Our Interconnected World: World War I
WORLD HISTORY PROJECTAP/ LESSON 7.2OPENEROUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD: WORLD WARIUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Our Interconnected World: World War I”, OER Project, https://www.oerproject.com/1PurposeMuch like the Our Interconnected World yarn activity that you completed earlier in this course to demonstrate the interconnectedness of the world in 1450, 1750, and today, this activity will simulate the extent to which preexisting and newly emerging networks contributed to the global scale of World War I. You’ll useyarn to create a visual representation of direct and indirect regional involvement in the war, which will help you think about how nineteenth-century trends of industrialization, imperialism, and nationalism set the stage for global interactions in the twentieth century and even today.PracticesContextualization, causationThe narratives involved in this activity present some global context for the scale of World War I, and you’ll be using your causation skills as you consider the reasons for global involvement around the world from 1914 to 1918.ProcessIn this activity, you’ll use yarn, just as you did in the first Our Interconnected World activity to create a visual representation of the networks that existed during World War I. By using string to illustrate the connections between Allied and Central Powers, you’ll begin to see how global this war became in a relatively short time.Part 11.As you enter the classroom, your teacher will give you a region card with your assigned nations on them. Be sure to sit in your assigned region. It may help to memorize your assigned region so you know to take the yarn when your country is called out in the narrative. Then, your teacher will either hand out or have you download the Our Interconnected World –World War I worksheet.2.Do you remember the last time the classroom was arranged in this way? And can you remember what the big idea of that activitywas? In this activity, you’ll be taking another look at the world through the exchange networks that connected nations, but this time you’ll be examining the world of 1914.3.Think about the top three major events or trends someone would need to know about to understand how the world changed from 1750 to 1914. Be prepared to share the trends you identified with the class.4.Your teacher will either nominate a “runner” to carry a ball of yarn to the different locations around the room as the narrative is read, or will have you toss the yarn from one location to the next. When the yarn comes to you, you’ll hold onto the strand until you’ve heard the entire narrative.5.Your teacher will project the narrative for the Networks of WWI on the board so you can follow along as they read aloud. Notethat the blue portions of the narrative are the Allied Powers and the red portions are the Central Powers. Important locations arein green.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 7.2OPENEROUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD: WORLD WARI2Part 2Examine the web of yarn to see the alliances and networks of exchange that took place during the war. Then, either individually or in pairs, complete Part 2 of the worksheet. Remember that you can go back through the narrative to pull out pieces of evidence to support your answers. You should be looking for evidence that supports how the trends you identified at the start of this activity were contributing factors to the global scale of the war.Be prepared to share your answers with the class.Directions: Answer all questions when prompted by your teacher.Part 11.What do you think were the top three major events or trends someone would need to know about to understand how the world changed from 1750 to 1914?Trend 1:Trend 2:Trend 3:Part 21.Find evidence from the narrative to support how the three trends identified above contributed to the global scale of World War I.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 7.2OPENEROUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD: WORLD WARI32.Support: How do the ideas and information presented in this activity support what you already knew about this period of history?3.Extend: What new information did you learn that extended or pushed your thinking of this period of history?4.Challenge: What information did you learn about today that challenged what you knew about this period of history?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT AP / LESSON 7.2OPENEROUR INTERCONNECTED WORLD: WORLD WARI45.Based on today’s activity, which of the four MAIN causes of World War I contributed most to making this a global war? State your claim and list specific evidence to support it. (Remember that MAIN stands for militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.)6.Which course theme do you think best captures our key takeaways today? State your claim and list specific evidence to supportit.