Alabama Social Studies SS24.5.5b
The Standard
- SS24.5.5
- Summarize the primary causes and consequences of World War I.
Identify the countries of the Triple Entente and Central Powers during World War I and locate them on a map.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students sort seven World War I countries into two groups. They find each one on a map with 1916 borders, including empires that no longer exist.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students name Britain, France, and Russia as the Triple Entente. They name Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria as the Central Powers and locate all seven on a 1916 map.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may put Italy with the Central Powers because it belonged to the earlier Triple Alliance. They may look for Austria-Hungary or the Ottoman Empire on a current map. Some put Russia with the Central Powers.
How to Assess It
- Give students a blank 1916 map of Europe and western Asia. Have them label all seven countries, circle the Triple Entente countries, and underline the Central Powers.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs a 1916 map of Europe and western Asia, then have them label the seven countries and color each group differently.
Ask, “Why might Germany have worried about both France and Russia?” Have students point to each country before answering.
Play map relay: call out one of the seven countries and have students point to it on an unlabeled 1916 map.
Place a 1916 map beside a current map and have students trace where Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire once stood.
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Related Standards
- SS24.US2.2
Trace United States military involvement in World War I and the contributions of the American Expeditionary Force to the victory of the Allied Powers.
- SS24.WH.8
Analyze the global cultural, economic, and political developments immediately following World War I.
- SS24.5.5a
Identify and explain international events that led to the United States’ entry into World War I.
- SS24.5.5d
Locate Alabama military training camps, ammunition depots, and the Port of Mobile on a map and explain their role in World War I efforts.
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