IMPERIALISM AND THE GREAT WAR:

Unit Project Assignment

For this unit, you will choose THREE of the tasks below to complete them by Friday April 11. (You can
turn it in early.) You will have time to work on these assignments in class, but you will likely need to work on
it on your own as well. This project is worth 100 points total (with 33 1/3 points per assignment). List any
sources you use, other than your textbook. Use MLA format when citing sources. Make sure that all of your
products are creatively and neatly done-create something to be proud of.
This sheet should be attached to your assignments when you submit them. Submit all three together.
Name: ______________________________________________________ Date: ____________________
1. Make an illustrated timeline
of 7-10 key events during
World War I. Your events must
be related to a common theme
and your timeline should have
a title. Each event should have
a 1-2 sentence description.

2. Choose a poem written by a

WWI soldier. Create an
appropriate illustration for that
poem. Poems from WWI can
be found here:

Some possible themes include:

-Major Battles on the Western
Front
-Events Leading to US
Involvement

Your finished product should

be a sheet of paper that
includes both the illustration
AND the poem.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/poetsa
ndprose/index.htm

3. Make a crossword puzzle

using vocabulary terms,
people, events, or battles from
World War I. Your crossword
needs to have at least 20
terms. You must also make
the answer key.

Or you can choose your own

theme.
4. Create an original
propaganda poster. Your
poster can be from the
perspective of any country that
participated in World War I. It
can be in color or black and
white.

5. You are a senator in 1918.

Write a 2-3 paragraph speech
either in support or opposition
to the League of Nations. Why
do you feel the way that you
do? What are the pros and/or
cons of your position?

6. Pretend that the United

States did not join the Allies in
fighting during WWI. Write 2-3
paragraphs that explain what
might have happened. When
would the war have ended?
Who would have won? How
would the results have been
different? This may be typed
or handwritten.

7. Create a comic strip about

the causes of the SpanishAmerican War. It should have
5-8 panels, and include
accurate historical facts,
people, and events. It can be
in color or in black and white.

8. Write a diary entry from the

perspective of a major leader
during the World War I era.
Your choices include:

9. Find a political cartoon

about the Treaty of Versailles.
(Print it out, and write a short
analysis (2 paragraphs) of the
cartoon:

-Kaiser Wilhelm II (Germany)

-Woodrow Wilson (US)
-David Lloyd George (GB)
-Georges Clemenceau (F)
-Tsar Nicholas II (Russia)
-V.I. Lenin (Russia)
Your journal should be 1-2
pages long and focus on this
persons view of a major
event. It should include a list of
any sources you used.

-What does the cartoon show?

Name 3 important details
-Does the cartoon have any
symbols? What are they and
what do they stand for?
-Is there a caption? What does
it mean?
-What is the message of the
cartoon?