World+War+I

**‍Essential Questions:**
When one isolates themselves or becomes neutral. And this means not interfering with other countries and their dilemmas. Yes and no. Yes because they do gain territory, resources and what the land that they took over has to offer. But no because they lose soldiers, they lose resources, and sometimes the war is not worth it. They can do both, by grouping together and forming an alliance other countries may take that as a threat and may feel the need to start a war to protect itself. They should be fair, hence the word peace. And peace is when things are equal and settled and when no one feels that things are unfair or uneven.
 * When is global conflct inevitable?
 * Does anyone really win in a war?
 * Do Alliances cause wars or prevent them?
 * Should peace treaties be fair or favor the winner?

**Opening Activities**:
Period 1 Go To : [|Opener Wallwisher]

‍Complete the **Picture Detective Strategy** for the picture below in your wiki.
Copy and paste the picture and questions into your wiki to answer 1. Ask a question Why doesnt the man in the front looked shocked? - why is the man shooting the people in the car and who are they? 2. What clues do you get from the picture -the man with the gun at point blank range. -no one else around except in the back. -the attacker doesnt seem to be hurried. -attack during the day. -woman and man getting shot. -^ they look wealthy. A man with the gun, someone getting shot, seem to be the only people around, 3. What message is the picture sending? Because the driver does not looked shocked nor does the other man next to him, I can assume that they were in on this plan to shoot this important figure. Because the man is wearing nice clothes I think that he is wealthy and important. The man must really not like the arch duke if he doesnt care if anyone sees him shooting him. The assination was all planned.

Read the different eyewitness accounts on the assisnation here: [|Wintnesses to the assination of the archduke]
**Causes of World War I:** I learned that the archdukes wife, Sophia, was shot first then him. However in the second account it seemed that the archduke was hit first then Sophia. Because it talked about how the archduke started coughing up blood and his friend was next to him and felt the blood on his cheek. The archduke said he was okay but he started to become unconscious. Then Sophia fell to her knees and started to die. I learned that the killer, Princip, was very young. He was also a Slavick that really was a firm believer of nationalism. He felt that the dukes death would allow his people to be free from Austro-Hungarian Empire rule. I also learned that Sophia was pregnet during the time that she was killed. And in the second account it said that the duke was telling her not to die and that she needed to be alive for her kids.
 * What did you learn from these eyewitnesses**? ** Write your response in you wiki **

Opener: Complete timeline activity (period 7 please upload to wiki after class)
Time Line Activity Directions:
 * **Use the Time line on pages 378-9 to complete this activity**

Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assasinated in Sarajevo which really sparked World War L because then Austri-Hungary declared was on Serbia. It lasted about 4 years. From 1914 to 1918.
 * 1) Which event is considered to be the “spark to WWI?
 * 1) How long did WWI Last?
 * 1) How long did WWI Last?


 * 1) What event precipitated the involvement of the United States and when did it occur?

The communists took control of Russia in the Bolshevik Revolution on November 1917. It showed a bit of Russias weakeness.
 * 1) How did the event inRussiain 1917 change the role ofRussiain the war? – Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 ended the rule of the czar.Russiapulled out of WWI

They werent that related to the events that were happening in the chapter. Its kind of like the rest of the world wasn’t as involved in World War I.
 * 1) What comment could you make on the world events that occurred during WWI?


 * ===Read the causes of WWI presented in the link below:===
 * ===[|CAuses of WW]===
 * ===Complete the attached graphic organizer to summarize your reading and what you gained from visuals provided: [[file:GO Causes of WWI (3).docx]]===

**Map Activity** : Russia, Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Romania. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire. Netherlands. It begins near Switzerland and ends somewhere near Denmark. The Eastern Front is in Russian and spans across it. They were spread out around the allied powers and the central powers. They were mostly near water as well, so if one of these nations were to become not neutral than whichever side they decided to go on would highly benefit from it.
 * Identify the Allied Powers (sometimes called the Triple Entente)
 * Who were the Central Powers (also known initially as the Triple Alliance)
 * Where is the Western Front? It begins and ends where?
 * Identify the Eastern Front.
 * How, geographically, did neutral states impact the war?
 * WWI- 1914-1917 Before US Enters ||
 * WWI- 1914-1917 Before US Enters ||

Video on all the "firsts provided by WWI:
**Reflection:** This video surprised me because it showed the many advancements the war made us have. Such as the first I.Q. tests, the first x-rays and so on. Medical advancements were important the most. This shows how wars can sometimes be beneficial, although wars cause numerous deaths, some positive things come out of it. We learn from wars, and the past which allows us to change things in the future and become well equipped. **Of all the "Firsts" what impressed you the most and why?** The thing that impressed me the most was the many medical advancements that arose from this. Such as blood banks, and x-rays. Of course during a war, someones health will always be at risk and so this gave them and opportunity to really advance in the medical technology that they had. With these advancements many more lives could be saved. ** Opener on quotes : [|Opener quotes on WWI.doc]**

World War I

Opener: What would it take to make you enlist to fight in a war?

