WORLD WAR I LIVE ACTION ROLE PLAY
CHALLENGE 7
War in Armythia
UNIT MISSION
Just as a reminder, the unit mission is below. This is our final goal for the unit. To meet this goal, each lesson will have targets that you must meet in order to make this goal. The live action role play lesson is this first lesson in the World War I unit. The LARP targets are listed below the mission.
What was World War I? What caused it? How was it fought? How did it end? What was the Impact?
INTRODUCTION LESSON TARGETS
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CHALLENGE 7: WAR IN ARMYTHIA
CHALLENGE 7 RESOURCES
Computer, Numbers for Mac, Internet, printer, computer paper, Class Learning Platform, Apple T.V., National Signs, Lesson Chronicles Folder, National Intel Folders
CHALLENGE 7 ACTIVITIES
1.) The Road So Far
2.) World Summit
3.) World News Broadcast
4.) The Domino Effect
5.) Challenge 7 Chronicles
2.) World Summit
3.) World News Broadcast
4.) The Domino Effect
5.) Challenge 7 Chronicles
The planet of Armythia could be described as a keg of gunpowder. Every nation on the planet was very nationalistic. The citizens of each nation felt proud and developed a strong sense of loyalty and devotion for their country. Eight major nations rose to world power status quickly. Rivalries developed between these nations to be the most powerful and most important. The leaders of these nations took advantage of their citizens' loyalty to promote causes that would help them rise to the top. The feelings of pride and loyalty melted away into feelings of superiority and avarice. Leaders would stop at nothing to make sure their nation was viewed as the most powerful nation on the planet. So, to prove their superiority the eight major nations adopted the policy of militarism and engaged in a brutal race to develop the best militaries.
Soon, merely having a strong military that was well equipped with the best weapons and latest technology, was not enough to establish your nation as a world power. So, the eight major nations adopted the policy of imperialism and began using their vast, strong militaries to take over smaller and weaker nations. One by one, nations on the continents of Dunsway and Lortawan were claimed without any regard for the people living there. The eight major nations exploited these weaker nations' natural resources and established grand empires.
As the eight empires carved up the continents of Dunsway and Lortawan, rivalries between the 8 empires grew intensely. Bitter feuds arose when two or more empires wanted to conquer the same nation. When empires were unable to conquer the nations in Dunsway and Lortawan they had hoped to, they started targeting other empires. When a Zydorian extremist faction raided Aratu and won back land for Zydor, an international crisis began. Newspaper companies, overly eager to capitalize on the situation, exaggerated, the already delicate crisis, and announced to the world that Zydor had troops mobilized on their borders with Calleaux and Reyden. The newspapers' yellow journalism turned an already tense situation into a hostile one.
Tension over the crisis led the empires to form alliances with each other and against each other. Nations who shared a common enemy or felt threatened by the same nation formed defensive alliances, where they both agreed to defend the other should one be invaded. Greedy empires formed offensive alliances together, where they agreed to attack an empire together and split the winnings. If an empire knew they were a target of an invasion, they would find another empire that was also a target and form a counter offensive alliance. In a counter offensive alliance, the empires who felt threatened would combine their forces and attack the threatening empire before it could invade either. Some empires were able to keep out of the feuds but wanted one side in other empires' feuds to win, so they formed trade alliances. In a trade alliance an empire would provide another empire with the money, products, and natural resources that were needed to fight a war as a loan or in return for land after the war, but did not agree to help them fight.
A couple of empires realized the devastation that could happen if they remained on their current path, so they chose neutrality. Neutral nations do not fight in wars and do not take sides in wars between others. One empire even adopted the policy of isolationism. This empire has decided not to involve themselves in any foreign affairs but do plan on attending the world summit just to stay informed of any potential threats.
Now, the 8 empires are meeting at the World Summit in Thal to discuss the current conflict and assess their positions in the conflict.
