- A presentation outlining the causes of WWI
- A presentation which details some aspect of Canadian involvement in WWI
THE PRESENTATIONS ARE DUE MONDAY, JANUARY 17,2011.
Your presentation should encompass a 4-5 minute delivery. Please note*** we will NOT be presenting these. You will drop these in the drop box.
You are expected to use a combination of primary and secondary sources. Be sure that you have done this. In total, each presentation should have at least EIGHT different sources.
In your presentations, ensure that you have touched on some of the following...
1. What years did World War I occur between?
2. World War I is also known by these two titles?
3. What countries made up the Allied Powers?
4. What countries made up the Central Powers?
5. Where did much of the fighting in World War I take place?
6. What is “no man’s land”
7. What event caused the beginning of the First World War?
8. Describe what is meant by Trench Warfare.
9. In April what did the Germans use for the first time in battle?
10. Why was the Battle at Vimy Ridge important for Canadians?
11. What was the German U-Boat threat?
12. What year did the United States enter the war? Why did they finally decided to join?
13. What is significant about the date November 11th?
14. What is Conscription?
15. What was the Conscription Crisis of 1917 and what effect did it have on Canadians?
16. List five new technologies developed in World War I?
17. How did the war effect Canada’s national identity?
18. How did the war affect women?
Also, try to fit in material on the following
* Christmas truce on the Western Front
* World War I propaganda
* Images of World War I
* Valour Road
* The origin of Winnie the Poo
Your presentations will be graded using the presentation rubric used throughout the semester and the degree to which you meet the parameters outlined above.
