Theme 6 Global Conflicts, Depression, and Totalitarianism: 1914–1945 Sample Compelling Questions • What happens when countries form alliances? • Who should be held accountable for war crimes? Anchor Standard Topic Content Standard Sample Content/Concepts The student demonstrates an understanding of Therefore, the student is able to History Anchor Standard 19 Causation and Argumentation Causes of World War I Content Standard SS.WH.6.19.1 Distinguish between short and long term causes leading to WWI • Long-Term: Alliance System, imperialism, militarism, nationalism, territorial and economic conflicts in Europe, Africa, and Asia • Triggering Events: Serbian wars in the Balkan Peninsula, assassination of Archduke Ferdinand History Anchor Standard 19 Causation and Argumentation Causes of World War II Content Standard SS.WH.6.19.2 Explain the causes of the rise of totalitarian regimes during the post WWI period • Treaty of Versailles: Wilson’s Fourteen Points, Germany’s war guilt clause, war reparations • Great Depression: global trade damaged, high unemployment, rise of authoritarian leaders due to economic crisis • Rise of Totalitarianism: Hitler, Konoe and Tojo, Mussolini, Stalin History Anchor Standard 17 Change, Continuity, and Context Turning Points of World War II Content Standard SS.WH.6.17.3 Analyze the turning points in the Pacific and European theatres of combat during WWII • Europe: invasion of Poland, German air raids on Britain, Battle of Stalingrad, Atlantic submarine warfare • Asia and the Pacific: Manchurian Incident 1931, Sino-Japanese War 1937, Battle of Midway, bombing of Pearl Harbor History Anchor Standard 17 Change, Continuity, and Context Human Costs of World War II Content Standards SS.WH.6.17.4 Explain the significance of the Holocaust and other atrocities in WWII and subsequent war crimes tribunals • Holocaust: rise of Nazi party, citizenship taken from Jews, Kristallnacht, Jews deported or forced into ghettos and concentration camps, The Final Solution • Atrocities: Rape of Nanjing, military and civilian casualties, Bombing of Dresden, atomic bombs • Accountability: Nuremberg, Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal, apology and compensation, stolen art recovery and return, legal cases. slide for each terms When you are working on the slide deck (project), explain the key terms so that you have enough historical evidence to support your claim in your conclusion. Be prepared to address the prompt (standard), show me the evidence and explain why that matters in your presentation.
Theme 6 Global Conflicts, Depression, and Totalitarianism: 1914–1945
Sample
Compelling
Questions
• What happens when countries form alliances?
• Who should be held accountable for war crimes?
Anchor Standard Topic Content Standard Sample Content/Concepts
The student demonstrates an
understanding of
Therefore, the student is able to
History
Anchor Standard
19 Causation and
Argumentation
Causes of
World War I
Content Standard
SS.WH.6.19.1 Distinguish
between short and long term
causes leading to WWI
• Long-Term: Alliance System, imperialism,
militarism, nationalism, territorial and economic
conflicts in Europe, Africa, and Asia
• Triggering Events: Serbian wars in the
Balkan Peninsula, assassination of Archduke
Ferdinand
History
Anchor Standard
19 Causation and
Argumentation
Causes of
World War II
Content Standard
SS.WH.6.19.2 Explain the
causes of the rise of totalitarian
regimes during the post WWI
period
• Treaty of Versailles: Wilson’s Fourteen Points,
Germany’s war guilt clause, war reparations •
Great Depression: global trade damaged, high
unemployment, rise of authoritarian leaders due to
economic crisis
• Rise of Totalitarianism: Hitler, Konoe and
Tojo, Mussolini, Stalin
History
Anchor Standard
17 Change,
Continuity, and
Context
Turning
Points of
World War II
Content Standard SS.WH.6.17.3
Analyze the turning points in the
Pacific and European theatres of
combat during WWII
• Europe: invasion of Poland, German air raids
on Britain, Battle of Stalingrad, Atlantic
submarine warfare
• Asia and the Pacific: Manchurian Incident 1931,
Sino-Japanese War 1937, Battle of Midway,
bombing of Pearl Harbor
History
Anchor Standard
17 Change,
Continuity, and
Context
Human
Costs of
World War II
Content Standards
SS.WH.6.17.4 Explain the
significance of the
Holocaust and other atrocities in
WWII and subsequent war crimes
tribunals
• Holocaust: rise of Nazi party, citizenship taken
from Jews, Kristallnacht, Jews deported or forced
into ghettos and concentration camps, The Final
Solution
• Atrocities: Rape of Nanjing, military and
civilian casualties, Bombing of Dresden, atomic
bombs • Accountability: Nuremberg, Tokyo
War Crimes Tribunal, apology and
compensation, stolen art recovery and return,
legal cases.
slide for each terms When you are working on the slide deck (project), explain the key terms so that you have enough historical evidence to support your claim in your conclusion.
Be prepared to address the prompt (standard), show me the evidence and explain why that matters in your presentation.
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This overview explores the origins of World War I, highlighting the roles of alliances, imperialism, militarism, and nationalism, while distinguishing long-term causes from immediate triggers. It then examines the aftermath of the Versailles Treaty and the Great Depression, defining totalitarianism through various regimes and key turning points in World War II. Finally, it addresses the human costs of war, including the Holocaust, and assesses accountability through historical trials like...