Soon, merely having a strong military that was well equipped with the best weapons and latest technology, was not enough to establish your nation as a world power. So, the eight major nations adopted the policy of imperialism and began using their vast, strong militaries to take over smaller and weaker nations. One by one, nations on the continents of Dunsway and Lortawan were claimed without any regard for the people living there. The eight major nations exploited these weaker nations' natural resources and established grand empires.
As the eight empires carved up the continents of Dunsway and Lortawan, rivalries between the 8 empires grew intensely. Bitter feuds arose when two or more empires wanted to conquer the same nation. When empires were unable to conquer the nations in Dunsway and Lortawan they had hoped to, they started targeting other empires. When a Zydorian extremist faction raided Aratu and won back land for Zydor, an international crisis began. Newspaper companies, overly eager to capitalize on the situation, exaggerated, the already delicate crisis, and announced to the world that Zydor had troops mobilized on their borders with Calleaux and Reyden. The newspapers' yellow journalism turned an already tense situation into a hostile one.
Tension over the crisis led the empires to form alliances with each other and against each other. Nations who shared a common enemy or felt threatened by the same nation formed defensive alliances, where they both agreed to defend the other should one be invaded. Greedy empires formed offensive alliances together, where they agreed to attack an empire together and split the winnings. If an empire knew they were a target of an invasion, they would find another empire that was also a target and form a counter offensive alliance. In a counter offensive alliance, the empires who felt threatened would combine their forces and attack the threatening empire before it could invade either. Some empires were able to keep out of the feuds but wanted one side in other empires' feuds to win, so they formed trade alliances. In a trade alliance an empire would provide another empire with the money, products, and natural resources that were needed to fight a war as a loan or in return for land after the war, but did not agree to help them fight.
A couple of empires realized the devastation that could happen if they remained on their current path, so they chose neutrality. Neutral nations do not fight in wars and do not take sides in wars between others. One empire even adopted the policy of isolationism. This empire has decided not to involve themselves in any foreign affairs but do plan on attending the world summit just to stay informed of any potential threats.
Now, the 8 empires are meeting at the World Summit in Thal to discuss the current conflict and assess their positions in the conflict.
THE WORLD SUMMITEach nation will read their national position papers to the whole class at the world summit. Be careful not to read your foreign policy. This is secret!
President of Thal: I now call to order the official World Summit in Thal. At this time we invite the presidents of each empire to come and express their proposals to the other empires. We will go in the following order:
WORLD NEWS BROADCASTFollow along and listen to the World News Broadcast published below.
To: Presidents and Advisory Councils
From: United Press International DATELINE: Assassination The International Press has learned that the Crowned Prince and Grand Dutchess of Zydor were assassinated by an Aratuian extremist faction while they were touring Zydorian territory on the Zydor-Aratu border. The Crowned Prince and his wife the Grand Dutchess were known for being sympathetic to the native Aratuian people living in this section of Zydor. They had planned a trip to talk with the people there to see how they could work out the current conflict. The Crowned Prince was the heir to Zydor's throne. His wife was pregnant with what would have been their fourth child. The Aratuian government has arrested the assassin and many members of the Aratuian extremist faction involved. They are currently in jail and are awaiting punishment. Aratuian officials have publicly denied any involvement in the assassination and wish to meet with Zydorian officials to offer their sincere condolences. The Crowned Prince and Grand Dutchess leave behind three children, ages 6, 4, and 2. Zydor's officials are outraged. They do not know whether to believe Aratu or not. Their decision to declare war could possibly throw the whole world into war. The fate of Armythia hangs in the balance! 
THE DOMINO EFFECTFollow along and listen as I read to you about the Domino Effect.
A domino effect is when one event sets into motion a chain of similar events where each event is triggered by the previous event. Zydor's decision to declare war or to work out a peace agreement will create a domino effect. Their action will cause other nations to make decisions and those nations' decisions will trigger even more nations' decisions. In the next portion of the LARP. Zydor will declare their intent by saying that they declare war or want to establish peace. I will gather each nations' alliance agreements, militarism packets, imperial conquests, and foreign policies from previous lessons and use them to determine the course of events that occur. Each part of your foreign policy will contribute to the outcome.
