2/6/12 - 2/23

World War One

It must be a peace without victory.... Victory would mean peace forced upon the loser, a victor's terms imposed upon the vanquished. It would be accepted in humiliation, under duress, at an intolerable sacrifice, and would leave a sting, a resentment, a bitter memory upon which terms of peace would rest, not permanently, but only as upon quicksand. Only a peace between equals can last.

President Wilson, January, 1917

1. World War I: The Social Studies Help Center
2. Photos of the Great War

1. How did the war start and why was the Schlieffen Plan significant?
2. Within weeks of the start of the war a stalemate set in - what was it like in the trenches?
3. Lions led by Donkeys? A common phrase, but what does it mean and it is accurate?
4. When and why did the USA get involved with the First World War?
5. The importance and significance of technology and changing warfare
6. How did the war affect people in Germany?

1. BBC - History - World War I
   An extensive, media-rich site covering social as well as military aspects of the war. From the U.K.'s original public service broadcaster.
2. The First World Warhttp://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/F/firstworldwar/
   The companion site to a television documentary series from Britain's state-owned Channel 4. Nicely organized into a number of useful categories and sub-categories that are easy to navigate.
   
3. The Great War from PBS
   This is the companion site to PBS' program on World War I, it features an interactive timeline and maps and locations.
4. FirstWorldWar.com
   An outstanding resource featuring many photos, primary documents, and articles pertaining to relevant events before, during and after the war. Please read the site editor's disclaimer before proceeding to the rest of the site.
5. The Great War Society
   The Great War Society studies all aspects of World War I and its legacy for the twentieth century. It features pages specifically created for students and researchers of the War.

World War I: Trenches on the Web The Canadian Forces College World War I Links Page
The Canadian Forces College maintains a comprehensive set of links organized by subject.

Other World War I resources on the Internet:

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2. Yahoo's Directory of World War One Sites

Images, sources, and sounds from the First World War era:

1. The World War I Document Archive
   The document archive includes documents organized by year, a biographical dictionary, and an image archive.
2. On the Homefront: America During World War I and World War II
   This archive features photos, posters, sheet music and other materials held in the Library of Congress.
3. The Versailles Treaty
   This site features the full text of the Versailles Peace Treaty that ended World War I. It also features maps and charts.
4. Lost Poets of the Great War
   Six poets who wrote about World War I are featured at this site along with their works.
5. American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War 1 and the 1920 Election

The Role of Women and Minorities in World War I

Women and minorities played a vital role in World War I, both in combat and on the homefront.

1. African Americans in the Armed Forces
2. Hispanic Contributions to America�s Defense
3. Native Americans and the U.S. Military
4. The Women of World War I

Animals in World War I

Dogs, horses, camels, and carrier pigeons were all working animals in the war effort. Cats and other animals served as companions to the troops in camp and in the trenches.

1. Animals in the Great War

Other Significant Events of the World War I Era

A number of world events occurring in the period 1914-1918 were impacted by -- or had an impact on -- the course of the war.

1. Armenian Massacres: Armenia, Karabagh, and the Armenian Genocide
   Fact sheets, bibliographies,essays, links and other resources from the University of Michigan Dearborn's Armenian Research Center.
2. Influenza Pandemic: Influenza 1918 from PBS
   The companion site to the program Influenza 1918, aired as part of PBS' American Experience.
3. Russian Revolution: The Russian Revolution, February - October 1917
   A concise account of the events from February-October 1917, with links to additional resources on the Russian Revolution.

2/6/12

World War One Game

1/9

Include dates, names of people and countries and specific historic evidence in all your answers.\

1. Identify the causes and outcome of the Spanish American War.
2. What were the U.S. interests in Cuba? The Philippines? Hawaii?
3. What role did Yellow Journalism play in the Spanish American War? In our acquisition of Hawaii? Hint: First you must know what yellow journalism is.
4. What were four things that Admiral Mahan said were necessary for the United States to be a strong and wealthy nation?
5. What reasons did McKinley give for annexing the Philippines? [Be sure to include in your answer a sensible definition of annexation]
6. What are some of the objections some Americans raised about colonial expansion (such as with Cuba, Hawaii, the Philippines and elsewhere)?
7. How did the United States acquire Hawaii? What happened to Queen Liliuokalani? Why has it been called a betrayal? How did the Hawaiians lose control of their country? Why did President Cleveland refuse to recognize the Republic of Hawaii?
8. Why did U.S. policy over Panama damage its relationship with Latin American countries? What was the reason for the Panama Canal?

