Today we had blog disscussion, I presented the Treaty of Versailles.
Germany lost land colonies around the world, and around them.
Disablesd Germany's military.
Paid 33 billion paid out. They thought all the others wanted them bankrupt
France wanted to "salt the wounds" of Germany
Wilson pushed towards league of nations
we never signed the treaty, or joined the league of nations
isolationism settles back in
US being on the allied side helped win, we are a huge power
1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe? Mutual defense alliances, imperialism, etc.
2. What were the major alliances of WWI? [Russia and Siberia], [Germany and Austria-Hungary], [France and Russia], [Britain, France, and Belgium], [Japan and Britain]
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved? LAND.
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? Germany blockade
6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914? We had to step in, to help
7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI? The domino effect, the alliances all piled on top of eachother.
8. What were the major land battles for the US in WWI? (See blog discussion 6, from our whole class)
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? A lot...
11. Describe trench warfare. Defensive, in trenches, lots of deaths, casualties, etc.
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI. War bonds were promoted
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points. No secret treaties/ alliances, Freedom of the seas, Lowering/elimination of tariffs, disarm weapons, German army must leave Russia, Belgium should become independent.
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles. (See my assigned blog #seven)
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles? (See my assigned blog #seven)
16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI? Starved Germany
17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world. Lots of casualties,
18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles? (See my assigned blog #seven)
Main causes of the war
M ilitarism
I mperialism
N ationalism
E conomic competition
S ystem of alliances
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