Assessment - Causes of WW1 and WW2

Essential Question•What are the similarities between the causes of WW1 and WW2?Learning Outcomes - Students will:

o Preview – Why do wars start?o Learn about the 5 causeso Write out the causes of WW2

Success CriteriaI can create a list of causes for WW1 and WW2

Preview• Why do you think people fight war?

o Why do wars happen?

Vocab• Militarism• Imperialism• Ideology• Alliances• Nationalism

Assessment Task• Students will write a

paragraph comparing and contrasting the causes of WW1 with WW2.o Individual Activityo Class assignment

Why Wars happen?1. Militarism

• When countries race to build up their armies, navies, weapons to defend or attack others

• Was this a cause of WW1?o Ex. ??????????????

Why Wars happen?

2. Imperialism

• When countries try to build large empires by conquering another country

• Was this a cause of WW1?o Ex. ??????????????

Why Wars happen?3. Ideology

• Set of beliefs that may determine the way a country is run and the way people are allowed to live

• Was this a cause of WW1?o Ex. ??????????????

Why Wars happen?4. Alliances

• The agreements countries make to be friends or support each other

• Was this a cause of WW1?o Ex. ??????????????

Why Wars happen?

5. Nationalism

• When one country thinks it is better than others and feels very patriotic

• Was this a cause of WW1?o Ex. ??????????????

Reading• 4 Articles

1. Stalin2. Mussolini3. Hitler4. Japan

• What to writeo Vocabo Fill out your

table – Which 2 causes of war matches the country?

MilitarismImperialism

IdeologyAlliances

Nationalism

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Soviet Pact:

Stalin and

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split Poland

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You find the rest from the reading

WHAT WERE THE CAUSES OF WW2?• WRITE A PARAGRAPH

EXPLAINING THE CAUSES OF WW2

Causes of WW1 Causes of WW2

• Alliance• Arms Race• Imperialism• Nationalism

• Treaty of Versailles• Trouble in Germany• Great Depression• Failure of

Appeasement

Essential QuestionWhat are some tips for writing a report?

Learning Outcomes - Students will:◦ Preview – Researching?◦ Look at an example of researching◦ Research your topic

Success CriteriaI can research my topic

Lesson 1a – Writing a Report

5 lessons for

this Question

Your teacher asks you to do a research assignment◦ After you have chosen

your topic, what should you do next?

Research!!!!!◦ How do I do this?◦ What do I write?

Preview

Research 1 cause of WW1 and WW2◦ Find Facts to support your

claim

How do I research?◦ Read up on your topic so

you understand Best encyclopedia

◦ Type in specific keywords◦ Skim and take notes

History Task

sdWhat goes here?

What goes here?

What goes here?

What do they

have in common

?

What to do?◦ Choose your cause of war◦ Research about your topic◦ Find information for your topic

and fill out your info

Task

WW1 Cause - Militarism WW2 Cause - Militarism

If you chose Militarism, what should you write about?

• What is Militarism in:• WW1• WW2

• Why is it a cause of:• WW1• WW2

Essential QuestionWhat are some tips for writing a report?

Learning Outcomes - Students will:◦ Preview – Researching?◦ Look at an example of researching◦ Research your topic

Success CriteriaI can create an outline for my paragraph

Lesson 1b – Writing a Report

3 lessons for

this Question

Paragraph 1 – What was one cause of WW1?

Paragraph 2 – What was one cause of WW2?

Using your Research

Title: Militarism

1. Militarism in WW1

2. Militarism in WW2

A. What was militarism in WW2?

i. Evidence that shows this is true

ii. Evidence that shows this is true

B. Why is it a cause of WW2?

i. Evidence that shows this is true

A. What was militarism in WW1?

i. Evidence that shows this is true

ii. Evidence that shows this is true

B. Why is it a cause of WW1?

i. Evidence that shows this is true

What do I write?

What do I write here?

1914 – Germany spent $1 billion on building dreadnoughts

What do I write here?

One of the main causes of WW1 was militarism, which is the build up of military weapons.

In Japan, the military leader Tojo, replaced a civilian as leader of the country.

Essential QuestionWhat are some tips for writing a report?

