10th Graders - THIS IS THE FIRST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT OF THE SPRING TERM! Read textbook pages 845-849. Answer all questions on loose leaf paper. Due Friday, Feb. 1. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of the meaning. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence (a sentence that you created yourself) that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) Explain how Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, and Britain all got involved in the war. 3) Which countries made up the Central Powers? Which countries made up the Allies? Which country switched sides? Why? 4) Using the map on p.846, what geographic disadvantage did Germany and Austria-Hungary face in fighting the war? 5) Explain Germany's strategy at the beginning of the war. Did this strategy succeed or fail? Explain. 6) What was trench warfare? Describe some of the conditions in the trenches on the Western Front. 7) Describe some of the new military technology that was introduced during World War I. 8) What happened in the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of the Somme? Did either side win? Explain. 9) Which nations fought on the Eastern front? By 1916, which side do you think was winning? Explain. 10) Creative Response: Imagine you're a soldier fighting in the trenches on the Western front. Write a poem, song, or rap that expresses what you are experiencing.
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