•Be able to identify characteristics of Europe in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s
•Be able to identify the main causes of WWI and how they led to war
•Be able to identify the countries of Europe during WWI and what alliance they belonged to
•Be able to explain what and where the Powderkeg of Europe is and why it was called that
•Be able to identify the event that started WWI
•Be able to identify the goals of the war for countries involved
•Be able to describe what fighting was like in WWI
•Be able to identify the US policy that Wilson declared when WWI broke out in 1914
•Be able to identify why the US was drawn into war and why we drew closer to the Allied Powers
•Be able to analyze WWI propaganda, identify it goals and evaluate the effectiveness of it
•Be able to identify how the convoy system works and the effectiveness of it
•Be able to identify the importance of key people: Woodrow Wilson, Charles Evans Hughes, John Pershing, Ferdinand Foch, Bernard Baruch, Herbert Hoover, George Creel
•Be able to identify the costs of the war: US and grand total
•Be able to identify the actions we took at home to mobilize our country for war
•Be able to describe the Treaty of Versailles in detail and the impact it had on Germany and Europe
- Territorial Losses
- following land was taken away from Germany
- Northern Schleswig (given to Denmark)
- Hultschin (given to Czechoslovakia)
- West Prussia, Posen, and Upper Silesia (given to Poland)
- League of Nations also took control
- Military Losses
- Germany's army was reduced to 100,000 men; Army was not allowed tanks
- Germany was not allowed an air force
- Germany was allowed only 6 capital naval ships and no submarines
- Rhineland area was made into a demilitarized zone. No German soldier or weapon was allowed into this zone. The Allies were to keep an army of occupation on the west bank of the Rhine for 15 years.
- Financial Losses
- loss of vital industrial territory would be a severe blow to Germany's economy. Coal from the Saar and Upper Silesia in particular was a vital economic loss.
- Germany had to pay $33 billion in war reparations
- Germany was also forbidden to unite with Austria to form one country
•Be able to describe Wilson’s 14 Points
- Fourteen Points was a speech delivered by President Woodrow Wilson to Congress on January 8, 1918
- speech became the basis for the terms of the German surrender, as negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919
- other allied countries did not like the 14 points as they thought it was too easy on Germany
- actual Treaty of Versailles had little to do with the Fourteen Points and so was never ratified by the US senate
- An end to secret treaties
- Freedom of the seas
- Free trade of all countries
- Disarmament
- End to colonies claims
- Self-determination for all countries- Russia
- Restoration of Belgium
- Restoration of France
- Readjustment of Italy's boundaries
- Austria- Hungary would be given opportunity for autonomous development
- Romania, Serbia, and Montenegro should be evacuated and restored
- Turkey should be sovereign (independent)
- Poland would be given their independence
- The "League of Nations" would be developed
•Be able to define what the Paris Peace Conference was
- meeting of allied victors following the end of WWI to set the peace terms for Germany and other defeated nations
- took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more then 29 countries
- came up with a series of treaties that reshaped the map of Europe and imposed penalties on Germany
•Be able to describe Wilson’s 14 Points
•Be able to describe the Treaty of Versailles in detail and the impact it had on Germany and Europe
•Be able to describe why the US never ratified the Treaty of Versailles
•Be able to identify the actions we took at home to mobilize our country for war
Home front
- refers to what people did back in the US to help win the war
- every country has their own home front
- regulated industry in the US
- encouraged mass production
- Under the War Industries Board, industrial production in the US increased 20%
- Head of War Industry Board
- headed by Herbert Hoover
- urged people to conserve food
- had "meatless days" and "wheatless days"
- "Victory gardens" were planted by schools and homes
- prevented hoarding of food by people
- "Food is Ammunition- Don't waste it"
Committee on Public Information
- goal was to influence US public opinion to support WWI in their own way
- had huge propaganda campaign to do so
- committee used newsprint, posters, radio, telegraph, and movies to broadcast its message
- Americanized German words:
- German Measles- liberty measles
- hamburger- liberty steak
- sauerkraut- liberty cabbage
- George Creel was in charge
- settled disputes between workers and employers
- discouraged strikes
- "work or fight"
- headed by William H. Taft
•Be able to define what the Paris Peace Conference was
•Be able to describe Wilson’s 14 Points
•Be able to describe the Treaty of Versailles in detail and the impact it had on Germany and Europe
•Be able to describe why the US never ratified the Treaty of Versailles
CASUALTIES
- Military and Civilian
- deaths: 16.5 million
- wounded: 20 million
- casualties: 35 million +
- Military
- deaths: 9.7 million
- wounded: 21.2 million
- prisoners of war and missing soldiers: 7.5 million
- Five permanent members
- G.B., France, Italy, US, Japan
- Four non-permanent members that rotated
- All members must submit disputes for investigation, arbitration, and settlement
- If member nation ignored, League could take action
- Economic sanctions
- France wanted an international army but US and GB did not
- Germany and the Soviet Union were not allowed to join right away
- US never joined
- Republicans thought it would pull US into European wars
- Congress was concerned it would lose its power to declare war if we joined
- Why US didn't sign Treaty of Versailles
- Concern over the League of Nations
- Politics
- US signed the US- German Peace Treaty in 1921
Monday- took notes
Tuesday- notes
Wednesday- notes
Thursday- reviewed semester tests
Friday- work day
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