Posted by 3Jaz=^_^= on December 2, 2011 at 10:32am
1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?2. What were the major alliances of WWI?Triple Entente: Great Britain, Russia, France.Triple Alliance: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (who switched over to Entente) and Ottoman Empire.3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?Entente: To destroy nationalistic Germany.Central powers: Expand their nationalistic/imperialistic empire.4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?-Battle of Mons. British expeditionary force. arrived in France in august 1914. meed other french army in charleroi. found German army along the way.-Battle of Tannenberg. 150,000 soldiers to begin. 10,000 at the end. Worst Russian defeat.-Aisne. Allies vs. German 1st and 2nd armies. allied forces here fatigued and cautious.--Verdun- February 21, December 12, 2916. Germans attacked French in France. Worst encounter of WW1--Somme-July 1-November 18 1916. British and French against the Germans. same time as Verdun. No one really won, but British and french gained advantage. allies gained a bit more ground.--Ypres-Belgium-October 19- November 22, 1914. British and French against the Germans.5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?-Jutland-German High Fleet vs. Royal Navy of Britain. British thought they were going to win. Britain believed they could read German's codes. German victory.-Dogger Bank 1915- German and British. First started with the German Admiral Franz von Hipper ordered a raid on three British Northern sea coastal town. British got word and surprised the Germans. Both sides backed down after some damage on both sides. Ended with German victory. Main cause: The North Sea.-Heligoland Bight- Germany and Britain. Fought for North Sea. 1200 German fatalities. 35 British fatalities. fought in long distance sorties.6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI?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?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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