1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, Economic Competition, and Alliances
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
Central Powers: Germany Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey (Ottoman Empire). Allied Powers: U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia, and Italy.
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved? United States: to make a safer democracy, France and Great Britain: to gain land and to get revenge on Germany. Germany: To gain land from France and Great Britain, and Russia, to gain areas in Turkey, Austria Hungary: to survive.
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917? Battle of Gallipoli, Battle of Verdun, Battle of Somme, Battle of Bella Wood, The Lost Battalion.
5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI? Battle of Durazzo.
6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914? The U.S. remained a neutral country for 3 years under President Wilson.
7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI? Sinking of the Arabic, Lusitania, and the Sussex. Germany also sent Mexico a letter telling them to wage war on the U.S. U.S. business also played a role in their involvement.
8. What were the major land battles for the US in WWI? Battle of the Sombre, Operation Michael, Battle of Ambros Nogales, Battle of Bella Wood, The Lost Battalion.
9. What were the major military strategies for winning the war for both Allied and Central Powers? For the Central Powers Germany used the Von Schlieffen plan.
10. What were some of the weapons of WWI? Bayonets, flamethrowers, grenades, machine guns.
11. Describe trench warfare. It came about in WWI, it was a good place offensively and defensively. There were 100s of miles of trenches in northern France from WWI.
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI. Germans were required to register and carry cards saying they were German, Herbert Hoover took over in the food administration, and everything was"Americanized."
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points. Imperialism was no longer allowed, all conquered territories were to be freed, and the League of Nations was created.
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany had to take blame for all of WWI, and they had to pay a lot of money to the allied powers during the war. Germany also had to reduce the size of their military.
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles? Conflicting opinions of democrats and republicans in the U.S.
16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI? They had more stuff.
17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world. Many countries went into economic depression because of all the money spent on the war. Over 15 million total lives were lost throughout the course of the war. Many countries in Europe became countries again.
18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles?
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