Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.6.2

MWH.C.6.2 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• MWH.C.6.2.A

  Describe the economic destruction and unprecedented loss of life, including the Armenian genocide.

• MWH.C.6.2.B

  Explain post-war political instability (e.g., collapse of the Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires).

• MWH.C.6.2.C

  Examine the immediate consequences of the Treaty of Versailles, including the “war guilt” clause, the establishment of European mandates and the effects of the ...

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What Students Need to Do

Students describe wartime deaths, including the Armenian genocide, and the economic damage left behind. They trace the collapse of the Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires. They explain how Article 231 affected Germany and how mandates affected Zionist and Arab nationalist goals.

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What Mastery Looks Like

A student distinguishes the Armenian genocide from battlefield deaths and uses war debt as evidence of economic damage. They use a map to show political changes after three empires fell. They link Article 231 to German resentment and British rule in Palestine to competing nationalist claims.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may mistake the Armenian genocide for battlefield deaths rather than targeted killing and deportation by Ottoman authorities. Some think the three empires kept their borders and only changed leaders. Others confuse Article 231 with the mandate system or assume British rule satisfied both Zionist and Arab nationalist demands.

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How to Assess It

On an exit ticket, ask: Name one human or economic loss from the war, one change caused by an empire's collapse, and one political dispute tied to Article 231 or a mandate. Explain each in a sentence.

1. 01

   Give pairs 1914 and 1923 maps and sticky notes; mark the three collapsed empires, then label British Palestine and French Syria mandates.

2. 02

   Read the Balfour Declaration and a Palestinian Arab petition from 1921; write how British rule affected each group's goals.

3. 03

   Match event cards to outcomes: Armenian genocide to mass displacement, imperial collapse to new states, Article 231 to reparations, mandates to disputed rule.

4. 04

   Place maps of today's Syria and Lebanon beside a 1922 French mandate map; trace their shared border and name the power that drew it.

• USH.C.3.2

  Evaluate the long-term impact of the United States’ entry into World War I on national politics, the economy, and society.

• USH.C.4.1

  Examine the transformations between the World Wars.

• MWH.C.6

  Evaluate the global transformation created by the World Wars.

• MWH.C.6.1

  Analyze the underlying causes and significant events of World War I.