Study Session

Unit 7: Global Conflict (1900-Present)

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Key themes

Flashcard topics

Sample questions

45-minute plan

Keep moving so you get through every step.

5 min: Warm-up — Pick 2 key themes and outline a thesis.
10 min: Flashcards — Define 6 terms and connect them to context.
20 min: SAQ draft — Answer one prompt using ACE: Answer, Cite evidence, Explain.
10 min: Review — Underline evidence and add 1 missing detail.

Flashcard set

Start with these eight terms.

MilitarismAlliancesImperialismNationalismTrench warfareTotal warTreaty of VersaillesGreat Depression

Practice prompt

Use this as your main timed prompt.

SAQ

(a) Identify ONE cause of the First World War (1914-1918). (b) Describe ONE consequence of the First World War for a region outside Europe in the period circa 1914 to 1939. (c) Explain ONE way the global impact of the Second World War (1939-1945) differed from that of the First World War.

SAQ Builder checklist

Keep these in mind while you answer.

Answer in 3-4 sentences
Underline the evidence you used
Circle the comparison or causation statement

Wrap-up checklist

Finish with these so what you practiced sticks.

Log 2 concepts you still need to review
Add 3 flashcards to tomorrow's deck
Write a 1-sentence thesis in your own words

More prompts

Use these to extend the session or build a full practice set.

Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE cause of the First World War (1914-1918).
(b) Describe ONE consequence of the First World War for a region outside Europe in the period circa 1914 to 1939.
(c) Explain ONE way the global impact of the Second World War (1939-1945) differed from that of the First World War.

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Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE term the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany in 1919.
(b) Describe ONE way the Treaty of Versailles contributed to instability in Europe in the period circa 1919 to 1939.
(c) Explain ONE reason the League of Nations failed to prevent further conflict in the period circa 1919 to 1939.

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Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929.
(b) Describe ONE way the Great Depression affected economies outside the United States in the period circa 1929 to 1939.
(c) Explain ONE political effect of the Great Depression in Europe or Asia in the period circa 1929 to 1939.

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Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE fascist or authoritarian regime that came to power in the period circa 1918 to 1939.
(b) Describe ONE method such regimes used to maintain power in the period circa 1918 to 1945.
(c) Explain ONE way populations supported or resisted these regimes in the period circa 1918 to 1945.

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Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE example of total war mobilization during the Second World War (1939-1945).
(b) Describe ONE way governments mobilized their societies for total war in the period circa 1939 to 1945.
(c) Explain ONE impact of total war on civilian populations in the period circa 1939 to 1945.

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45-minute plan

Keep moving so you get through every step.

5 min: Warm-up — Pick 2 key themes and outline a thesis.

10 min: Flashcards — Define 6 terms and connect them to context.

20 min: SAQ draft — Answer one prompt using ACE: Answer, Cite evidence, Explain.

10 min: Review — Underline evidence and add 1 missing detail.

Practice prompt

Use this as your main timed prompt.

SAQ

More prompts

Use these to extend the session or build a full practice set.

Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE cause of the First World War (1914-1918).
(b) Describe ONE consequence of the First World War for a region outside Europe in the period circa 1914 to 1939.
(c) Explain ONE way the global impact of the Second World War (1939-1945) differed from that of the First World War.

Write your answer and get it scored →

Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE term the Treaty of Versailles imposed on Germany in 1919.
(b) Describe ONE way the Treaty of Versailles contributed to instability in Europe in the period circa 1919 to 1939.
(c) Explain ONE reason the League of Nations failed to prevent further conflict in the period circa 1919 to 1939.

Write your answer and get it scored →

Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929.
(b) Describe ONE way the Great Depression affected economies outside the United States in the period circa 1929 to 1939.
(c) Explain ONE political effect of the Great Depression in Europe or Asia in the period circa 1929 to 1939.

Write your answer and get it scored →

Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE fascist or authoritarian regime that came to power in the period circa 1918 to 1939.
(b) Describe ONE method such regimes used to maintain power in the period circa 1918 to 1945.
(c) Explain ONE way populations supported or resisted these regimes in the period circa 1918 to 1945.

Write your answer and get it scored →

Short answer

Three parts, one point each. No thesis needed.

(a) Identify ONE example of total war mobilization during the Second World War (1939-1945).
(b) Describe ONE way governments mobilized their societies for total war in the period circa 1939 to 1945.
(c) Explain ONE impact of total war on civilian populations in the period circa 1939 to 1945.

Write your answer and get it scored →

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