{"id":25760,"date":"2023-08-01T05:04:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T05:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-purpose-of-this-weeks-assignment-is-to-acquire-fundamental-chronological-and-geographical-knowledge-including-the-main-events-and-developments-of-the-first-world-war\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T05:04:57","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T05:04:57","slug":"the-purpose-of-this-weeks-assignment-is-to-acquire-fundamental-chronological-and-geographical-knowledge-including-the-main-events-and-developments-of-the-first-world-war","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.goodacademic.com\/blog\/questions\/the-purpose-of-this-weeks-assignment-is-to-acquire-fundamental-chronological-and-geographical-knowledge-including-the-main-events-and-developments-of-the-first-world-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The purpose of this week\u2019s assignment is to acquire fundamental chronological and geographical knowledge, including the main events and developments, of the First World War."},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Purpose<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">: The purpose of this week\u2019s assignment is to acquire fundamental chronological and geographical knowledge, including the main events and developments, of the First World War.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Create<\/strong><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>an annotated timeline of the First World War following the guidelines and instructions provided below and using PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">To<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">annotate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>means to list and explain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">An<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><i style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">annotated timeline<\/span><\/i><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span>is a listing of events in timeline form that includes:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Historical events.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The date the historical event occurred.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">An explanation or brief summary detailing the significance of the historical event.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Review the \u201c<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Interactive WWI Timeline<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"margin: -1px; cursor: auto;\">Links to an external site.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">\u201d on the website of the National WWI Museum and Memorial (Kansas City, MO), and identify events and dates that you want to include in your own annotated timeline. The Museum\u2019s timeline can be your only source for this assignment, or it can complement the material included in this week\u2019s module.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Identify and collect the images that you want to display in your annotated timeline. You can use the internet or the material provided in this week\u2019s module. Make sure to take note of your sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Typical timeline entry would include \u201cdate, name\/title of event, annotation\u201d (example: \u201cJune 28, 1914 \/<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand \/ Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, were killed by Bosnian Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: auto;\">Guidelines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Your annotated timeline should consist of at least twenty (20) events, including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 6px; margin-left: 25px; cursor: auto;\">\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The official beginning date of World War I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The Germans\u2019 first use of poison gas as a weapon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The Lusitania incident<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The United States\u2019 declaration of war on Germany<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Lenin\u2019s arrival in Petrograd, Russia<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The Balfour Declaration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The Bolshevik Revolution<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Woodrow Wilson\u2019s \u201c14 Points\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The official ending date of World War I<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Germany\u2019s ratification of the Treaty of Versailles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Include one image for each historical event of your annotated timeline.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">Images should have a succinct description and credit lines according to<span style=\"cursor: auto;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"cursor: auto;\" data-api-returntype=\"Page\" data-api-endpoint=\"https:\/\/acuonline.instructure.com\/api\/v1\/courses\/9087\/pages\/apa-formatting\">APA guidelines<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0px; cursor: auto;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto;\">https:\/\/www.theworldwar.org\/interactive-wwi-timeline<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose: The purpose of this week\u2019s assignment is to acquire fundamental chronological and geographical knowledge, including the main events and developments, of the First World War.&nbsp; Create&nbsp;an annotated timeline of the First World War following the guidelines and instructions provided below and using PowerPoint, Google Slides, or Prezi. To&nbsp;annotate&nbsp;means to list and explain. 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