Unit 2: World War One

Global Context ExplorationIdentities and relationships – Competition and cooperation
Key ConceptGlobal interactions
Related ConceptsCausality (cause and consequence), power, conflict
Statement of InquiryAn imbalance of power between can lead to conflict and create patterns of competition and cooperation.
Power Relationships Organizer & TimelineDownload
The First World War: A Very Short IntroductionDownload
The First World War: The War to End All WarsDownload
The First World War: Call to ArmsDownload
World War One Test Review SheetDownload

Lesson 1: Introduction to World War One

Lesson 2: The Congress of Vienna

Lesson 3: Nationalism and German Unification

Lesson 4: The Age of Imperialism

Lesson 5: Militarism: “If you want peace, prepare for war.”

Lesson 6: Alliances: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend?”

Lesson 7: The “Balkan Powder Keg”

Lesson 8: The July Crisis

Lesson 9: Treaty of Versailles – Germany on trial?