Week+1

Welcome to Week 1: Intro: Our focus for this week will be to learn about the causes and events leading up to World War I, as well as the results of the war including imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and the alliance system. Other things we will discuss will be Vladimir Lenin and how he and the Bolshevik Revolution contributed to the rise of Communism in Russia during the first World War. To finish off the week, we will discuss the Treaty of Versailles and it's negative impact.

Under Weekly Project, you will fine our daily assignments for our overall project due at the end of the week. The page directly under this will be the Wiki page you edit and will be graded at the end of every week.

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Above is a video outlining the Treaty of Versailles. Everyone should watch this, as it will help you on your project.

• Describing the rise of Communism in Russia during World War I Examples: return of Vladimir Lenin, rise of Bolsheviks • Describing military technology used during World War I • Identifying problems created by the Treaty of Versailles of 1919 Examples: Germany's reparations and war guilt, international controversy over the League of Nations • Identifying alliances during World War I and boundary changes after World War I ||
 * |||| Social Studies (2004) ||
 * Grade(s): 9 ||
 * World History: 1500 to the Present ||
 * **Web Resources:** || 0 ||
 * **Lesson Plans:** || 14 ||
 * [[image:http://faythsellers.wikispaces.com/site/embedthumbnail/placeholder?w=NaN&h=NaN caption="Frequently Tested: AHSGE"]] ||  || 12.) Explain causes and consequences of World War I, including imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and the alliance system.