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?
- Germany-
- They had to fight a two sided war
- The Von Schileffen - attack France through Belgium, then take over Paris, then they could head to Russia and help other troops there.
- They under estimated Russia's mitalary
- Failed
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
- They would use parascpoes to look over them
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI.
- What people did back in the home country to help the war
- Every American- German had to carry around a card, they got up into prisoners
- Food Administration- people would go wheat less or meatless day so there was enough food for the troops
- Victory Gardens- you get the food you can't get because it was going to the troops
- Committee on Public Information- try to get supporters for the war
- War Loans- there was 4 types and they, donated money to the war
- Red Cross- they sent over medical supplies
- Women had to step up and did all the jobs
- Afican Americans also did
- National War Labor- settled disputes between workers and employers and discouraged strikes
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points.
- what Wilson wanted the Treaty at the end of the war to be
- Create the League of Nations- so country's had a problem the could settle it without violence. (Worldwide peace committee)
- France thought that Germany should be punished more
- No more secret alleles
- freedom of seas
- little the army
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles.
-Cause of World War 2
- Big Four : United States, Great Britain, France, Italy
- Germany took full blame for the war
- Germany had to pay Great Britain and France
- Germany lost land and seas around them
- Germany was reduced, 100,000 troops
- Germany had also lost businesses
- Put them in a huge depression
- League of Nations-
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles?
- Republics vs. Demorcatics
- If we joined we would be at war constantly
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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