Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.6.1

MWH.C.6.1 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• MWH.C.6.1.A

  Describe complex and multiple causes of World War I, including militarism, nationalism, industrial and colonial competition, Europe’s alliance system, and the i...

• MWH.C.6.1.B

  Summarize the significant events of World War I and why the conflict was considered a total war (e.g., use of industrial and chemical weapons, prolonged trench ...

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What Students Need to Do

Students explain how nationalism, militarism, alliances, industrial and colonial competition, and the weakening Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires helped turn a regional crisis into war. They describe what happened at the Marne, Verdun, and the Somme. They use trenches, industrial weapons, poison gas, civilian work, and fighting beyond Europe to explain total war.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student connects several long-term causes to the outbreak of war, rather than blaming the assassination alone. They explain that the Marne stopped a quick German victory, while Verdun and the Somme showed the cost of prolonged fighting. They use evidence from battlefields and civilian life to explain the war's reach.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may treat the assassination as the only cause or assume alliances left leaders no choices. They may call Verdun and the Somme clear victories rather than long, costly battles. Some think total war means every country fought, overlooking civilians and industry.

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How to Assess It

On an exit ticket, ask: "How did two long-term causes widen the 1914 crisis? What changed at the Marne, and how do trenches and rationing show total war?"

1. 01

   Give groups cause cards and string; have them connect nationalism, militarism, alliances, industrial and colonial rivalry, and weakening empires to war.

2. 02

   Using a 1914 alliance map, ask: How could a dispute between Austria-Hungary and Serbia pull Russia, Germany, and France into war?

3. 03

   Have pairs match Marne, Verdun, and Somme to outcome cards, then explain why each battle mattered.

4. 04

   Compare a wartime food ration poster with a local emergency preparedness flyer; ask how governments call on civilians during major crises.

• MWH.C.6.4

  Analyze the economic, social, and political conditions that resulted in World War II.

• USH.C.5.2

  Analyze the series of events affecting the outcome of World War II.

• MWH.C.6.2

  Evaluate the lasting effects of World War I.