12/19

1. Post your answers to the following questions on your blog:
   1. Leave this window up so you will be able to access the resources
   2. Open a new tab and sign in to the site to edit your blog
   3. That way you can switch between this agenda and your blog.
2. Create a new blog and put all the answers in that blog.
   1. DO NOT create a new blog for each question!
   2. Call this blog "Progressive Era Webquest"
3. Use the resource associated with the question(s) to answer each question

Scavenger hunt and webquest combined (scroll down the page for the orginal separate assignments):

1.       Progressive Era to New Era (1900-1929). What was the goal of the Progressive Movement?   

2.       Conservation in the Progressive Era.

a.       Why had Americans developed a “tradition of waste”?

b.      What did President Teddy Roosevelt do in terms of conservation?

3.       Progressive Movement Prohibition

a.       Describe the temperance movement (Prohibition)?

4.       Prohibition: A Case Study of Progressive Reform

a.       Why was there a movement since the 1830’s against alcohol?

b.      Where was the movement most successful?

c.       What was the 18th amendment?

d.      What was the result of the 18th amendment?

5.       Carrie Nation  Why did Carrie Nation hate alcohol?

6.       Money That Was Poured Out into the Gutter  What is Mac Currie’s primary objection to prohibition?

7.       Only Suckers Work     What was the bootlegger’s attitude toward Prohibition? The authorities?

8.       Temperence Movement Cartoons.

a.       Browse temperance movement cartoons.

b.      Choose one and interpret the cartoonist’s perspective on the evils of alcohol.

9.       Women's Sphere Cartoons

a.       How are women stereotyped in this cartoon?

b.      What statement was the cartoonist trying to make with this cartoon?

10.   Robert La Folette On Women's Public Role

a.       Who is Robert LaFolette?

b.      What did he think of woman’s suffrage and participation in public affairs? (be specific) 

11.   Susan B. Anthony Resources

a.       What year was Susan B. Anthony born?

b.      Why is Susan B. Anthony arrested in 1872?

c.       How old is Susan B. Anthony when she dies?

12.   Suffraget Timeline

a.       How many years before women gain the right the vote( 19th Amendment)?

13.   One Hundred Years toward Suffrage

a.       What state was the first to allow women’s suffrage (right to vote)?

b.      Name 3 important women in the fight for women’s suffrage and their role in the fight.

c.       What US Amendment gave women the right to vote? When was it passed?

d.      Browse the remainder of the woman’s rights timeline. What do you think is the most important event in women’s rights history since the women’s suffrage amendment? Why did you choose this event?

14.   Muckrakers

a.       What is a muckraker? What did they do? What changes did they create?

15.   The Jungle

a.       What is subject of the book The Jungle?

16.   Chapter 3 of The Jungle

a.      Scroll down to the paragraph that starts with “Entering one of the Durham buildings..." and read the rest of the Chapter 3 excerpted from Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle.

b.     What about this story would prompt Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act? (Describe 2-3 excerpts)

17.   1906: Rumble over The Jungle

a.       Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, which exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, led to the passage of which two laws to protect consumers?

b.      What does Sinclair mean when he says, "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

18.   Progressive Era Child Labor

a.       What was Lewis Hines’s contribution to end child labor?

b.      What laws were passed to end child labor?

19.   The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Trial: A Chronology 

a.       Explain the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire? (Hint: what laws were enacted because of the fire?) 

20.  Progressive Reforms   There were four amendments that were passed during the Progressive Era. Describe the following Progressive Era reforms: 

a.       16th Amendment

b.      17th Amendment

c.       18th Amendment

d.      19th Amendment

21.  Theodore Roosevelt Describe Theodore Roosevelt.

22.   Define the following terms and how they made the political process more democratic.

a.       Initiative

b.      Referendum

c.       Recall

23.   Wisconsin Idea

a.       Describe Robert La Follette’s “Wisconsin Idea”.

24.   Progressive Era Race

a.       How did W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington’s philosophies on black social and economic progress differ?

25.   Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

a.       Draw a T chart contrasting Booker T. Washington’s beliefs from W.E.B. Dubois on strategies for black progress.

b.      Which man (in your opinion) has the better ideas on strategies for African American progress? Support your answer.

