Chapter+26+-+WWI+and+the+Russian+Revolution

=Chapter 26 Learning Objectives=

Section 26-1 "The Great War Begins" (pp. 816-821)

 * Summarize efforts toward peace in the early 1900s.
 * Describe how nationalism and international rivalries pushed Europe toward war.
 * Outline causes and effects of the European alliance system.
 * Describe how ethnic tensions in the Balkans sparked a political assassination.
 * Relate how the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary widened.

Section 26-2 "A New Kind of War" (pp. 822-827)

 * Identify why a stalemate developed on the Western Front.
 * Assess how technology made World War I different than other wars.
 * Explain how the war became a global conflict.

Section 26-3 "Winning the War" (pp. 829-833)

 * Explain how World War I became a total war.
 * Specify the effect that the continuing conflict had on morale.
 * Summarize the causes and results of the American entry into the war.

Section 26-4 "Making the Peace" (pp. 834-838)

 * Identify the costs of the war.
 * Explain the issues faced by the delegates to the Paris Peace conference.
 * Explain the dissatisfaction with the Treaty of Versailles and other peace settlements.

Section 26-5 "Revolution and Civil War in Russia" (pp. 839-845)

 * Explain why the revolution occurred in Russia in March 1917.
 * Outline why Lenin and the Bolsheviks launched the November revolution.
 * Analyze why the Communists defeated their opponents in the Russian civil war.

=Chapter 26 Assignments=

Thursday, May 19

 * Read Section 26-1 and 26-2 pp. 816-827.
 * Complete [[file:Outbreak of WWI Notes.docx]]

Friday, May 20

 * No homework

Monday, May 23

 * Read Section 26-3 pp. 829-833.
 * Complete Section 26-3 checkpoint questions. Email them when you are finished.

Tuesday, May 24

 * View WWI propaganda posters at @http://firstworldwar.com/posters/index.htm. Use the links on the right to view British (UK) and American (USA) posters. As you flip through the posters, make note of what the posters are encouraging people to do or to think. How are the Germans characterized in these posters?
 * Read Section 26-4 pp. 834-838.

Wednesday, May 25

 * In-Class Activity
 * Complete [[file:27-5-Making the Peace.doc]] in class.
 * Finish it for homework if you don't finish it in class.
 * Read Section 26-5 pp. 839-845.