After Zydor announces their intent, I will read a specific portion of each groups' foreign policy as it pertains to the situation. I will record the chain of events in a chain of events organizer online as they happen. I will use the results from our militarism, imperialism, and crisis lessons in battles. You will see how this works as the LARP plays out. Challenge 8 is the reveal. In Challenge 8, I will reveal the real nations each of your imaginary nations represented. I will go over the real events that led up to and occurred during World War I. You will then evaluate whether your outcome was the same as the real outcomes and analyze whether your decisions or the decisions of real World War I leaders were more beneficial. During the course of the "war" you will hear a few "war" terms that you might not know. These are listed in the toolbox to the right. These will be on your test, so if you don't know them, study! Challenge 7 Lesson Chronicles
Challenge 7 Lesson Chronicles Directions: Remember, your Lesson 7 Chronicles are all online. Click on the icon to the left to complete your Lesson 7 Chronicles. Your score will come back to you instantly. Do not do the
Lesson 7 Online Chronicles until you are told to do so. If you do, you will be deducted 10 points. Wait until we finish the lesson and discuss it as a class. END OF CHALLENGE 7
You have completed Challenge 7 of the World War I Live Action Role Play. |
TOOL BOX
Chronicles Links
Do not do the Lesson 7 Online Chronicles until you are told to do so. If you do, you will be deducted 10 points. Wait until we finish the lesson and discuss it as a class.
Challenge 7 Termsassassinated: to kill a famous or important person usually for political reasons
blockade: to stop people or supplies from entering or leaving a country during a war casualties: those in the military who are lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, capture or that are missing in action counter-offensive: an attack made in order to defend against an enemy or opponent deployed: to move troops into position for military action or to send troops into war diplomatic mission: when one nation sends one representative or a small group of representatives to another nation to talk about issues, work out negotiations, or make alliances dogfight: combat or fighting with military airplanes domestic unrest: a situation in which many of the people in a country are angry and hold protests or act violently domino effect: when one event sets into motion a chain of similar events where each event is triggered by the previous event draft: a system in which young people are required to join the armed forces of a country for a period of service economy: the way in which a nation uses its resources and how it makes and spends its money enlist: to join or enroll in the military espionage: the things that are done to find out secrets from enemies or competitors or the activity of spying exploited: to use someone or something in a way that helps you unfairly front: a region in which active warfare is taking place frontline: the military line or part of an army that is closest to the enemy howitzer: a large gun that is used to fire shells high into the air for a short distance industrialized: a nation that manufactures goods in industries as their major way of making money and maintaining their economy infrastructure: the basic facilities, services, equipment, and structures that are needed for a country or region to function properly including roads, schools, phone lines, sewage treatment plants and power stations intercepted: stopping someone or something from getting to a desired place isolationism: the policy of is staying out of conflicts and political affairs with other nations mine: a bomb that is placed in the ground or in water and that explodes when it is touched mobilized: bringing together military forces to prepare for war mortar: a short light cannon used to shoot shells high into the air mutiny: when soldiers refuse to obey orders and try to take control away from the person who commands them neutral: a nation that does not participate in a war offensive: attacking an enemy reconnaissance: exploring or investigating enemy territory to gain military information reinforcements: people and supplies that are sent to help or support an army or military force in a conflict, battle, or war republic: form of government where the citizens themselves hold power by electing officials to represent them resistance: a group fighting against someone or something stalemate: a deadlock situation where neither side is able to gain ground or win a battle stockpiled: to store up a pile of something to use in an emergency, at a planned time, or at a later time torpedo: a cigar-shaped missile designed to be fired from an airplane, ship, or submarine to explode on reaching a target treaty: an agreement between two or more nations trench warfare: a type of fighting in which two enemy armies dig long, deep ditches called trenches facing each other and fight from these trenches two front war: a region in which active warfare is taking place in two places at one time yellow journalism: when newspapers exaggerated the truth or embellished stories to make them seem a bigger deal than they actually were |