World History



Follow your teacher’s instructions to complete the annotated timeline.

Directions: Use this link () to produce an annotated timeline of World War I. You will continue to add items to this timeline as you progress through the lesson.

• For each year of the war, place two significant events on the timeline provided.

• For each significant event, provide a consequence or effect (political, social, economic, or cultural).

• In addition, complete the reflection questions that follow each year for the indicated reading sections in this assignment.

Below, the events for 1914 have been started for you as an example:

1914:

Event #1: June 28, 1914: Assassination of Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Political consequence: This event sparked World War I, because following the assassination, Austria declared war on Serbia.

Event #2: August 4, 1914: Germany declares war on Neutral Belgium.

Political consequence: This event created a public outcry among the Allies because of the atrocities committed against the Belgian people. This prompted the Allies to declare war on Germany.

1914 Reading section: “The Christmas Truce”

1. What was the “Christmas Truce” of 1914?

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2. Why was such an event never repeated?

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1915

Event #1:

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Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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Event #2:

[pic]Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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1915 Reading selection: “Total War”

1. What made World War I a “total war”?

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2. How had “total war” changed the role of civilians?

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1916

Event #1:

[pic]Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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Event #2:

[pic]Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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1916 reading selection: “Battle of Verdun”

1. What was the role of the new military technologies, like artillery, at Verdun?

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1917

Event #1:

[pic]Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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Event #2:

[pic]Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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1917 reading selection: “American Expeditionary Force – Troops in the Trenches”

1. Why were the actions of the American troops not a contributing factor to Germany’s surrender?

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2. How did America’s decision to join the war contribute to the war’s end?

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1918

Event #1:

[pic]Consequence (political, social, economic, or cultural):

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Event #2:

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1918 reading selection: “The 14 Points”

1. What was President Wilson’s vision for the future in the “14 Points”?

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2. How did he hope to attain that vision?

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You may read more about each event by visiting the research links in the Global War Extension Activity.

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