america in wwi

America in WWI

Part 1:Facts for perspectiveUS CIVIL WAR WORLD WAR 1• During the US Civil War,

we lost 2% of our population

• The majority of the deaths were from disease

• 600,000 dead

• Allies▫ France – 5%

1.5 million▫ Britain – 2%

1 million▫ Italy – 4%

1.3 million▫ Russia - >2%

4 million• Central Powers

▫ Austria-Hungary – 3% 1.6 million

▫ Germany >4% 2.5 million

▫ Ottoman Empire – 14% 3 million

• The majority of deaths were from battle• 16 million dead

Question:•How does this (WWI) compare to the Civil

War?

•Answer this question using complete sentences on your America in WWI notes page.

So…Why is this happening? What’s the cause?

• There are two rival “gangs” in Europe▫ France, Britain, Russia▫ Germany, Austria-Hungary,

Ottoman Empire• France and Britain have

colonies from imperialism that Germany wants▫ Why would one want

colonies?• Turns into trench warfare

▫ Fight over 100 yards of territory for years Stalemate

▫ “No Man’s Land”▫ War of attrition

Question:•America will join WWI on the side of the

allies on April 6, 1917 after Germans continued torpedoing our boats, and after they asked Mexico to declare war on us. As an 18 year old American man, would you join the war? Why or why not? Explain using complete sentences.

Part 2:Gallery WalkDirections: Investigate the information around the room to complete the following organizer.

**Watch me as I model an example**

Part 3: Rubric review and SynthesisInvestigate the rubric Mr. C provided. Determine the requirements your response must include in order to answer the following question: To what extent did technology increase the human cost of WWI? Are there any

similarities today?

Quotes for writing“The enemy started to advance in mass down the railway cutting, about 800 yards off, and Maurice Dease fired his two machine-guns into them and absolutely mowed them down. I should judge without exaggeration that he killed at least 500 in two minutes. The whole cutting was full of bodies and this cheered us all up. “• Lieutenant K. Tower, Royal

Fusiliers, 1914

“Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.” • French soldier Henri

Barbusse, in his novel "Le Feu", 1915