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Knowledge and Skills
Prior Knowledge
 Foreign policy prior to WWI
SC Indicator:
Analyze United States foreign policies during World War I (5.2.3)
SC Objectives(Assessment Limits):
5.2.3.a Describe the factors leading to World War I, including militarism, the formation of alliances, nationalism,
imperialism, and the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.(causes of World War I: Assassination,
Nationalism, Imperialism, Militarism, Alliances, Leadership was poor, i.e. ANIMAL)
5.2.3.b Analyze the events leading to United States entry into World War I, including unrestricted submarine
warfare, and the Zimmerman Note. (unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman note, Lusitania)
5.2.3.c Analyze the significance of Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy decisions, including the Fourteen Points and
the debate over the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles. (Fourteen Points, Treaty of Versailles, American
Expeditionary Force, New World Order)
5.2.3.d Describe the effects of the Treaty of Versailles, its provisions for reparations, the “war guilt” clause, the
League of Nations and changes in national boundaries on international conflicts during World War I. (League of
Nations, reparations, war guilt clause)
5.2.3.e Analyze the impact of United States’ involvement in World War I on future foreign policy. (impact of
World War I, Kellogg-Briand Pact, isolationism)
Government CLG/Assessment Limits
2.1.1 The student will analyze economic, political, social issues and their affect on foreign policies of the United States
2.1.2 The student will evaluate the effectiveness of international alliances and organizations from the perspective of the
United States (issues of national sovereignty and self-determination)
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VOCABULARY
Imperialism
Reparations
“War Guilt” Clause
Zimmerman Note
Treaty of Versailles
Fourteen Points
Nationalism
ENDURING UNDERSTANDINGS
 The role of the United States as a world power
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
 What responsibility should the United States assume as a world power?
Vocabulary Activities
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LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND STRATEGIES
Suggested Learning Plan
VSC Objective:
Activity
Description
Textbooks:
 America: History of Our
Nation: pages 706-708
 Call to Freedom (CTF): pages
325-328
 History Alive!: pages 283-285
 United States History:
Reconstruction to Present:
pages 282-284
5.2.3.a
Describe the
factors leading
to World War I,
including
militarism, the
formation of
alliances,
nationalism,
imperialism, and
the
assassination of
Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
5.2.3.b Analyze
the events
leading to
United States
entry into World
War I, including
unrestricted
submarine
warfare, and the
Zimmerman
Note
Materials/Resources
Teaching With
Documents: The
Zimmerman
Telegram Lesson
Plan (National
Archives)
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Students analyze primary sources to
identify the impact of the Zimmerman
Telegram on the American public and
government policy.
National Archives:
http://www.archives.gov/educatio
n/lessons/zimmermann/
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Textbooks:

America: History of Our
Nation: pages 708-711
 Call to Freedom (CTF): pages
329-335
 History Alive!: pages 286-291
 United States History:
Reconstruction to Present:
pages 287-291
Textbooks:
 America: History of Our
Nation: pages 721-726
 Call to Freedom (CTF): pages
344-349
 History Alive!: pages 315-323
 United States History:
Reconstruction to Present:
pages 301-309
5.2.3.c
Analyze the
significance of
Woodrow
Wilson’s foreign
policy decisions,
including the
Fourteen Points
and the debate
over the
ratification of
the Treaty of
Versailles
5.2.3.d
Describe the
effects of the
Treaty of
Versailles, its
provisions for
reparations, the
“war guilt”
clause, the
The Great War:
Evaluating the
Treaty of Versailles
Lesson Plan
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By studying a variety of primary sources,
maps, and supporting documents concerning
the post-war peace process, students will
develop a context for evaluating whether the
treaty was viable and fair.
Edsitement:
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_l
esson_plan.asp?id=424
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League of
Nations and
changes in
national
boundaries on
international
conflicts during
World War I
Textbooks:
 America: History of Our
Nation: pages 725-726
 Call to Freedom (CTF): pages
344-349
 United States History:
Reconstruction to Present:
pages 301-309
5.2.3.e
Analyze the
impact of United
States
involvement in
World War I on
future foreign
policy
Textbooks:
 America: History of Our
Nation: pages 725-726
 Call to Freedom (CTF): pages
344-349
 United States History:
Reconstruction to Present:
pages 301-309
DIFFERENTIATION
Accommodations
G.A.T.E./Enrichment
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