It would take a lot for me to enlist to fight in a war. Mostly because of all the things that I would be leaving behind, especially my family and friends. If my country really needed people, like if they were running out of options and just need people to go fight in it, then I would. But only if I had to enlist, its certainly not the first thing that I want to do. But I had to, and then I would. Although maybe even then I would be terrified to enlist because I would not want to risk my life at all. Even though I respect every one of the brave soldiers that do. Family, friends in danger. A lot to do with pride. If you’d really fight for your country.

Analyze the following quotes:

Quote #1: On Monday evening, August 3, 1914, Vera Britain, a young English woman, wrote in her diary:

“Today has been far too exciting to enable me to feel at all like sleep—

In fact it is one of the most thrilling I have ever lived through, though

Without doubt there are many more to come. That which has been so

Long anticipated by some and scoffed at by others has come to pass at last. . . . .”

It seems like this woman is truly excited to go fight in this war. She has been looking forward to this for quite a while. She’s truly seizing her opportunity to show that woman can fight in wars. Likes the thrill and can’t sleep. Interesting because it’s from a woman and usually men would say that. Says things like this because she doesn’t really know how war is. Thinks it gonna be easy.

Quote #2: “Yes, the women will do it. They don’t feel as men do about war.

They are the mothers of the race. Men think of the economic results,

Women think of the grief and the pain.”

// Aletta Jacobs, 1st female doctor in the Netherlands //

This quote talks about how women and men feel differently about war. How men think about just getting the job done and doing what’s right for the nation. And women on the other hand allow their emotions to be a part of the war. Kind of like their emotions would get in the way when they are in the midst of it. Men care about the outcomes like victory and women care about what happens during the war.

Terms: Section One: The Great War Begins (381-384) Directions: all terms/Identification are mentioned in the text but may require more research Neutral || The strong devotion to one’s national group  or culture. A country that takes no side in a conflict. || This allowed nations to feel the need to be free from other nations that they were in controlled by. Even neutral countries could sometimes be dragged in conflicts whether they like it or not. Being neutral can be a very good thing at times because you won’t have problems with other nations. ||
 * Complete Section One terms : **
 * **Term/Identification** ||  **Meaning**  ||  **Connection/link/I think it is interesting because…/I agree/disagree because…**  ||
 * Archduke Franz Ferdinand || Archduke of Austria-Hungary. Was assassinated on June 28, 1914 when Princip shot him and his wife, Sophia.  ||  Was archduke fedinand a bad ruler? Did people not like him because he was unfair?  ||
 * Black Hand || Terrorist group that plotted to kill Franz Ferdinand.  ||  Most terrorist groups just want to be known and fully recognized, is this why they planned to kill the archduke or was it because they did not agree with what he thought?  ||
 * Princip || Gavrilo Princip was a young Serbian man that shot and killed both the archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.  ||  He was a strong nationalistic person who believed in his country. He was very young when he killed the archduke at the age of 19. He could have been easily persuaded into doing it, or he could have just felt strongly about what the archduke believed in and thought it was wrong.  ||
 * Militarism || When European countries built up their militaries in order to protect their colonies overseas. Led to anxious feelings and uneasiness.  || This led to world war one and these anxious feelings would make every nation feel like if they did one thing wrong that conflicts would easily be made. ||
 * TripleAlliance || An alliance that involved Germany, Austri-Hugary, and Italy.  ||  To me this just seems like an odd group because I don’t really see Germany teaming up with Italy. But this origanlly started as Germany and Austria-hungary which was then called the dual alliance then Italy joined.  ||
 * Triple Entente || An alliance that involved Britain, France and Russia.  ||  To me the triple entente seemed like the stronger alliance because it had nations like Britain which was very powerful, france and Russia that also had a lot of power.  ||
 * Imperialism || When superior nations such as Germany, France, Russia, and Britain took over inferior nations with the use of force.  ||  This took place in different parts of the world such as Africa, china, and india. This, although bringing many positive things such as education and rail roads to these nations, it also hurt them. They were split up unfairly and it corrupted their society.  ||
 * Nationalism
 * Central Powers || Germany and Austria-Hungary made up one side.  ||  They were powerful countries.  ||
 * Allied || Great Britain, Russia, France and Serbia.  ||  This seemed like a very strong alliance and it was similar to the triple entrente with Serbia though.  ||
 * Battleof Tannenberg || German forces crushed the Russian invasion that was taking place in the German territory from the east.  ||  This was not the way that Russia wanted things to happen they planned.  ||
 * BattleofMarne || Sep. 1914 allied troops drove the Germans back. Then the German forces dug trenched along the aisne river which would allow them to fight the allied forces.  ||  This brought up trench warfare.  ||
 * Trench Warfare || Trenched were constructed and concealed in many places and these trenches were deep.  ||  This was a sneaky tactic that was also a different kind of warfare.  ||
 * Western Front || It was the deadlocked region in the northern France. ||  ||


