What brought the First World War to an end? (p. 162 - 163)

World War I & Peacemaking
Statement of Inquiry: 
Global competition for resources can be a cause of conflict and peacemaking is dependent on global cooperation and justice. 

Key Concept: Global interactions 
Related Concepts: Conflict; Perspectives 
Global Context: Orientation in Space and Time 
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World War I & Peacemaking
Statement of Inquiry: 
Global competition for resources can be a cause of conflict and peacemaking is dependent on global cooperation and justice. 

Key Concept: Global interactions 
Related Concepts: Conflict; Perspectives 
Global Context: Orientation in Space and Time 

Slide 1 - Slide

What brought the First World War to an end? (p. 162 - 163)


At the end of this class you...

understand how the First World War ended.



Slide 2 - Slide

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Check out Figure 8.11

Imagine you are one of the soliders in the picture. Describe what you would be thinking at this moment the picture was being taken.

Slide 3 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

The USA entered the First World War on 6 April 1917.

Describe how the Americans were provocted earlier by the Germans in 1915.

Slide 4 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how the Germans, using their U-boats, wanted to quickly end the war.

Slide 5 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how the Zimmermann Telegram eventually led to the declaration of war by the USA to Germany.

Slide 6 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how the Triple Entente lost their ally Russia in October 1917.

Slide 7 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how Germany broke the stalemate trench-warfare on the western front with their 'Spring Offensive' on 21 March, 1918.

Slide 8 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how the German 'Spring Offensive' of 1918 also meant that their momentum had been lost.

Slide 9 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how Italy played an important role in defeating the Cenral Powers end of the First World War.

Slide 10 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Give a definition to the key word: armistice

Slide 11 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how revolutionairy movements at the German home front played an important role in making peace.

Slide 12 - Open question

Use the information on p. 163 in the History Book.

Describe how and where the eventual armstice was signed on 11 November 1918.

Slide 13 - Open question

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Slide 14 - Video

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List one thing you did not know, but after watching the video, you do know now.

Slide 15 - Open question