Questions:

1. Progressive Era to New Era (1900-1929). What was the goal of the Progressive Movement?   
2. Conservation in the Progressive Era.
   1. Why had Americans developed a “tradition of waste”?
   2. What did President Teddy Roosevelt do in terms of conservation?
3. Prohibition: A Case Study of Progressive Reform
   1. Why was there a movement since the 1830’s against alcohol?
   2. Where was the movement most successful?
   3. What was the 18th amendment?
   4. What was the result of the 18th amendment?
4. Money That Was Poured Out into the Gutter. What is Mac Currie’s primary objection to prohibition?
5. Only Suckers Work. What was the bootlegger’s attitude toward Prohibition? The authorities?
6. Temperence Movement Cartoons.
   1. Browse temperance movement cartoons.
   2. Choose one and interpret the cartoonist’s perspective on the evils of alcohol.
7. Women's Sphere Cartoons
   1. How are women stereotyped in this cartoon?
   2. What statement was the cartoonist trying to make with this cartoon?
8. Robert La Folette On Women's Public Role
   1. Who is Robert LaFolette?
   2. What did he think of woman’s suffrage and participation in public affairs? (be specific) 
9. One Hundred Years toward Suffrage
   1. What state was the first to allow women’s suffrage (right to vote)?
   2. Name 3 important women in the fight for women’s suffrage and their role in the fight.
   3. What US Amendment gave women the right to vote? When was it passed?
   4. Browse the remainder of the woman’s rights timeline. What do you think is the most important event in women’s rights history since the women’s suffrage amendment? Why did you choose this event?
10. Definition of a Muckraker. What is a muckraker? What did they do? What changes did they create?
11. The Jungle What is subject of the book The Jungle?
12. Chapter 3 of The Jungle
    1. Scroll down to the paragraph that starts with “Entering one of the Durham buildings and read the rest of the Chapter 3 excerpt from Muckraker Upton Sinclair’s the Jungle.
    2. What about this story would prompt Congress to pass the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act (you read about both of these in Chapter 9)? (Describe 2-3 excerpts)
13. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois
    1. Draw a T chart contrasting Booker T. Washington’s beliefs from W.E.B. Dubois on strategies for black progress.
    2. Which man (in your opinion) has the better ideas on strategies for African American progress? Support your answer.

12/11-13

Substitute today 12/11.

Objective: The learner will gather and interpret information about the Progressive Movement through a scavenger hunt.

Directions: Create a new blog called Progressive Era Scavenger Hunt. Post your answers to the following questions and prompts. Use the resource provided for each, unless none is available.

1. Explain the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire? (Hint: what laws were enacted because of the fire?) The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire Trial: A Chronology 
2. Why did Carrie Nation hate alcohol? Carrie Nation
3. Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, which exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry, led to the passage of which two laws to protect consumers? 1906: Rumble over 'The Jungle'
4. What does Sinclair mean when he says "I aimed at the public's heart and by accident I hit it in the stomach." 1906: Rumble over 'The Jungle'
5. What year was Susan B. Anthony born? Susan B. Anthony Resources
6. Why is Susan B. Anthony arrested in 1872? Susan B. Anthony Resources
7. How old is Susan B. Anthony when she dies? Susan B. Anthony Resources
8. How many years before women gain the right the vote( 19th Amendment)?Suffraget Timeline
9. Describe the temperance movement (Prohibition)? Progressive Movement Prohibition
10. There were four amendments that were passed during the Progressive Era. Describe the following Progressive Era reforms: Progressive Reforms
11. 1. 16th Amendment
    2. 17th Amendment
    3. 18th Amendment
    4. 19th Amendment
12. Describe Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt
13. Define the following terms and how they made the political process more democratic.
    1. Initiative
    2. Referendum
    3. Recall
14. What was Lewis Hines’s contribution to end child labor?
15. What laws were passed to end child labor? Progressive Era Child Labor
16. Describe Robert La Follette’s “Wisconsin Idea”. Wisconsin Idea
17. How did W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington’s philosophies on black social and economic progress differ? Progressive Era Race

12/8

Objective: The student will complete posting their answers to essential questions.

"The Nation's Forum Collection consists of fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders at the turn of the century. The speeches focus on issues and events surrounding the First World War and the subsequent presidential election of 1920." (from the LOC's American Memory site)

World War I: Trenches on the Web is a very comprehensive site on the First World War. It features a rich online library and focuses primarily on the military aspects of the War.