World History · Week 19 · World War I and Its Aftermath
How Nations Talked Themselves Into War
Students analyze how alliances, nationalism, and propaganda mobilized whole populations for total war and practice pausing when group excitement pushes them toward conflict.
- Students will
- Students distinguish long term causes from the triggering event of World War I and explain how nationalism and propaganda mobilized civilians.
- SEL skill
- Pause strong feelings when group excitement pushes toward conflict
- What it looks like
- Students practice pausing and regulating emotions when group excitement pushes toward conflict.
- Content focus
- Alliances, nationalism, and propaganda before World War I
- Format
- Small group problem-solving
Self-management
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What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- 10.5.1: CA History Social Science Content Standard, Grade 10: World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World (standard 10.5, item 1)
- CA HSS Analysis Skill: HI1 Show the connections between particular historical events and larger social, economic, and political trends. (Historical Interpretation)
- C3 Framework (national): D2.His.15.9-12 Distinguish between long term causes and triggering events in building a historical argument.
- Literacy in history: RH.9-10.6 Compare the point of view of two or more authors on the same or related topics.
Fits these textbook chapters
- Modern World History, World War I
- History Alive! World Connections, Lesson 18: Era Overview: Global Crisis and Achievement, 1900 to 1945
- History Alive! World Connections, Lesson 19: World War I
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