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1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
Militarism, Imperialism, Economic Competition. There was a serbian conspiracy to assassinate Franz Ferdinand. Assassination of Ferdinand led to world war.
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
Two major alliances made, the allied powers and the central powers. central powers:Germany Turkey Bulgaria Hungarian Otto man empire Austria Hungry. We were part of the Allied powers. we wanted to stay out of the war.
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
no specific goals at first but as time went on. winning territory was a must. Austria Hungry wanted to survive, while other countries were trying to win territory. War of imperialism
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
100 day offensive, bloodiest battle in WWI. We ended up winning because the Americans just got into the war and were fresh.
5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?
6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?
7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI?
Germans sinking ships. Lusitania was sunk kill about 200 Americans. Teddy Roosevelt and the war hawks. different from the causes of WWI
8. What were the major land battles for the US in WWI?
Battle of the Sambre, Operation Michael, Battle of few germans went to mexico and started training them.
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?
Rifles, bayonets tanks flamethrowers machine guns were a defensive weapon
11. Describe trench warfare.
In between was called no man's land
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI.
things were Americanized. Committee on public information
National War Labor Board
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points.
Wilson's plan to end the war. It wasn't what happened. No more secret treaties and alliances.
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles.
United states. Great Britain, Italy, France. Germany had to take full blame for the war. Germany had to make amends with allied forces. Took land away from Germany. Put Germany in a depression.
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles?
Gridlock
16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI?
Stuff wins wars. and the Allied powers had more supplies. We had more troops. The US made a difference.
17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world.
It was a very costly war. new countries. Poland, Finland, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia.
18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles?
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