Friday, November 29, 2013

World War I

22 million casualties.

World War I trenches high in the Vosges Mountains. On the border of France and Germany (Alsace).




Handouts: Life in the Trenches, Intro and Review, Treaty of Versailles and World War I work, ...


PowerPoints: Alliances, World War I, Treaty of Versailles, ...


Helpful websites: BBC, PBS Maps, ...




World War I cemetery in France






Mr. Milo standing above the Alsatian valley.


Essential Questions for World War I:
1. What factors lead to warfare?
2. Who was responsible for World War I?
3. To what extent was World War I a "new type of war"?
4. Is war preventable? What about global war?
5. How did the Treaty of Versailles open a path to World War II?