Learning Outcomes - Students will:◦ Preview – Researching?◦ Look at an example of researching◦ Research your topic

Success CriteriaI can write my paragraph about the cause of WW1

Lesson 1c – Writing a Report

3 lessons for

this Question

What are the requirements of a strong paragraph?◦ 1st sentence?◦ Last sentence?◦ How much

opinion?◦ How much fact?

Preview

Outline

Goal: Complete your WW1 Paragraph

What you need?1. Topic Sentence2. Explain your term3. Provide Evidence4. Provide more Evidence5. Why is this term important?6. Provide evidence why it is

important7. Concluding Sentence

How many

sentences?

Essential QuestionWhat are some tips for writing a report?

Learning Outcomes - Students will:◦ Preview – Researching?◦ Look at an example of researching◦ Research your topic

Success CriteriaI can write my paragraph about the cause of WW2

Lesson 1d – Writing a Report

3 lessons for

this Question

Which one is the topic sentence?

Preview

WW1 began in 1914.

Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist on June 26, 1914.

2 million Germans died in WW1

Italy didn’t like their side, so they switched.

The alliance system was one of the major causes of WW1.

Which is the fact?

WW1 was an extremely deadly war

Which is an opinion? Which opinion has a fact that supports it?

Outline

Goal: Complete your WW2 paragraph

What you need?1. Topic Sentence2. Explain your term3. Provide Evidence4. Provide more Evidence5. Why is this term important?6. Provide evidence why it is

important7. Concluding Sentence

How many

sentences?

Look at the Rubric What should I

revise?

What other revision topics should we look at?

Revise 5 – All requirements + use

vocab to create a stronger argument + each sentence supports/helps the topic and concluding sentence

4 – All requirements + use vocab to create a stronger argument + most sentences support the topic sentence + always uses facts

3 – All requirements + usually uses facts + some vocab

2 – All requirements + rarely uses facts

1 – missing requirements

5 – All requirements + use vocab to create a stronger argument + each sentence supports/helps the topic and concluding sentence

4 – All requirements + use vocab to create a stronger argument + most sentences support the topic sentence + always uses facts

3 – All requirements + usually uses facts + some vocab

2 – All requirements + rarely uses facts 1 – missing requirements

Rubric

Essential QuestionWhat are some tips for writing a report?

Learning Outcomes - Students will:◦ Preview – Researching?◦ Look at an example of researching◦ Research your topic

Success CriteriaI can write my bibliography + edit

Lesson 1e – Writing a Report

3 lessons for

this Question

Your paragraph is out of 7◦ 5 points – Written part◦ 1 point – Reference (no half points here)◦ 1 point - Feedback

Citing

Let’s Look at your textbook

1. Who is the Author/s? Last name, First name2. What is the Title?3. Where was it published? (City)4. Who is the publishing company?5. When was it published?6. Print or Website?

Beechener, Caroline, et al, Think History! Modern Times 1750-1990, Harlow: Heinemann, 2014. Print.

Where did I

leave a space?

What is in different font?

What type of

punctuation is used?

Let’s Look at the Internet

Website1. Who is the Author/s? Last, First2. What is the Title of webpage?3. What is the website name?4. Who is the publishing company? –

n.p.5. When was it published?6. Print or Website?7. When did you see it?

Llewellyn, Jennifer, et al, "Militarism As A Cause of WW1. " Alpha History. Alpha

History, 2014. Web. 5 May 2015

Sometimes, not

all the

information is

available

Your turn. Choose a history

website (computer, phone) and source it.

Where did I

leave a space?

What is in different font?

What type of

punctuation is used?

1. Beechener, Caroline, et al, Think History! Modern Times 1750-1990, Harlow: Heinemann, 2014. Print.

2. Llewellyn, Jennifer, et al, "Militarism As A Cause of WW1. " Alpha History. Alpha

History, 2014. Web. 5 May 2015.

Bibliography

Why did I

organize it this way?

Help – Purdue Owl MLA

Link - MLA

What you need?◦ Narrative and Persuasive writing◦ Internet

What to do?◦ Find the mistakes you made last time◦ Let’s make sure we don’t make them again

Why?◦ Feedback score 0 or 1

Editing for Grammar