 * Create Links/Make a connection**:


 * Group 2 or three terms together and explain their connection to a cause or an event during WWI
 * Be sure to use all the terms in your links

**Section 2: A New Kind of War** Trench warfare appeared to be a very uncomfortable, dirty and dangerous thing. The conditions seem to be unsanitary and filthy. People I would imagine would get sick from this. It was very dangerous because people had to wear gas masks. Some trenches however looked better than others, they were much tidier. These conditions seemed to be wet and cold. It was difficult for soldiers to get up from the trenches and a lot of the time they had to lay down against nasty cold mud and hard ground. Some trenches were built better than others, and they were constructed to even have benches where the soldiers could sit on.
 * Activity:**
 * **View the photo gallery** gallery of Trench Warfare at this site: [|Photo gallery of Trench Warfare]
 * In **pargraph** form, describe your impressions of trench warfare (based on what you saw)

Activity: Life in the Trenches
Here is alink that describes the life of a soldier in the Trenches:[|Life in the Trenches] As you read it it fill in what you learned and your impressions of the trenches in the document provided:
 * Questions/Comments/Inferences/Connections/Predictions/Other Thoughts : || Topic: Trench Warfare ||
 * * ===Death would obviously be present throughout a war and in numerous amounts.===
 * ===I could only imagine going into war as a new person and having to deal with loads of pressure.===
 * ===Diseases, I would imagine would also contribute to the amounts of deaths, because the conditions were terrible and everything was unsanitary.===


 * ===I would die if I felt a rat walking over my face at night. Like I think that mice are bad, but like a rat, just seeing one would be so nasty and scary.===
 * ===Rats the size of a cat would be a terrible thing to see, like if you werent scared enough now there were rats all around you.===
 * ===Did they really think that they could get rid of the rats? No matter what you do they will repopulate quickly and just spread more.===
 * ===Like if fighting in a war wasnt already hard enough but now you had to deal with a constant itch, I would just feel so upset and uncomfortable.===
 * ===I really wouldnt think that frogs would be a problem in the trenches but now that i think about it, it is the perfect condition for frogs to live in.===
 * ===Trench foot sounds very nasty, but i understand how that would happen and it would be very difficult to avoid due to the tough conditions.===


 * I dont think there were any easy jobs in the trenches because no matter what you would have to wake up early, feel sleepy and always be on alert.


 * ===It was a good thing to get rid of the tension that many of the men felt.===
 * ===But also wouldnt just shooting randomly waste their bullets?===


 * ===Drinking for the men would, at the time, be a good thing because with all the built up tension that everyone felt it was a way to relieve it and just feel mellow for a bit.===


 * ===What would they inspect them for?===
 * ===I would hate to be stuck with draining the trenches, it would be disgusting and i would imagine it would smell really awful.===
 * ===During war people would get bored because they had a lot of alone time. They would have to entertain themselves.===
 * ===Many men had families back home and missed them very much, so writing them, I would imagine be a daily thing.===


 * Would the men that had to repair the barbed wire wear any special gear? Because handling it would be difficult and dangerous.

