Ripple Effects of World War I
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750 / LESSON 6.4 CLOSERRIPPLE EFFECTS OF WORLD WAR IUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Ripple Effects of World War I,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeWorld War I created a ripple effect that reached far beyond the battlefield. In this activity, you’ll organize what you’ve learned to reveal the true reach of total war.Process1.Look at each “ripple” (ring)on the diagramon the next page. Each ring represents a group of people affected by World War I, with those closest to the fighting in the center and those farther from combat in the outer rings.The sources and stories you explored in this lesson touched on all these groups.2.Choose any threerings. For each one, write a new and specific detailabout how the war impacted that groupof people. Either write your responses inside the ringsor draw a line from the ring you’re writing about. 3.Be ready to share what you wrote—and which source helped you understand each new detail!
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