Tug-of-War
OER PROJECT: WH 1200/ LESSON 7.2CLOSERTUG-OF-WARUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Tug-of-War Revisited”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeReflect on what you’ve learned about the causes of World War I by considering what some of the key players were thinking on the eve of the war. Hypothesizing what certain countries were thinking will help synthesize what you’ve learned about the causes of World War I.Process1.Now that you’ve learned more about the conditions that led to World War I, take on the perspective of Germany, Italy, Japan, and Russiaand fill in the thought bubbles on the next page. What might these characters have been thinking, hoping, questioning, or worrying about?2.Do you thinkWorld War Iwould still have started if one of the countries had switched sides? Explain your thinking.3.Do you think the cartoon artists thought that war was avoidable or inevitable (unavoidable)? Why?
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