Rat Infestation * Rats infested the trenches by the millions. Frogs, Lice and Worse * Lice was also a big issue, it caused the men discomfort and they itched very bad. The Trench Cycle *
 * ===Having a lot of dead bodies around you, plus people who havent showered, and everything else would really be a terrible thing to have to smell everyday.=== ||  || Daily Death in the Trenches * People were always dying even when they were not being attacked.
 * Because shots were random so were deaths.
 * The new people to war were well cautioned to not peek over the parapet of the trench into “no mans land”.
 * A lot of people died the first time out on the battle field because of a sniper bullet with great accuracy.
 * Diseases were obviously a big thing then and was the cause of many deaths.
 * Many people died in trenches. Even on the first day.
 * There were two types of rats the brown one and the black one. However the brown one was feared more.
 * These rats fed off of the remains of the humans, which led them to grow to the size of cats.
 * The men were sick of the rats walking over their faces at night they tried to shoot them, hit them with the bayonet and clubbing them to death.
 * It did not work however because they would just repopulated and because of this infection easily spread, and food was contaminated.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">This rat problem continued throughout the war.
 * It was hard to get rid of them.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">No matter how many times they would wash their clothes the lice eggs would stay in the seams and hatch.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Trench Fever was a result of the lice problem, it was painful and people with it had a fever.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Frogs as well as lice and rats was a major problem. They were found in the base of the trenches. There were also bugs such as slugs and horned beetles.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Many men shaved their heads to avoid nits.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Another thing that occurred was Trench Foot, which was a fungal infection that was caused by the cold wet and unsanitary trench conditions.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">If it got that bad then it could lead to an amputation.
 * Lice sacks would hatch in clothing.
 * Recovery up to 12 weeks.

There was a cycle, first you would serve a spell in the front line, then in support and then in the reserve lines.
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Stand To and the Morning Hate * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Stand to meant that an hour before dawn everyone was awoken by the company officer and sergeant and made them climb up on the fire step to guard against a dawn raid by the bayonets. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Rum, Rifles and the Breakfast Truce * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The men would drink and clean their rifles. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Inspection and Chores * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">After breakfast the guards would inspect the men. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Daily Boredom * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">After doing their daily chores and jobs that they were assigned the men could do what they wanted to like read or write letters to home. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Dusk: Stand To, Supply and Maintenance * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Stand to's would guard against surprise attacks that launched as night came. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">Patrolling No Man's Land * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Some men would have to repair barbed wire. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px;">...And the Smell * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Because there were rotting carcasses around it smelled terrible. ====**Summary:** Trench warfare was not worth all of the deaths that had occured. The conditons were terrible for the soldiers. As if war was not already hard enough to deal with on top of that they had to deal with trench foot, and all the other diseases that the trenches brought with it. Other factors such as rats, and frogs, and lice made everything worse for the men. The rats would just run over their faces as they tried to sleep and prepare for the next days battle. They got so sick of it that they attempted to kill the rats by shooting them, or beating them to death. Lice were terrible, no matter how many times you would wash your clothes the eggs of the lice would still be on them and hatch due to the persons body heat. Many deaths were brought while trench warfare was used. Rotting corpses were everywhere and contributed to the digusting stenches that filled the surrounding area. And the soldier could do nothing about it but deal with it. Nothing was getting done nor was anyone winning the war.====
 * ===Some men had to spend longer times in the front line than usual.===
 * Even at rest men would still work.
 * Worked in front of the line for 70 days.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Morning hate was when they relieved the tension by firing machine gun fire directed in front of them.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Then breakfast would be served.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A temporary truce was there when they ate breakfast.
 * Only after they cleaned they would be served.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">NCOs would assign chores to the men such as refiling sandbags.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Draining of the trenches was needed and sometimes they had to rebuild them.
 * Repairing duck wards.
 * Muddy water when it rained made life more difficult.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Whenever they could sleep they would.
 * Soldiers were under watch.
 * Could not have a lot of sleep because they had to be aware.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Rations would be fetched and some men would have to control the sentry duty.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Wake up early.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Some fell asleep on their job consicuence was death.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">They were afraid that machine guns would fire if they used their handguns.
 * Some men would listen to important information.
 * Enemy patrols would meet in no mans land.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Even the bathrooms that were overflowing contributed to the stench.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The men because they couldnt take a shower smelled especially from their feet.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">There was a variety of smells in the air that were disgusting. ||

Try This: **Here is a link to interactive trench warfare game**. **Try a few scenarios and the write a brief reflection on what you found out about warfare in WWI**:[|Interactive game on Trench warfare]

