Era of Global Wars
Virginia SOL WHII.8
Understand World War I including causes, major events, and consequences.
What students need to be able to do
- Explain economic and political causes of World War I and identify major events and leaders.
- Identify changes to modern warfare exemplified in battles along the Eastern Front and Western Front.
- Describe major battles including Gallipoli, Marne, Meuse-Argonne, Somme, and Verdun.
- Analyze and explain the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the actions of the League of Nations, and the mandate system.
- Identify the causes and consequences of the Russian Revolution.
- Explain the causes and effects of worldwide economic depression in the 1930s.
- Examine the rise of totalitarianism.