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Subject Area: Social Studies | Grade Level: 11
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Keywords/Tags: The Beginning of World War I
Lesson Description: SSUSH15: Analyze the origins and the impact of US involvement in WWI. SSUSH16: Investigate how political, economic, and cultural developments after WWI led to a shared national identity.

  • Other SSUSH15: Analyze the origins and the impact of US involvement in WWI.rnSSUSH16: Investigate how political, economic, and cultural developments after WWI led to a shared national identity.
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Reading : World War I and American Neutrality | The Great War
Instructions: Please read the following article and watch the video as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. Understanding the content of this passage is very important since the following lesson activities will be all about this content. Feel free to print the article if needed.

World War I and American Neutrality | The Great War - WWI

Description: Use the article and the video within the link to learn about America's act to remain neutrality at the beginning of World War I.
Assignment : Answer the Following Questions Based on The Previous Questions

  What event caused Wilson to advocate for peace and attempt diplomatic solutions in Europe prior to World War I?

What did Wilson hope to accomplish by getting all leaders together?

What did Wilson mean when he said “We must be impartial in thought, as well as action?”


Why would this request from the President be difficult for the American people?

 

Video : German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.
Description: Learn about the German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Quiz : German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Instructions: Please complete this quiz by completing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.
Question #1
What was the German campaign of unrestricted submarine warfare used for?
Question #2
What was the goal of using unrestricted submarine warfare?
Question #3
What happens if the British can’t get what is being carried on the ships?
Question #4
By the end of April 1915, how many merchant ships were sunk by the Germans?
Question #5
What was the problem for the German submarine ships?
Description: Watch the previous video on the German Unrestricted Submarine Warfare before answering the questions.
Resources : Zimmermann Telegram
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Zimmermann Telegram
Germany's secret proposal to Mexico, discovered
#USWW100 - The Zimmermann Telegram

Description: Read the article and watch the video to learn about how the Zimmermann Telegram pushed the U.S. into entering WWI
Forum : Neutrality to War
Instructions: This discussion forum will have questions for students to respond. Read the posted questions, and respond to each. Students are responsible for posting one initial and and two peer responses for each topic.
By joining in on an alliance with Germany & Japan, what was Mexico going to be able to take back from the US?

Why did Zimmerman send the letter to Mexico in the first place?

What did Zimmerman hope to accomplish with Mexico becoming an ally?

Description: Let's talk about all the ways the U.S. tried to remain neutral, and figure out if it was truly in fact neutral or not.