I found out that what kind of tactics the soldiers used depended greatly on the environment. If the sky was too cloudy or conditions were not ideal to fly then maybe they wouldnt use aircraft. If there was a narrow space that was difficult to get through then a tank would not be the first thing to use. They would need to find an alternative way to get through and still attack. The same tactics could not be used all the time, they would not always be successful. If they used the same tactics than the enemy would become familiar with their strategies and figure out a way to defeat them. Different ways to conquer the enemy would be needed to get pass them. Not always would it be so easy to overcome some of the obstacles that were presented. Such as muddy, hard to walk through land. Tanks would have a difficult time getting through them. And soldiers could get stuck in the mud. However some of the techniques that were used were very successful. If the enemy had set barbed wire up they would use a tank to overcome it.

Complete terms on Section 2:
 * **Read about Battles on the Western Front onpages 388-389 of your text**.
 * Take notes on the graphic organizer provided here

//Reflection On The Battle Of Somme//
The soldiers had to walk around with horses. The trenches were so narrow that the soldiers had to crawl through them and the conditions were terrible. Many of the men had to be huddled together in cramped spaces which also made conditions worse. They set up mines on the no mans land between the trenches. 20,000 british troops were killed the first day because for many of them it was their first time shooting a gun. They were not well prepared for this battle. The soldiers had to travel from trench to trench which was difficult because many of the trenches were poorly constructed and cramped. Life in the trenches or in the war looked dirty, difficult, and cold.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Armenian Genocide, also known as the Armenian Holocaust, and by Armenians as the Great Crimewas the systematic destruction of the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Armenian <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> population of the <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">Ottoman Empire <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> during and just after World War I.It was implemented through wholesale <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">massacres <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> and <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">deportations <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">, with the deportations consisting of <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: windowtext; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">forced marches <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees. The total number of resulting Armenian deaths is generally held to have been between 1 million and 1.5 million.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Armenian Massacre ** :
 * Background ** :

[|Armenian Massacre Project] []
 * Open and Copy ** the link below to your wiki:
 * This was an NHD project completed by a student last year
 * On the **homepage** he explains the purpose of the project

1. Read the background of the people who wrote the song 2. Listen to the lyrics of the song and write your impressions of the song
 * Activity for home page ** :

This song really describes how lonely the survivors of the Armenian genocide felt. Many of the survivors family members had died. If youre family is dead and you are the only one left you would feel empty because everything that meant the most to you is gone. That is why the part where it says, " and if you go, i want to go with you and if you die, i want to die with you", explains that the survivors would rather have died with their families because now they are completely lonely. And they cannot fill the void that is left in their hearts. The song powerfully picks up and alternates between hard and soft. Repetative lyrics but gets the point across. The music is sad which describes the event. The band members who wrote this song were descendents of the Armenian genocide. Understandable to feel guilty and yet happy. Why it is so lonely was because they were the only ones who accepted that this was indeed a genocide. All the people who died and never see again.


 * Click on the tab: Armenia in the Ottoman Empire ** :

Comment on the following in your wiki:

** 1. Treatment of the Armenians before the massacre **
The Armenians were treated terribly just because they had a different religion than the Turks. They were Christians and the Turks were Islamic. Because of this religious difference the Armenians did not get to do a lot because the Turks had complete control. This separation was clear because they lived in poor conditions and they had to pay too much taxes just because of their religion which is ridiculous. The Turks went as far as to start kidnapping people so that they would convert to Islam. And they set many restrictions on the Armenians rights to worship.

**2. Reasons for the Treatment**:
The reason for the harsh way they were treated was because they wanted to instill fear into the Armenians. And also the sultan thought that all the political power and jobs that the Armenians were taking belonged to the Turks so he began to exterminate them in large numbers.

** 3. Hamidian Massacres **
The absolute ruler was Sultan Abdul-Hamid II, and he wanted to spread the Muslim religion everywhere completely and thought that the only way to do so was to get rid of all of the Armenians. He massacred 100,000 to 300,000 Armenians.

** 4. Listen to and reflect on "The Armenian Massacre Song" **
This song really shows how much pain the Armenians had to go through because of the Turks. Also how what the Turks did to them really impacted the Armenians in a negative way. The Armenians will never forget what they Turks have done to them and how many tears they shed due to the cruel pain ans suffering they had to go through. There are positive things about the video like how the Armenians will rise against and stand strong against this suffering and want the Turks to pay for what they have done. This video brings a nationalistic side to the Armenians and kind of brings them together. The songs talks about how the Armenians will never forgive the Turks for what they did and how it will always be a part of their history.

