1. Standards/Benchmarks El Camino High School
10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World
War. Teacher: Willow
1. Analyze the arguments for entering into war presented by leaders
from all sides of the Great War and the role of political and economic Course: Modern World History
rivalries, ethnic and ideological conflicts, domestic discontent and
disorder, and propaganda and nationalism in mobilizing the civilian Week of: 3-1-10 to 3-4-10
population in support of “total war.”
2. Examine the principal theaters of battle, major turning points, and
the importance of geographic factors in military decisions and
outcomes (e.g., topography, waterways, distance, climate).
3. Explain how the Russian Revolution and the entry of the United
States affected the course and outcome of the war.
4. Understand the nature of the war and its human costs (military and
civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including how colonial peoples
contributed to the war effort.
5. Discuss human rights violations and genocide, including the
Ottoman government’s actions against Armenian citizens.
Date Classwork Homework
-- Warm Up: Was the Versailles Treaty a fair or 1. Study Guide Ch.13.4
harsh peace? Justify your answer. *Define Key Terms
-- Finish Video on WWI & review Video Handout *Answer Objectives #1-6
-- PowerPoint Ch.13.3-4
Monday
-- Warm Up: Why do you think the Big Four wanted 1. Study For Test
to punish Germany? Do you think it was wise for the
US not to join the League of Nations
-- PowerPoint Ch.13.3-4
Tuesday -- Quiz Bowl Review for Ch.13
Ch.13 TEST
Wednesday
-- Read Ch.14.1 “Revolutions in Russia” and take 1. Finish the section assessment questions that you
Cornell Notes on pages 433 to 439 : due at the end did not finish in class.
of the period
-- Complete Ch.14.1 Section Assessment Questions
Thursday #1-9. Students must write the questions and must
answer in complete sentences:

2. -- Present Propaganda Posters 1. Study for Quiz on Ch.14.1
-- Review Past Test on Latin America
-- Introduction to Ch.14 “Revolution and
Nationalism” : the Age of Uncertainty produced by
Friday WWI
-- Lecture/Discussion onCh.14.1: Revolutions in
Russia, conditions in Imperial Russia (economic,
social, political), Lenin’s rise to power, the Bolshevik
Revolution, Russian Civil War, and Lenin’s reforms
-- Finish Presenting Propaganda Posters 1. Read Ch.14.2 and answer the SAQs 1-8
-- Continue with Lecture/Discussion on Ch.14.1-2:
Stalin’s rise to power, the command economy under
Stalin, totalitarianism, the Great Purge, propaganda,
Monday and daily life under Stalin
-- Quiz on Ch.14.1
-- Video on Stalin