What made WWI a "World War?"

Lesson on the experience of colonized people during WWI. It looks at racist policies used against colonial troops, Chinese contract workers, the high death rates of the carrier corps, and more.

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What made WWI a World War?

Lesson on the experience of colonized people during WWI. It looks at racist policies used against colonial troops, Chinese contract workers, the high death rates of the carrier corps, and more.

teaching, lessons, history, ww1, anti-racism

10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War.

4. Understand the nature of the war and its human costs (military and civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including how colonial peoples contributed to the war effort.

Adapted from: https://www.bl.uk/world-war-one/articles/colonial-troops

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

What makes World War 1 a global conflict?

Does World War 1 deserve the title of “World War?”

GUIDING QUESTIONS:

How were European colonies impacted by WWI?

What factor did racism play in WWI?

What was the human cost of WWI?

This lesson is based on resources from the British Library Collections on WWI. Primarily this lesson pulls from the articles on Experiences of Colonial Troops, Race, Racism and Military Strategy, and Contract Works in World War One.

CALIFORNIA STATE STANDARDS FOR HSS:

10.5 Students analyze the causes and course of the First World War.

10.5.4. Understand the nature of the war and its human costs (military and civilian) on all sides of the conflict, including how colonial peoples contributed to the war effort.

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🍐Describe what the map tells you about France.

How were European colonies impacted by WWI?

In your response include 3 specific things you learned from the previous slides.

🍐Where did contract workers come from?

🍐What was the work like for Contract Workers?

🍐What were living conditions like for Contract Workers?

Take a minute to look at this cemetery in France. The headstones were crafted by the Chinese Labor Corp for Chinese workers who were killed during WWI.

EXPLORE

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🍐How did France and Britain differ when using colonial troops?

🍐What does it mean they categorized people by ‘martial races’?

🍐What was “La Force Noire?”

What factor did racism play in WWI?

In your response include 3 specific things you learned from the previous slides.

🍐How did a campaign start in East Africa?

🍐Who were the Carrier Corps and how were they treated?

🍐What were the consequences of the war in East Africa?

A modern historian collected oral histories in Tanzania. You can hear his whole story here.

🍐ONE THING YOU NOTICE.

🍐ONE THING YOU WONDER.

🍐ONE THING YOU LEARNED.

What was the human cost of WWI?

In your response include 3 specific things you learned from the previous slides.

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What made WWI a World War?
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Tags Teaching, Lessons, History, Ww1, Anti-racism
Type Google Slide
Published 14/03/2024, 08:03:35

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