The Turks stratigically moved the Armenians out of the area. They sent them out into the desereted areas of the Turkish Republic and would plan to get rid of them secretly. The sultan first killed all of the strong men that were in the army for fear of a revolt happening. Other men were arrested and made to walk long distances in order to weaken them then kill them far away so that no one would know. Men were not the only ones who went trhough this pain, women had to march through the desert too and at times they would be sexually abused. Younger women however would be forced to be slave brides. The Turks made the Armenians beg for salvation and would ask them if they would convert to living life as a Muslim, but no matter the answer they would still kill them. Some children were kidnapped and forced to convert to Muslim, they eventuallly died of starvation though. The Turks treated these people like garbage, they argue that it was not a genocide and try to justify their actions by saying it was a war and that they were simply trying to move them out of their land. But it was not just simply that, it was indeed a genocide. Millions of innocent Armenians were killed due to their religious beliefs. The Turks had no right to kill them, especially in the manner that they did it in. They did it secretly, so obviously if they did not want anyone to know about these murders than they had to have known that what they were doing was wrong. Or it would be viewed wrong by other people.
 * Click on Tab: Armenia in 1915-1917**:
 * Read about what occurred to the Armenians during this time period and view the photos provided
 * **In a pargraph summarize what you learned about the treatment of Armenians during this time period**


 * Click on the tab More....**
 * Summarize what you gained from each of the following subtopics:**

**1. Armenia after the genocide**
I learned that the genocide ended when the Young Turks Party lost interest and was more interested in World War I. This really did not sit well with me, because it seems like the Turks did all of this just for the hell of it, like they just wanted to kill these innocent Armenians and now that there was a bigger thing like World War I, they just completely forget about them. They move on and act as if nothing happened or what they did was wrong. Since the Armenians now had no home they had to live around the world which really brought the issue of the Armenian Genocide to the rest of the worlds attention. Most nations at first saw that it was indeed a genocide, however others did not think it was. Even now the Armenians fight to show that this was a genocide.

**2. Turkey's response**
Turkey did this whole thing secretly because the allies did not want the Christian minority to be completely gone which consisted mostly of Armenians. The Turkish people did not want to make the killings of the Armenians public so they made them take long marches to cover up their deaths. The Turks thought that killing a lot of these people would be okay because it was a time of war, they attempted to justify it with that excuse. Turkey went as far as to destroy evidence of the genocide ever happening which is really low. The Turkish people obviously know what they have done and no matter what they just deny deny deny it all. The Armenians want the rest of the countries and especially Turkey to recognize the genocide. By this happening they will be able to receive reparations from Turkey with either money or government. I couldn't believe how many people would not recognize this as a genocide. There was a great point that was brought up by a lady in the video. She said that just because Hitler could not exterminate all of the Jews that does not mean that it was not his intention. Same thing goes for Turkey, just because they could not destroy all the Armenians does not mean that that was not what they were trying to do. I also could not believe that the United States would not recognize this as a genocide, just because they need Turkey and its location.
 * 3. World's response**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Section 4: The War Ends

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Content Questions:

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">1. Why did the United States enter the War?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">2. What events led to the end of the fighting?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">3. What issues made the peaceocess difficult

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">4. What were the costs of the war?


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> Complete the Who, What, When, Where, and why of the following two events. You may use your text and the internet to complete the activity :

‍<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">The Sinking of the Lusitania:


Here is a link to an eyewitness history account: [|Sinking the Lusitania.docx]

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">__ Who __: The British as well as the Germans were involved in this sinking of the Lusitania. The Germans were the ones who hit the ship with the torpedo. The captain of the U-Boat that shot the torpedo was Walter Shewiger. Vanderbilt and Frohman were passangers on the ship that attempted to save children from drowning but they were not successful, they themselves died. __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">What __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">: The Germans hit the side of the Lusitania with a torpedo and from out of nowhere another explosion occured that completly ruined the ship. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">__When__: On May 1, 1915 the ship left from New York city to go to Liverpool. On May 7, at 2:10 in the afternoon the torpedo hit the side of the ship.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">__Where__: It was near the coast of Ireland.

