11/4: WWI

Students will be able to explain the alliances that formed in Europe, describe the triggering event of WWI, and explain how Woodrow Wilson and the US responded.

TEKS:  4C

GOOD MORNING.  I WILL BE OUT TODAY.  YOU KNOW THE ROUTINE AND CAN FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY.  PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR ASSIGNED SEAT.  PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.  MAKE SURE TO TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS TODAY - I AM COUNTING ON YOU.  HAVE A GOOD DAY AND I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

Activities:
1.  Copy the voting rights timeline above on page 51 (sideways).  You can click on it to make it bigger so you can see it.
2.  Cut out the WW1 Long and Short Term Causes note sheet and glue down to page 52.  Using the short film below, take notes on what the letters in MAIN mean so write the word and define.  Describe the triggering event (spark that starts the war).
3.  Also, using 2 different map colors complete the map section labeling and coloring only:  France, United Kingdom, Russia, Germany, and Austria Hungary.  The are the two alliances of the war, the Allies and the Central Powers.

WWI LONG AND SHORT TERM CAUSES NOTES SHEET  WILL BE PASSED OUT BY THE SUBSTITUTE.