowledge of the war and how the world dramtically changed as a result. You have a new appreciation for the events of World War I due to your time travel experience. After returning home, you drift off to sleep and dream about all of the key events that you observed during the war. As you wake the next morning, you determine how to explain the impact of the decades events to your students through innovative activities.

Task • Over the course of this Web. Quest, you will complete six activities of your choice that encompass the details of your time travel journey. After experiencing several key events of the war, you have a clearer picture of what ultimately became known as the war to end all wars. You decide to rethink the way you discuss and teach the war to your students. The next semester is right around the corner and you have already revamped your WWI lesson plans. Now, you must turn in one sample activity for each of the six categories to the Dean of Academics, Mr. Lacy, for approval one week from today. • Choose one activity from each of the six categories below and complete a sample product. Submit your creations to the Dean of Academics, Mr. Lacy. Choose one activity from each section below to make your activity choices.

Remembering Activities • Choose one activity from this category to complete. After researching the topics through the required links, follow the directions to create a comprehensive presentation. Be sure to incorporate all of the pertinent information into the final product. Include answer keys and scripts where applicable. WWI Causes • Explain the MAIN causes of World War I by creating a political cartoon for each cause using Toon. Doo. com. • Virtual Timeline • Create a visual timeline of the events of WWI. Include at least 10 “points” on the line including dates, small illustrations, and brief written explanations. You may create a Power. Point or Prezi presentation. • www. pbs. org/greatwar/timeline/index. html • www. greatwar. co. uk/timeline/ww 1 -timeline. htm

Weapons of War • Discuss some of the inventions brought about, or improved, during the era of World War I: the U-boat, the machine gun, the tanks, and the airplane. You pick the presentation format. • www. firstworldwar. com/weaponry/index. htm Understanding Activities • Choose one activity from this category to complete. After researching the topics through the required links, follow the directions to create a comprehensive presentation. Be sure to incorporate all of the pertinent information into the final product. Include answer keys and scripts where applicable.

Zimmerman Telegram • Read the Zimmerman Telegram at the link provided. Create four headlines exposing the Zimmerman telegram to the public in each of the following countries: US, Mexico, Germany, Britain. Write the 1 st paragraph for each of the headlines. Use Publisher to create the mini-articles. • www. archives. gov/education/lessons/zimmermann/ Join the Military? * If you were old enough to join the British military in 1914 or the US military in 1917, would you have volunteered to fight in WWI? Why or why not? Write a letter to your family. Use information from the following sites to defend your decision. • www. greatwar. co. uk/people/ww 1 -people. htm • http: //libcom. org/history/peoples-history-world-war-i-howard-zinn

Christmas Truce • What is the Christmas Truce? Research the event at the link provided below. Write a diary entry for this day in WWI. You were one of the soldiers who participated in the truce. What do you think about the truce? What do you want to remember about the events of that day? • www. firstworldwar. com/features/christmastruce. htm • http: //www. history. com/topics/world-war-i/christmas-truce-of-1914

Applying Activities • Choose one activity from this category to complete. After researching the topics through the required links, follow the directions to create a comprehensive presentation. Be sure to incorporate all of the pertinent information into the final product. Include answer keys and scripts where applicable. Key WWI Battles • Create a digital interactive map of 10 key battles including their location. Label the battles on the map and explain their significance to the war. Link an academic website to each battle supplying further details. • www. pbs. org/greatwar/maps/index. html • www. firstworldwar. com/battles/index. htm

Long-term Causes • Compare and contrast the hatred/mistrust of France, Britain, and Russia towards Germany and Austria by creating a “Soap Opera”. Act out the hatred/mistrust between the nations listed. Write the script and videotape the “action”! • www. schoolhistory. co. uk/gcselinks/modern/revision/wwirevision. pdf S. S. Lusitania • View the videos on the Lusitania. Discuss and analyze theories brought up in the videos. Then decide what you think really happened and write an article explaining your theory about the fate of the Lusitania. • http: //natgeotv. com/uk/dark-secrets-of-the-lusitania • http: //www. history. com/topics/world-war-i/lusitania • http: //www. rmslusitania. info/controversies/second-explosion/ • Watch the following video from 1: 00 - 4: 19 minutes. https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=_7 z 1 z. Th. GXxg

