1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
- Militarism Countries were building up there military
- Imperialism
- Nationalism
- Economic Competition- all the countries were all fighting over the resources
- System of Alliances
- The assassination of the next king of Hungary (Archduke Franz Ferdinand)
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
- Allies- when two are more countries fight together in war.
- We joined unofficially, we wanted to avoid war
- Allies Powers
- United Kingdom
-France
-Russia
-Italy (later)
- US
- Central Powers
-Germany
- Austria-Hungary
-Turkey
-Bulgaria
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?
- Battle of Durazzo - biggest WW1 naval battle US fought in.
- ship vs. ship
- navy is important
6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?
We wanted to be neutral
7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI?
- Zimmerman Note - Note to Mexico from Germany
- Lusitania
- American Businesses and Bankers
- War Hawks
- Trade with England
- German declaration
8. What were the major land battles for the US in WWI?
We just listened
9. What were the major military strategies for winning the war for both Allied and Central Powers?
10. What were some of the weapons of WWI?
- Trench molders, Grenades, Flame throwers, Bayonets, Tanks, Machine Guns, Poison gas, Rifles, Airplanes
11. Describe trench warfare.
- a dug out ditch
- it protected people from war
- places toe hide
- between the to side there was no man's land, everyone died there
- barbwire to slow people down
- they lived in trenches
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI.
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points.
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles.
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles?
16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI?
17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world.
18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles?
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