A brief video on World War I: how the war started, the U.S.' involvement, fighting the war, and the aftermath, with the Treaty of Versailles.
*Important Note: Italy was originally a member of the Triple Alliance when World War I started. After the war started in 1914, when the Triple Alliance became the Central Powers, Italy joined the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance was originally a defensive pact against the Triple Entente. After Italy switched sides, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers.
A brief video on World War I: how the war started, the U.S.' involvement, fighting the war, and the aftermath, with the Treaty of Versailles.
*Important Note: Italy was originally a member of the Triple Alliance when World War I started. After the war started in 1914, when the Triple Alliance became the Central Powers, Italy joined the Triple Entente. The Triple Alliance was originally a defensive pact against the Triple Entente. After Italy switched sides, the Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers.
Standards
- 5-3 The student will demonstrate an understanding of major domestic and foreign developments that contributed to the United States becoming a world power.
- 5.2.CE Examine the primary causes of World War I and the events which led to U.S. involvement.
- 8-6 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the role of South Carolina in the nation in the early twentieth century.
- 8.4.CE Explain the causes and effects of World War I on South Carolina and the United States.
- MWH-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes and consequences of global warfare in the first half of the twentieth century.
- This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the causes and effects of immigration and forced migration throughout the world.
- MWH.3.CX Contextualize industrialization within the various cultural and political changes occurring during the 19th century.
- MWH.4.CE Analyze the significant causes of World War I and how the Treaty of Versailles attempted to resolve future global conflicts.
- USHC-5 The student will demonstrate an understanding of domestic and foreign developments that contributed to the emergence of the United States as a world power in the twentieth century.
Resources
Commemorating the "War to End All Wars"
In this unit students will review the events leading up to the United States’ involvement in World War I, analyze President Wilson’s speech to Congress asking them to vote favorably for war, explore...
View LessonHistory in a Nutshell Learning Activity
Short, sweet, and to the point - This series explains historical events in layman's terms!
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