12/4/2012

We are descending our assigned blogs. Talked about assigned blog 6.

1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?

This is where it all starts.  MINES Militarism Imperialism Nationalism Economic competition System of alliances

2. What were the major alliances of WWI?

Great Britian, Germany, Cananda- Clossest Allies.

Allies Powers, and Central Powers! Central- Germany, Hungarian, Outoman Empire, Turkey, Italy (Little while), Astria, Eventually US. We wanted to s

Cuba, North Cariah, Iran- Support Tarism.

China is a place we need for goods, but we have a lot of issues with them.

3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?

Germany, and Britain. Germany border disputes with France. They wanted to get land.

Austria Hungary wanted to stay a country but they didn't.

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?

It helped protecting trading. The Britain controlled the sea.

6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?

declared neutrality at first, didn't want to help anyone, didnt want to take sides or favor certain countries. almost impossible to do. germans sunk a ship that had americans on board. german u-boats. telegram message that was intended to go to mexico went to the US, said that if the US kept their neutrality then mexico should attack the homefront- did this so that it would keep us at home instead of across the atlantic ocean. germany was sinking ships-pushed us toward GB's side.

We didn't want to go in, but we got sucked in.

7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI?

germany sinking ships, zimmerman note, american banks and business, war hawks.

Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Economic Competition, System of Alliances. MINES- Accronime.

8. What were the major land battles for the US in WWI?

9. What were the major military strategies for winning the war for both Allied and Central Powers

battle of bella wood- june 6,1918 near the marne river. americans vs germans

100 day offensive- americans, french and british, bombarded the german mines. led to the second battle of the marne river. march 21, 1918- began. ended in july.

battle of cantini- 1918, fought the germans and captured their place. 100 dead 1500 wounded out of US troops.

lost batallian- fought in northern France, lost 197 men, 150 were missing or captured. didn't win. captured some of our men back, wanted to go around the Germans. 7 days

nagalos- on the border of US and Mexico, started at 4:10 that day, between Mexico and the US. more of an incident- not really a battle.

2nd battle of asine- fought on western front, Germans fought back and we took them down very fast.

3rd battle of the aisne- see assigned blog

2nd battle of the psalm- between Germany and the British- western front. 1918.

10. What were some of the weapons of WWI?

11. Describe trench warfare.

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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