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Objectives:
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Application of Technology:
Emily Pokorny
High School Senior (Grade 12) History
1 Period (45 Minutes)
Classroom
Laptop, Projector, Smart Board
Instructional: Given instruction and guidelines, the students will be
able to understand the causes of World War I.
Behavioral: Because of this knowledge the students will be able to
apply this when learning around the rest of the war.
Induction: Students will be asked to take out their laptops and
login to their Realize Reader account on https://etext2.pearson
.com.
Sequence of Lesson: After this, students will be asked to read
Chapter 12 Section 1: America Enters World War 1. They
will find this section on the Realize Reader website in the
history textbook. After completing the reading, students
will be asked to login to their Canvas account on
https://canvas.instructure.com/login/canvas. There they
will find a 13-question reading assignment. All of these
questions can be answered using the textbook.
Closure: After completing the reading assignment, I will project my
laptop onto the Smart Board. I will project my section
notes onto the board. Then, as a class we will discuss the
answers to the assignment. Students will be asked what
they wrote down. I will make sure every student
understands the reading.
I will assess student understanding by looking at the completed
worksheets turned in online. Since students had to turn in the
assignment before going over it, I will be able to see how each
student individually understood the assignment.
Were all my students engaged in the discussion at the end of
class?
Did all of my students answer the questions correctly?
I use the SmartBoard to project my Laptop onto the board to
visually show my notes to my students. Students will use laptops
to read the section and complete the assignment on. This saves
paper by having electronic copies of textbooks and assignments.
Content Standard(s) Addressed:
Standard 0.4.4: Students will recognize past and current events, issues, and problems.
Standard 0.4.4.a: Describe how people’s actions affect others.
Standard 0.4.2: Students will identify historical people, events, ideas, and symbols.
Standard 0.4.2.a: Identify the contributions of historical people and the impact of symbols,
including various cultures and ethnic groups.
1. In 1914, Europe, and eventually a good portion of the world was moving toward
war. Historians typically associate four long-term causes that lead up to the
outbreak of World War I. Identify the four long-term causes that lead to the
outbreak of World War I.
2. Define nationalism.
3. Identify and describe ways in which nationalistic beliefs and goals would
contribute to the outbreak of World War I.
4. Explain/describe how the theory of Social Darwinism added greater fuel to
feelings of nationalism.
5. Identify and describe ways in which imperialistic beliefs and goals would
contribute to the outbreak of World War I.
6. Define militarism.
7. Identify and describe ways in which militaristic beliefs and goals would
contribute to the outbreak of World War I.
8. Explain why many European nations began to form alliances prior to 1914.
9. Identify key member nations of the Triple Alliance (or the Allied Powers) and
they key member nations of the Triple Entente (or the Central Powers).
10.The "spark" that ignited the long-term causes of World War I, was an
assassination. Identify who was assassinated on June 28, 1914, and also identify
who carried out the assassination.
11.Describe how the series of European alliances would pull much of Europe into
World War I after the assassination Archduke Ferdinand.
12.Explain why Germany declared war against Belgium, even though it was a
neutral country.
Identify: By September 1914, approximately how far was the German army from
Paris, France.
KEY
13.In 1914, Europe, and eventually a good portion of the world was moving toward
war. Historians typically associate four long-term causes that lead up to the
outbreak of World War I. Identify the four long-term causes that lead to the
outbreak of World War I.
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
2. Define nationalism.
A strong devotion to one’s country
3. Identify and describe ways in which nationalistic beliefs and goals would
contribute to the outbreak of World War I.
Many European nations were of the belief that their nation should be made
up of one
ethnic group and no longer made up of multiple. Nationalism promoted
competition amongst the nations of Europe.
4. Explain/describe how the theory of Social Darwinism added greater fuel to
feelings of nationalism.
Countries adapted Darwin's theory about how plants and animals evolved
through natural selection and survival of the fittest and applied these
ideas to human beings.
5. Identify and describe ways in which imperialistic beliefs and goals would
contribute to the outbreak of World War I.
Imperialism- policy in which strong nations exert their political, military and
economic control over weaker territories or nations. Nations around the
world were seeking to grow their economic and military influence around
the world.
6. Define militarism.
Glorification of the military.
7. Identify and describe ways in which militaristic beliefs and goals would
contribute to the outbreak of World War I.
As European nations built up their military, other European nations built up
their military so as to not be outdone.
8. Explain why many European nations began to form alliances prior to 1914.
 As European nations began to build up their militaries, they sought promises
of assistance from other nations in case of being attacked.
9. Identify key member nations of the Triple Alliance (or the Allied Powers) and
they key member nations of the Triple Entente (or the Central Powers).
Triple Entente- Britain, France, Russia, Serbia, Japan, Italy, and the US
Triple Alliance- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Italy
10.The "spark" that ignited the long-term causes of World War I, was an
assassination. Identify who was assassinated on June 28, 1914, and also identify
who carried out the assassination.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
Gavrilo Princip
11.Describe how the series of European alliances would pull much of Europe into
World War I after the assassination Archduke Ferdinand.
Prussia launched a series of wars to untie all German people. The Triple
alliance upset Russia, fearing Germany would want to expand into
Russia.
12.Explain why Germany declared war against Belgium, even though it was a
neutral country.
Germany decided to launch its invasion of France through Belgium, though
Belgium was neutral.
13.Identify: By September 1914, approximately how far was the German army from
Paris, France.
Germany was approximately 30 miles from Paris.