April 15, 2016

Overview
Throughout the 19th century, European history was speckled with war. Although lives were
lost and property destroyed true devastation was never the result. However the industrial
advancements which had shaped a better standard of living, created a new age of war- a
period marked by greater destruction, devastation, and lose of life than all of the previous
centurys wars combined. In addition to the advanced weaponry, WWI was also unique in
that it was the first true world war. This conflict involved all the industrialized great

powers of Europe. It pitted the Triple Entente powers or the Allies (Great Britain,
France and Russia) against the Central Powers (Germany and Austria-Hungary). By
1915-16, this essentially European war became a world war when Turkey and
Bulgaria joined the Central Powers and Italy, Japan and Romania joined the allies.
Eventually, the Western Hemisphere would be pulled into the war with the
entrance of the United States.
Historians generally cite four major causes for WWI: nationalism, militarism, imperialism,
and alliance system. In other words:
The breakdown of the "Concert of Europe" established at the Congress of Vienna
(1815) with the realignment of the Great Powers after the emergence of a unified
Germany
The surfacing of an "arms race" between industrialized nations in Europe,
particularly a naval arms race Britain and German.
The appearance of a more militaristic nationalism personified in Kaiser Wilhelm.

12 Class meetings
Ms
THERothweiler
WORLD
AT W|AR
THE BUILDING BLOCKS
OF CONFLICT

HONOR
LAP 8 Spring Semester
S

The competition between European powers over colonial possessions,
WORLD
particularly in Asian and Africa.

The political influence of the military within the civilian governments of Germany,
HISTOR
Austria-Hungary and Russia.

Rationale
The first World War changed human history forever. New, more deadly weapons were
introduced, words like weapons of mass destruction, genocide, and communism became
part of the worlds general vocabulary, and the results of the war proved to be more
terrible than anyone could imagine at the time, as it led the way to World War II. The fact
that World War one was the first Total War, the fact that it was a liberating experience for
women, and the fact that it was the first industrialized war and in effect completed the
industrialization of the West Makes it important.

TEACHER NAME/TEACHER EMAIL ADDRESS: Ms. Deb Rothweiler,

drothweiler@iwacademy.org
12 CLASS MEETINGS
Materials needed for LAP:
Notebook
Textbook

Use of Internet
Materials for selected readings

OBJECTIVES: Upon Completion of this LAP students will be able to: (This is on the examonly homework, notes, and ppt information will be allowed.)
1. Define/Identify the following:
Alliance
Nationalism
Militarism
Imperialism
Triple
Alliance
Triple Entente
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sinking of the
Lusitania
total war
Fourteen Points
Versailles Treaty balance of
power
Armistice
appeasement
totalitarianism
Blank check
propaganda
League of
Nations
Congress of Vienna
Metternich
Quadruple
Alliance
2. Discuss the causes and consequences of nationalism in Europe and Russia
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Analyze the causes of WWI.

Evaluate how imperialism leads to war
Analyze how the Versailles Treaty failed to end the causes of war
Explain how the goal balance of power upsets the balance of power
Compare and Contrast the proposed peace settlements for WWI
Evaluate how the Congress of Vienna was able to maintain relative peace for nearly
100 years

CALENDAR
Independent and/Open Lab Assignments/Enrichment:

1. Enrichment Assignments, on rothiwa

Due Date: performance
assessment day
LAP TEST/ASSESSMENT:
Part of the exam

CLASS MEETINGS:
DATE/DAY DUE
First Class Meeting:
Congress of Vienna students will begin work in groups to complete
Venn diagram and MAP

D Day April
15

Second Class Meeting

Complete map
Presentation on the Congress of Vienna
Third Class Meeting
Continue the changes in Europe in the late 19 th century Italian and
German Unification- the concept of nationalism
Activity on Nationalism
Fourth Class Meeting
Due At the beginning of class Assignment 8-1
Class discussion on how the unification of Germany and Italy
changes the course of history

F Day April
20

Fifth Class Meeting

Age of Imperialism
Class Activity

A Day April
28

Sixth Class Meeting

DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS Assignment 8-2
Complete Presentation on Imperialism

C Day May 2

H Day April
25
J Day April
26

Seventh Class Meeting

DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS: Assignment 8-3
Class Focus- Is imperialism a positive aspect

D day May
22

Eighth Class Meeting

Class Activity : Causes Cluster

F Day May 5

Ninth Class Meeting

Due at the beginning of Class 8-4
Class Focus: Why did the peace of Metternich finally fail

H Day May
10

Tenth Class Meeting

Class Focus:

J Day May 11
WWI

Eleventh Class Meeting

Due at the beginning of class assignment 8-5
Class Focus: The Versailles Treaty v the 14 points

A Day May
13

Twelfth Class Meeting

Class Focus: Pulling it together

C Day May
17

All assignments will be on my website www.rothiwa.com and on

Google Classroom. All work must be submitted via google classroom