Analyzing Activities • Choose one activity from this category to complete. After researching the topics through the required links, follow the directions to create a comprehensive presentation. Be sure to incorporate all of the pertinent information into the final product. Include answer keys and scripts where applicable. Propaganda Posters • Analyze 3 propaganda posters, one from the US, Britain, and Germany. Fill out a poster analysis worksheet for each poster (http: //www. archives. gov/education/lessons/worksheets/poster_ana lysis_worksheet. pdf). Discuss the similarities and differences for each propaganda poster. • www. firstworldwar. com/posters/

Opinions on Profiting • The United States opted to stay neutral at the beginning of World War I, but Americans profited from the war by selling goods to European countries. What is your opinion on this? Create two tweets, one for and one against profiting from WWI. Do not forget to invent creative hash tags for both arguments. • www. nber. org/digest/jan 05/w 10580. html Battles: Then and Now • Research 3 battles of World War I. How are they similar and how do the differ from the battles fought in today’s military campaigns? Create a virtual Venn diagram using the digital presentation format of your choice. • www. firstworldwar. com/battles/www. pbs. org/greatwar/maps/

Evaluating Activities • Choose one activity from this category to complete. After researching the topics through the required links, follow the directions to create a comprehensive presentation. Be sure to incorporate all of the pertinent information into the final product. Include answer keys and scripts where applicable. Woodrow Wilson's 14 Point Plan • Imagine you are President Woodrow Wilson. Using Publisher, create a brochure that describes his 14 Point Plan, in a way that would convince the leaders of the Paris Peace Conference to approve this peace plan. • www. firstworldwar. com/source/fourteenpoints • www. thefreeresource. com/woodrow-wilsons-14 -points-speechsimplified-summary-and-resources-explaining-the-14 -points

Isolationism and Neutrality • The United States was called an isolationist nation because it did not want to get involved in international affairs and then declared its’ neutrality. List the pros and cons of being concerned only with your country? What role does the United States play in the affairs of the world today and what are the effects of our actions? • www. ushistory. org/us/45. asp • http: //www. history. com/this-day-in-history/u-s-proclaims-neutrality-in-world-war-i Interview a Soldier • Pretend you are interviewing a soldier that has just returned from WWI and create responses in the voice of that soldier. Minimum of 10 questions and complete multisentence answers. Use the following letters and diary entries to help design and answer appropriate questions. • www. firstworldwar. com/diaries/ • http: //wwi. lib. byu. edu/index. php/Diaries, _Memorials, _Personal_Reminiscences

Creating Activities • Choose one activity from this category to complete. After researching the topics through the required links, follow the directions to create a comprehensive presentation. Be sure to incorporate all of the pertinent information into the final product. Include answer keys and scripts where applicable. Modern Propaganda Poster • Write, act out and film a 60 -second commercial promoting the reasons for joining the war. Be sure to include the final script. • https: //history. state. gov/milestones/1914 -1920/wwi • http: //www. authentichistory. com/1914 -1920/2 -homefront/1 propaganda/

In the Trenches. . . • Draw an imaginary trench. How you would set up your trench? What strategies might you use to protect yourself from the enemy? How would you protect yourself from the weather and the elements? • www. firstworldwar. com/features/trenchlife. htm • http: //www. pbs. org/greatwar/chapters/ch 1_trench. html • http: //spartacus-educational. com/FWWtrenchsystem. htm • Video Link: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=P 92 guhd 7 d-8 Victory Gardens • Find out what sacrifices civilians on the "home front" made to support the war effort. Using the information you have gathered, create a virtual victory garden and write a letter to a soldier explaining what you and other civilians are doing to support the soldiers. • http: //history. nd. gov/exhibits/gardening/militaryevents 7. html Click on pages 8 & 9, too. • http: //ucanr. edu/sites/thevictorygrower/Historical_Models/WWI_War_Garden_Progra ms_Summary/ Click on the link to open the document.

Conclusion • After completing all of the activities, answer the essential questions in paragraph form. You will need to type your answers and turn them in along with the activities and the self-assessment rubric. World War I Essential Questions 1. How does European imperialism contribute to WWI? 2. How can nationalism start a war and what impact did European nationalism have on WWI? 3. Why did militarism and alliances lead to WWI? 4. What was the impact of military technological advances on WWI? 5. What were the effects of WWI in the trenches and on the home front? 6. How does wartime propaganda reflect the attitudes toward the war? 7. What lasting effects did WWI have on the world?