Read textbook pages 845-849. Answer all questions on loose leaf paper. Due Tuesday, Jan. 31. Questions: 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find two words in the reading that you don't know. Look up each word in the dictionary. For each, write out the word, the definition, and a sentence that uses the word. Choose regular words, not social studies key terms that are boldfaced in the text. 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) Answer the two Geography Skillbuilder questions using the map on p. 846. 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? Would it be fair to say that neither side won? Explain. 9) Which nations fought on the Eastern front? By 1916, which side do you think was winning? 10) Creative Response: Imagine you're a soldier fighting in the trenches on the Western front. Write a short poem, song, or rap that expresses what you are experiencing.
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