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Summary and Objective
Through their participation in this activity, students will learn that although WWI was primarily a "European war", the US played an important role. They will also learn that while there was general support for U.S.involvement in the war, there was also opposition to U.S. involvement.
Teaching Plan
Step 1.
Students will read page 113 of "The World's Work" to gain an understanding that while WWI was primarily a European Conflict, the US was involved.
Step 2.
After viewing various propaganda posters such as "Rivets are Bayonets" and "Allies Arise" students will understand that propaganda was used on all sides of the conflict - by the allied forces including the USA, the German and Austrian governments as well as the US industrial corporations. After viewing the posters students will be asked to identify both the creators of the posters and their intended audiences.
Step 3.
After viewing sheet music and song lyrics from the Anti-War Movement in the U.S link, which can be found at the bottom of this page, students will understand that the peace movement in the U.S. was supported by a wide variety of groups. After exploring the Anti-War Movement link (below), students will answer the following questions: Who opposed the war, and why? Who wrote the anti-war songs, and who was the intended audience for the songs.
Step 4.
Students will write a short, one page summary of U.S involvement in the war and opposition to the war.
Step 5.
After reading the novel All Quiet on the Western Front, students will be asked to write an essay in which they compare and contrast the attitude of the German public's attitude toward the war as portrayed in the novel with the American attitude toward the war as revealed through this activity.
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