1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
*Mutual Defence Alliances (central powers and allied forces)
*Imperialism
*Militerism
*Nationalism
*Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
*Great Britian
*France
*United States
*Italy
*Russia
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
*Austria-Hungary: control Serbia, gain control of the Ottoman empire, defend the border between Italy and Austria-Hungary.
*Great Britian: maintain themselves as a superpower and a leading country, worried about the German threat, protect France both being threatened by Germany, France and Britian allianced together
*Germany: Secure/Maintain German Unification, Isolate France, Acquire Colonies
*Russia: Got out of the war, Bulshivik Revolution
*France: Avenge Previous Military Defeats, Cripple German Industrial Capacity, Become th Dominant Continental Power
*United States: Wilson (Safe for Democracy)
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
* Battle of Marne
* Battle of Ypres
* Battle of Passchendale
* Battle of Lys
* Battle of Peaks of Flanders
* Battle of Somme
* Battle of Cambrai
5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?
* Battle of Jutland
* Battle of Dogger Bank
* Battle of Heligoland
* Battle of Coronel
* Battle of Falkland Islands
6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?
* U.S. very upset with both sides of the war
* German sinking of British ships an killing U.S. citizens
* Eventually, U.S. drew closer to war and the Allies
* Trade with England rose, and German declined
* The Zimmermann Note
* Beliefs of War Hawks
* Trade with England increased, Germany decreased
* British and American Propaganda
* Preparednss Program (1915)
* American Business
* German declaration of "unlimited submarine warfare"
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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