Week of March 18

This week we begin our discussion of the first half of the twentieth century. The reading load is fairly intense this week; and class sessions will be lecture-heavy. Once we wrap our heads around the complex events of this period we can look forward to more enrichment-type activities next week.

Tuesday
  • Read: Merriman 863-888
  • Lecture: Intro to WWI
Thursday
  • Read: Merriman 888-899, 914-926
  • Lecture: Conclusion of WWI
  • Due: 3-part summary
    • identify the following terms
      • a trois
      • pan-Slav nationalism
      • Young Turks
      • Moroccan Crises
      • Gavrilo Princip
      • The Schlieffen Plan
      • Trench Warfare
      • Lusitania
      • Zimmermann Telegram
      • Western Front
      • The 14 Points
    • create a graphic organizer that portrays the system of alliances that led to WWI
    • in a 1-2 paragraph response, answer the following question(s) [either, or, or both]
      • Was it more significant to the end of WWI that the U.S. became involved, or that Russia left the conflict?
      • Were the diplomatic decisions made by Germany responsible for the outbreak of WWI, or is the entire structure of strategic alliances to blame? (in other words, was it inevitable)
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