Crisis+and+Achievements+1900+-+1945


 * UNIT TITLE _ __GRADE__ Global II (Grade 10)

DESIGNED BY __DATE___ K. Mendillo May 7, 2010 ||
 * Stage 1 – Desired Results **
 * To identify the relationships among nationism, militarism, imperialism, and world war ** ||
 * Goal/Purpose of Unit: To study the relationships that exist among nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and world war
 * Goal/Purpose of Unit: To study the relationships that exist among nationalism, militarism, imperialism, and world war

New York State Learning Standards 1.12.1 2.2 2.3 2.43.14.15.1 ||
 * Enduring Understandings

Students will understand: the scientific and techological achievements of the period from 1900 - 1945

the multiple causes of World War I (MAIN) and World War II, including the unintended consequences of the Treaty of Versilles and the Alliance systemthe effects of World War Iand World War IIthe creation of two superpowers, the division of Europe, and the dawn of the nucelar age || Essential Question(s)How did scientific and technological advancements change the world between 1900 to 1945?

Why was the first half of the 20th Century shaped by War? ||
 * Knowledge

Students will know: technological advancements made between 1900 to 1945 in communication and transportation, such as how the use of electricity, the radio, the airplane changed our world

Concepts: self determination, alliances, imperialism; nationalism, milatarism, Allies, Central Powers, trench warfare. economics depression, total war, genocide, dictatorship, totalitarianism (one leader, legal system that serves the state not the individual, control of education, control of the media, one political party, control of the economy, use of terror to control population, extreme nationalism, strong military), fascism, communism, Allies, Axis Powers

People: Archduke Ferdinand Kaiser Wilhelm Woodrow Wilson Benito Mussolini Adolph Hitler Emperor Hirohito Joseph Stalin Franklin D. Roosevelt

Effects of World War II: War crimes trials for the responsible for the Holocaust and the War The formation of the United Nations Emergence of two superpowers || Skills

Students will be able to…… Compare and contrast maps of Europe before and after World War I

Distinguish between long term and immediate causes of war

Compare and contrast maps of Europe before and after World War II

Analyze timelines of events leading to World War I and World War II

Analyze political cartoons which depict events or leaders of both World Wars I and II

Determine and discuss the impact technology had on both World Wars I and II ||
 * Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence ** ||
 * **Pre-Assessment: KWL Chart What prior or background of knowledge about events taking place between 1900 and 1945 do students have? Brainstorm and outline the information on the Smartboard; what do students want to know?**
 * **Pre-Assessment: KWL Chart What prior or background of knowledge about events taking place between 1900 and 1945 do students have? Brainstorm and outline the information on the Smartboard; what do students want to know?**

Assessments: Formal assessment: Castle Learning (multiple choice questions, document-based essay)

Performance Task:

Catagorize given information on events of WWI an WWII into before, during, and after Creation of a PowerPoint of advancements made in science and technology between 1900 - 1945Create a PowerPoint presentation on the emergence of "superpowers" after World War IIWritten assignment: Write a letter home as though you were a soldier fighting in either World War I or World War II. Discuss why you are at war. Describe where you are fighting and what challenges you face. What technology do you depend on to keep safe? (assessment to be completed as per teacher-made rubric) || Learning Experiences
 * **Stage 3 – Learning Plan**

Required Materials for Unit:

//Books: __The Twentieth Century for Young People__// by Peter Jennings

//__Global History and Geography__ (Prentice Hall Brief Review)//

Web Connections:Maps of Europe both before and after World Wars I and II. Timelines of the evens leading up to World Wars I and II. Discovery Education on-line videos related to both wars. [|World War I] [|World War I] [|World War II] Political cartoons of events related to both wars.


 * // Other : The Zimmerman Telegram, Fourteen Points, excerpts from Mein Kampf, excerpts fromTreaty of Versailles photographs of Dachau, trench warfare. //**
 * // letters, newspaper articles //**


 * //Lessons on://**
 * //Science and Technology//**
 * //Nationalism, Imperialism, and Millitarism//**
 * //Causes of World War I//**
 * //Trench Warfare//**
 * //Effects of World War I//**
 * //The Break-up of the Ottoman and Austria-Hungary Empires//**
 * //The Treaty of Versailles, the Fourteen Points, and the League of Nations//**
 * //The Period between World War I and World War II//**
 * //Socialism and the Bolshevik Revolution; Fascism and Nazism//**
 * //Causes of World War II//**
 * //The Holocaust//**

The Effects of World War IIThe United NationsTThe Emergence of the Superpowers ||