Warm-Up 11/12/15
• Create a journal entry for the following words and tell me what
you think they might mean:
– Nationalism (page 88)
– Alliances (page 89)
– Militarism (page 90)
– Triple Entente (page 91)
– Industrial Revolution (page 92)
Day’s Lesson Plans for SS6H7a:
SS6H7 The student will explain conflict and
change in Europe to the 21st century.
a. Describe major developments following World
War I: the Russian Revolution, the Treaty of
Versailles, worldwide depression, and the rise of
Nazism
Day 1
Industrial Revolution
Explained in Video form
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4joqYycnq
M (20 min)
**Watch this video at home!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Efq-aNBkvc
(4 min)
Day 1-2
Essential Question:
How did World War I
(WWI) change Europe
and the world?
(SS6H7a)
Standard: SS6H7a
Describe major developments
following World War I: the
Russian Revolution, the Treaty
of Versailles, worldwide
depression, and the rise of
Nazism
Causes of World War
"The Great War was without precedent ... never had so many
nations taken up arms at a single time. Never had the
battlefield been so vast…never had the fighting been so
gruesome..."
Causes of World War I
(Take notes on graphic organizer)
• Militarism – building up armed forces, getting
ready for war
• Alliances – agreements or promises to
defend and help another country
• Imperialism – trying to build up an empire
(powerful country that controls
several less powerful countries
• Nationalism – having pride in your country,
willing to defend it
Militarism
• There was fierce competition over land in Europe
• Armies and navies were greatly expanded. The
standing armies of France and Germany doubled
in size between 1870 and 1914.
• Naval expansion was also extremely competitive,
particularly between Germany and Great Britain.
• Russia wanted to expand its land and gain
access to warm water ports. These ports would
give the Russian navy the Mediterranean Sea
• Germany began a military buildup and increased
its navy