Unit Plan Cover Page

Unit Title: WWI and Russian Revolution Time Frame:

10 Days

Course: World History Grade Level:

9th Grade

CONTENT STANDARDS

Vail Unified School District High School World History Standards

UW.HS.SS.H2.02 – Analyze approaches to conflict management and resolution.
UW.HS.SS.H2.01 – Explain multiple causes of conflict. (WWI and Russian Revolution)

BIG IDEA/ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Taken from District’s “Unwrapped Documents”
Essential Questions:
- What are causes of conflict between and within states? What are some resolutions states develop to solve these conflict?
How are these resolutions reached?
- What were the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI? What were the ethnic conflicts between European nations in the early twentieth
century? How did these conflicts lead to WWI?
- What were the ideological and political conflicts between European nations in the early twentieth century? How did
these conflicts lead to WWI?
- What were long term causes of the Russian Revolution? What role did WWI have in triggering revolution in Russia?
- What is communism? Why did communism appeal to many people in Russia?
Big Ideas:
1. Societies and states experience conflict internally for political, social, and economic reasons. Conflict between societies
and states is caused by shifts of power, acquisition of natural resources, and defense.
2. Resolutions are formed by governments to meet the needs of their people and state.
3. WWI began due to ethnic conflicts between European nations which led to the rise of nationalism, alliance systems, and
the desire for self- governance.
4. Other causes of WWI included ideological and political conflicts such as imperialism, militarism, the decline of the
Ottoman Empire, and the Balkan Crisis.
5. Revolution in Russia began in 1905 due to poor leadership and economic difficulty and continued intermittently until
after the 1917 Russian Civil War.
WWI increased economic struggles leading to social uprising and the emergence of socialist worker parties in Russia.
6. Ideologies such as capitalism, communism, and socialism spread throughout Euro- Asia in the early 20th century. Russian
communist leaders emerged victorious at the conclusion of the Russian Civil War, establishing a the first communist
state.

ASSESSMENT

Unit exam utilizing multiple choice and short answer questions.

M.A.I.N. Causes of WWI “Smoosh Book”
WWI Letter Home
Primary Source Analysis: Russian Revolution Political Cartoons
Document Based Question(s)
RESOURCES/MATERIALS

Lecture Materials: PowerPoints covering the M.A.I.N. causes of WWI, alliance systems, Europe at war, Russian
Revolutions, Economic Struggles, Capitalism, Socialism and Communism
Textbook (Online): World History: Patterns of Interaction: Europe Plunges into War
World History: Patterns of Interaction: Russian Revolutions
World History: Patterns of Interaction: A Global Conflict

Videos: Simple History: The Russian Revolution (1917) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOK1TMSyKcM,

Handouts: Rate that Word worksheets, Smoosh Book guidelines and instructions, Europe Plunges into War worksheet,
Russian Revolution Timeline guidelines, Global War DBQ worksheet

Readings/Primary Sources: Russian Revolution Political Cartoon Analysis

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rmXbOshnU61t-HvvbTLPqaWPFWsyC4kcTFDEH0tJzac/edit,
 Unit Calendar
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
1-6 1,3,5 Block Day 2,4,6 Block Day 1-6 1-6
- “Rate that Word” - Direct Instruction: - Direct Instruction: - Reading and - Simulation:
Vocab Worksheet: Causes of WWI and Causes of WWI and Worksheet: Europe Trench Warfare
WWI Alliances Alliances Plunges into War - WWI Letter
- Direct - M.A.I.N. Causes of - M.A.I.N. Causes of (Online Textbook) Home Activity
Instruction: WWI “Smoosh WWI “Smoosh - Direct Instruction:
M.A.I.N. Causes of Book” Activity Book” Activity Europe at War /
WWI Power Point Notetaker
/ Notes

1-6 1,3,5 BLOCK DAY 2,4,6 BLOCK DAY 1-6 1-6

- “Rate that Word” - Reading: Russian - Reading: Russian - Group Work: - Reading: A
Vocab Worksheet: Revolution (Online Revolution (Online Russian Revolution Global Conflict
Russian Revolution Textbook) Textbook) Timeline Activity (Online Textbook)
- Direct - Direct Instruction: - Direct Instruction: - Global War DBQ
Instruction: Economic Struggles, Economic Struggles, Worksheet
Russian Capitalism, Capitalism, Socialism
Revolutions Power Socialism and and Communism
Point / Notes Communism Power Power Point / Notes
Point / Notes - Primary Source
- Primary Source Analysis: Political
Analysis: Political Cartoons of the
Cartoons of the Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution