Claim Testing: Global Conflict
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 8.6ACTIVITYCLAIM TESTING: GLOBAL CONFLICTUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Claim Testing: Global Conflict,” OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeUseyour knowledge of claim testing to write supporting statements for claims,and then craft counterclaims. Then,strengthen both your writing and claim-testing skills by choosing one claim and writing a paragraph.Process1.For each claim below, write twosupporting statementsanda counterclaim, using evidence from this unit.Reminder: A counterclaim is a statement or argument that goes against a claim and offers an opposing viewpoint.Claim 1:Both World War I and II were total wars.(Note: Total war includes four key elements: mobilization, the rejection of compromise agreements, the blurring of lines between soldiers and civilians, and total control of society by the government.)Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2CounterclaimClaim 2:A world war is one of the best ways to boost nations’ economies.Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 8.6ACTIVITYCLAIM TESTING: GLOBAL CONFLICT2CounterclaimClaim 3:The technology of war made war more dangerous and has made the world an unsafe place.Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2CounterclaimClaim 4:World War I and World War II were one long continuous war. Supporting statement #1Supporting statement #2Counterclaim
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT ORIGINS/ LESSON 8.6ACTIVITYCLAIM TESTING: GLOBAL CONFLICT32.Choose the claim that you think has the best supporting evidence. Circle it above. Write a four-or five-sentence paragraph using the supporting statement and counterclaim for the claim you circled.