The First World War, originally referred to as, “The Great War” or “the War to end all Wars,” is an interesting study for a number of reasons. World War one is the first major war of the 20th century. It brings in the widespread use of modern technological weapons such as the machine gun, the airplane, the tank and poison gas. In addition, it begins an era of international politics which pits the importance of both ethnic and linguistic divisions against the forces of nationalism, and empire. Many historians argue that the first world war represents a transition from the innocence of an earlier age where war is viewed as heroic and courageous to a more realistic perspective that tells the true nature of such a complex phenomena as war. The end result is a world not only with a dramatically re-drawn political map, but a new era of modern global conflicts. Click “more” to see details about this unit, or click on Last year’s World War I Test to see the type of summative assessment you will be asked to complete. Click below to see the details as we continue through this unit.
- (M)ilitarism Game
- (A)lliance System: the link to our pro/con
- (I)mperialism: Scramble for Africa
- (N)ationalism Poster Project
- Empires before WWI(Khan Academy Video), Empires before WWI Completed 2 Column Notes
- World War I Interactive Map
- 10 Theories on Who Started WWI
- Crash Course in World History, World War 1
- How are these leaders related?
- Why did the United States Enter the War?
- World War 1 Resistance
- Propaganda in WWI, Color Examples
- The Armenian Genocide
- WWI Persuasive Paragraph Assignment, Persuasive Paragraph Exemplar
Additional Resources and Enrichment
World War One Propaganda
Crash Course in World History, WWI
People’s History of American Empire-Video Adaptation
Crash Course Imperialism