__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Why/Significance __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">: This event really angered the American public. The president at the time, President Wilson was very angry at the Germans. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan left his postion to resign. America was enraged by this and within two years America declared war on Germany. One would not blame America for being upset at Germany because this attack was completly uncalled for and it could be viewed as an act of terrorism because there were innocent people on the boat at the time.

‍<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;">The Zimmerman Note:
==<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 26px;"> ==

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Here are two links for the Zimmerman Telegram: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;"> [|Zimmerman Note.docx] ==‍ [|copy of actual note.docx]==

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">__ Who __: The Germans were involved in this, they wanted to set up an alliance with Mexico. The Mexican President Venustiano Carranza. __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">What: __ The German leader wanted to make an alliance with Mexico in order to have an advantage if they were to go to war with the United States. Zimmermann promised Mexico that if they would help them out that they would gain back land like Texas, and Arizona. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">__When__: January 16, 1917. April 14, 1917. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">__Where__: Through the United States because in order for Germany to send a message to Mexico they had to send it over the U.S. __<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Why/Significance __ Germany knew that the United States would try to get at them for sinking their ship. So they wanted to ask Mexico to create an alliance with them to better be able to win if they were to get into a war with the United States. However Mexico knew that they would not be able to win even if they were with Germany because of how advanced the U.S. was. They had plenty of weapons that neither Mexico nor Germany could fight against. Mexico told Germany that they did not want to help them. And also the message was cracked by Britain. They told the United States what was going on because they knew that they would join Britain and the Allies instead of Germany.

‍Here is a link that summarizes US entrance in WWI [|US in WWI]

 * Watch the video
 * travel through the exhibit

In Paragraph form summize the role the United States played in World War I
 * Type summary into wiki .....or/
 * Create word documen t entitled US Role in WWI and attach it as a file

The United States really got involved in the war when the two main events of the sinking of the Lusitania and also the telegram that was decoded by Britain letting them know what Germany had in store for them. Because of America industry really mobilized and the workforce grew. Many African Americans and women got involved in working which allowed working to grow and production to grow as well. The army grew also and millions wanted to join and were drafted. This was a perfect example of nationalism, many Americans were being very supportive of the war and the soldiers that were putting their lives on the line. America really helped end the stalemate that was happening in the war at the time that was very much needed.

Picture Detective:




 * Read the **End of the Fighting** in your book or online text; pages 398-399
 * In a few sentences, **summarize** //**How the fighting came to an end**//?

‍ **A Difficult Peace**

 * Background**:

At the end of the War, each of the major allied powers had a different viewpoint on what should be included in the peace treaty. The French wanted to punish Germany. The United States under the direction of President Wilson wanted a treaty that would promote stability and world peace (Fourteen Points). The British seemed to fall somewhere between the two. Italy, on the other hand wanted to increase it territory.

Activity:
 * Read the summary of the Treaty of Versailles here:[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.png width="32" height="32" link="http://mastromaurowh.wikispaces.com/file/view/Treaty+of+Versailles.docx"]] [|Treaty of Versailles.docx]

1. **List and summarize the major points of the Treaty** 2. **Predict how this treaty led to the rise of Hitler and ultimately WWII using evidence from the document** Because this treaty caused Germany to pay so much money, Germany was in a high amount of debt. They were also stuck with a very weak army that would further prevent them from attempting or even being able to create a new war. Germany's debt was the cause of their economy's downfall. Jobs were difficult for people to find, food was hard to get and people were poor. Overall the morale of the country at the time was very low, everyone was feeling so to say, "down in the dumps". It was the perfect time for someone to go into Germany and bring them back to the top. Hitler took advantage of this and stepped into power as chancellor of Germany. He created his own group which were the Nazi's and little by little he continued to take over Germany. The people were hopeful when Hitler stepped into his new role because they were promised that Germany and all of its citizens would rise to the top like how they once were.
 * It forced Germany to concede territories to Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and Poland.
 * All of the German colonies that werer overseas became Leaugue of Nations Mandates and the citry of Danzig became a Free City.
 * Demilitarization was demanded upon Rhineland.
 * The Central Power had to deal with unfair treatment due to this treaty.
 * French blamed Germany for starting the war.
 * ^ Germany then was stuck with paying loads of reparations.
 * Germany was now limited in their army because they were afraid that they would cause another war.
 * This immense amount of reparations that Germany had to pay really impacted their economy in a negative way.


 * Use the following graphic to summarize the costs of WWI:[[file:The Costs of WWI.docx]]**

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