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Monday, November 30, 2009

WWI Test Essay Questions

WWI TEST

CHOOSE 10 OF THE 11 QUESTIONS YOU THINK YOU COULD ANSWER. BEGIN TO THINK THRU YOUR ANSWERS AND CONTEMPLATE YOUR RESPONSES. PLEASE RECOGNIZE THAT SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS WILL REQUIRE OUT OF CLASS WORK. THEN, BE SURE TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. BE SURE TO FULLY ANSWER EVERY QUESTION AND PROVIDE SUBSTANTIAL SUPPORTING EVIDENCE/EXAMPLES TO MAKE YOUR POINTS. REMEMBER THAT THIS IS AN ESSAY TEST. THIS IS NOT A SIMPLE REGURGITATION OF FACTS. IN FACT IT SHOULD NOT BE THAT AT ALL. THIS SHOULD SHOW ME YOUR LEARNING AND THE CONNECTIONS THAT YOU HAVE MADE WHILE REFLECTING YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE COVERED.


1.) LIST AND DESCRIBE/DEFINE THE M.A.I.N. CAUSES OF WORLD WAR I.

M-
A-
I-
N-

2.) DESCRIBE THE ASSASSINATION OF ARCH DUKE FRANZ FERDINAND AND ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE WAR.

3.) LIST AND DESCRIBE THE WEAPONS USED WORLD WAR I.

4.) DESCRIBE TRENCH WARFARE AND THE CONDITIONS SOLDIERS FACED WHEN FIGHTING.

5.) PROPOGANDA (WHAT IS IT AND HOW WAS IT USED?)

6.) DESCRIBE THE HOMEFRONT, HOW IT WAS AFFECTED DURING WWI, AND ITS IMPORTANCE.

7.) DESCRIBE THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES AND WHY IT CONTRIBUTED TO THE START OF WORLD WAR II.

8.) WHAT LESSONS DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THE COST OF WAR FROM THE FILM “ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT”?

9.) DESCRIBE THE POST-WAR SOCIETY OF HATE (REVIVAL OF THE KKK) THAT FORMED FOLLOWING WORLD WAR 1 HERE IN AMERICA. WHAT FACTORS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS SOCIETY OF HATE.

10.) DESCRIBE THE STRATEGIES OF IMPERIALISM THAT YOU LEARNED FROM THE GAME RISK AND THE 9TH GRADE INVASION SIMULATION.

11.) DO YOU THINK WORLD WAR I COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED? WHY OR WHY NOT?

*EXTRA CREDIT QUESTION – WHAT ARE THE MAIN LESSONS WE CAN LEARN FROM WWI AND THE POST-WAR SOCIETY OF HATE THAT WE CAN APPLY TO SOCIETY TODAY TO IMPROVE THE CURRENT STATE OF OUR WORLD?

9 comments:

Cody L. said...

I have a couple questions. Firstly, is this an at home test? Also, I was just wondering if each question should have a page long answer

Mccayla O. said...

I was just wondering if you could start the test tonight instead of on Friday, since we already have the questions right in front of us?

taylor said...

are these the questions straight from the test

Sarah G. said...

i thought that we were only supposed to answer 9 outof the 11! and r we supposed 2 answer these at home?

Unknown said...

yea is this a home test?!?! im confused

Cody Lund said...

I don't get it, so do you even have to really study for it if you have to bring it home?

Trevor said...

yeah i dont get it either. well ill just have to wait and see.

Skylah said...

Is any of the essays going to be done at school? Or is it half at school and half at home? Are they just paragraphs?

Heidi Link said...

This is a take-home essay exam. You will be able to get started in class tomorrow and will have until December 14th to finish the exam. Tomorrow you will be able to ask any questions that you may have on the exam and will be able to get a great start constructing your essays. (Usually students finish drafts of about 3 essays in class during the time provided). Essays should be approximately one page as listed. Some will be shorter, some longer based on the information that is required. For each essay a checklist of information will be provided as a guide for what should be contained in each essay. I hope that this helps clarify all of the questions that you posed for the essay exam. OF COURSE you can begin working on the essays at any time, so if you wanted to start this morning you have the ability to do so. Have fun with the exam and GOOD LUCK!!!

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