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1. NVC

2. Outbreak of WWI

3. WWI Research Paper

Essential Question: How did WWI begin?Homework: choose a topic for WWI research paper, research day on MONDAY!

Imperialism• Balance of Power:

attempt to keep peace through equality among the world powers– Idea of “peace through

equality of strength”– rivalry for world

influence created tension and suspicions

Militarism • Arms build-up– build as many weapons

as possible to defend giant empires

– Naval Arms Race between Germany and Britain

– Overwhelming sense that war is needed = willingness to use those weapons

Nationalism• Many national groups

did not have their own Nation-State

• Slavic People of the Balkans (ie. the Serbs) moving towards inependence– Pan-Slavism: Russia also

Slavic, promise to support all other Slavs.

Alliances• Alliances created to

maintain the balance of power– Supposed to be “peace-

keeping” alliances– Alliances are strict,

basically guarantee any local struggle would become a major war

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand

War1. Austria invades Serbia2. Russia backs Serbia, mobilizes for war with

Austria and prepares to fight Germany3. Germany backs Austria, attacks Russia4. Russia calls on France for help, Germany

declares war on France5. Britain declares war on Germany6. World War I

“A tiny clipping from a newspaper, mailed without comment from a secret band of freedom fighters in Zagreb, capital of Croatia, to their comrades in Belgrade, was the torch which set the world afire with war in 1914. That bit of paper wrecked old, proud empires. It gave birth to new, free nations.”– reflections of Borijove Jevtic, an assassin of Franz Ferdinand

WWI Research Project This project will be THE big assignment for this

Semester. It is worth about the same amount as 3 test

grades. This is a Menu Project, which means you have

many options to choose from so take some time to choose wisely.

Project PartsThere will be 3 parts to this project: Research Paper with In Text Citations- Every

project will have an research paper that will include in text citations.

Product- Every project will have some thing creative that you make, create, produce or compose to help teach the class about your topic.

Presentation- Every project will include some kind of formal presentation to the class.

Project Parts: Essay Every project has a Research Paper. Each Paper should follow this rough format:

1. Introduction and Overview of Topic and Argument: Give the reader a general sense of what you will discuss and prove which should be based on your prompt. Give the reader some context, and finish this paragraph with your THESIS STATEMENT. (1 paragraph).

2. Evidence: Discuss the details about your topic making sure that each paragraph relates back to your argument. Provide quotes from your sources to analyze as well. (3 – 4 paragraphs)

3. Conclusion/Significance: Have you done what your prompt has directed you to? Is it clear why your topic is important in the big picture of WWI? Summarize how your research paper has proved your argument. (1 paragraph)

4. Works Cited Page: You will need at least three sources. Cite these sources on a separate works cited page. This page DOES NOT COUNT towards your page limit.

Project Parts: Product Every Project has a Product that you will make

and turn in. Each Project has a Suggested Product but some

options include: A children’s book, a CD of songs, a board game, a play or video, a set of paper dolls, a box of old letters, a diary, a sculpture, a collection of artifacts, a diorama, and a painting.

Your product will be presented in class as part of your formal presentation.

Examples: Trench Dioramas!

Collages

Poster on the Armenian Genocide

News Paper

Project Parts: Presentation Every Project has a Presentation that you will give

the class. Presentations will be short and formal as you

show off your product to the class. Some presentations will be performances, of a play or song.

Presentations will be done in Formal Clothing as part of this assignment.

Your presentation will be made in class the week the project is due.

Partners• You MAY work with ONE other person that is

doing the SAME TOPIC as you during the research process. You can work with this person to create a single, shared PRESENTATION PRODUCT and you CAN PRESENT with this person. However, EVERYONE MUST WRITE THEIR OWN PAPER!