WWI- Lesson 2, Activity 1- KWL Chart, Slides of History

Download WWI- Lesson 2, Activity 1- KWL Chart and more Slides History in PDF only on Docsity! Name: Topic: Naval Warfare and the Lusitania Date: Know What I think I know Wonder What I want to know Learn What I learned Directions: Before the lesson, write what you think you know about the topic. During the lesson, write what you wonder about the topic or want to know more about. After the lesson, reflect on what you have learned. Name: Topic: Naval Warfare and the Lusitania Date: KEY Know What I think I know Wonder What I want to know Learn What I learned Naval warfare is the use of ships to destroy other ships. I wonder who was using naval warfare during WWI? Both the Allied forces and Central Powers used naval warfare during WWI. Blockades are something that blocks another thing from happening. I wonder what a blockade was used for during WWI? A blockade is the term used to describe the naval warfare tactic of disrupting trade routes during WWI. U-boats are a type of ship. I wonder what type of ship U-boats are? U-boats is short for “untersee-boots” which means submarine in German. International provocations are something that involves multiple countries. I wonder what countries were provoked into WWI and how? The United States was provoked into entering WWI after the sinking of the Lusitania. America was not in WWI in 1915. I wonder how America stayed out of WWI? President Wilson encouraged a foreign policy of cautious neutrality towards the war in Europe. Submarine warfare is a type of underwater fighting. I wonder why the submarines were used instead of traditional ships? Submarine warfare was used by the Germans to subvert the trading blockades by the Allies The Lusitania was a ship. I wonder how big the Lusitania was and where it was going? The Lusitania was a luxury passenger ship traveling from New York to Liverpool, England with almost 2000 passengers on board The Lusitania is important because some Americans were on board. I wonder how many Americans were on board and what happened to them? Along with over 1000 other passengers, 128 Americans died when the Lusitania sunk after it was hit by a torpedo from a German U-boat The sinking of the Lusitania is why the U.S. entered WWI. I wonder why the sinking of this ship was so important? American civilians died when the Lusitania sunk but President Wilson demanded and received an apology from Germany and the United States stayed neutral in the war for almost two more years.