Oklahoma Social Studies MWH.C.6.2.B
The Standard
- MWH.C.6
- Evaluate the global transformation created by the World Wars.
- MWH.C.6.2
- Evaluate the lasting effects of World War I.
Explain post-war political instability (e.g., collapse of the Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian Empires).
Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2026) · MWH.C.6.2
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students explain how war and internal pressures weakened the Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires. They describe what changed when each empire fell, including new governments, new borders, and struggles for power.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can place Russia's revolution before the war ended. They can use a map or timeline to explain how Austria-Hungary broke into new states and how the Ottoman Empire came to an end.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think all three empires collapsed only after the fighting stopped. Russia's monarchy fell in 1917. Students may also assume new borders brought immediate stability or that all three empires had the same kind of revolution.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Compare Russia and Austria-Hungary during and after World War I. Name one cause of each empire's collapse and one political result for each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs 1914 and 1923 maps and colored pencils; have them trace changed borders and circle three new states.
After reading short timelines, ask students to write why Russia and Austria-Hungary did not collapse in the same way.
Give groups nine dated event cards; have them sort the cards by empire, then put each empire's events in order.
Place a 1914 map beside a current atlas; have students find countries that now occupy former Austro-Hungarian or Ottoman territory.
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