1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
Central powers- Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria, Turkey.
Allied powers- United Kingdom, France, Russia, US (1917), Italy
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
Militarism- having a strong military.
Imperialism- taking over smaller countries.
Nationalism- having a strong feelings for your country. patriotism
Economic Competition- competing for natural resources, colonies,
System of Alliances-
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
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?
Sinking Americans on ships
Zimmerman note- Germany sent the note to Mexico saying to start war with us.
Bankers push us into the war to make money
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?
Germany- Von Schlieffen plan.. (Split the troops. ) attack france on one side, then attack Russia, did not work.
10. What were some of the weapons of WWI?
-airplanes
11. Describe trench warfare.
-Front Line
-support
-Reserve
-"No Man's Land"
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI.
-a home country war is going on.
Victory garden- plant food, harvest, eat it, so there is more other food for our troops.
When men were over at war, the woman had to step up to the plate and take their jobs, so did the African Americans,
" 'Stuff' wins wars" -Mr. Bruns
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points.
League of nations
Designed to be to all nations,
The 14 points were to end the war, and not to have another war.
The Treaty of Versailles happened at the end of it.
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles.
-US
-Great Brittan
-Italy
-France
-War guilt clause- Germany had to take full responsibility
-Make amends to payments to wining countries. 33,000,000 dollars
-Treaty said Germany lost land, over seas and on his land.
-German military was refused big time. only 100,000 no take, not planes, not ships,
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles?
-republican and democrats not compromising
-1920's we went back to isolationism.
16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI?
Allies had way more power, central powers wanted peace.
We had helped, and we had stuff. (Weapons, ammo, food, troops)
Germany made many mistakes. (Von Sleshin plan.)
More Allies, Belgium, Serbia, ect...
17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world.
Lost a lot of money, gave money to other countries.
Put woman to work in factory's.
Lost a lot of troops. US- 55,000 in battle deaths.
15,000,000 total people died all around the world in WWI
Created jobs
Established the League of nations.
Allowed Adolf Hitler to come into power,
Changed European map. -Finland, Estavia, Laughia, Lithuania, Poland, Chezlaslavia, Yugoslavia
18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles?
US In WW1 (To know)
-mostly in 1918
-mostly fought in Northern France
-troops known as "dough-boys"
-led by General Pershing
US Causes
1. Germany Sinking ships
2. Zimmerman Note
3. American Banks&Business
4. War hawks
US Neutrality
1914-1917
US Home-front
-Food adds
-Committee on public info
-propaganda
-War Ind. Bored
-National War Labor Bored
-War Bonds
-Woman
Central Powers vs. Allied Powers
Goals;
-US
-Germany
-France
-Great Britain
-Russia
-Austria-Hungry
-Paris Peace conference
-Treaty of Versailles
-Wilson's 14 points
Militarism- having a strong military.
Imperialism- taking over smaller countries.
Nationalism- having a strong feelings for your country. patriotism
Economic Competition- competing for natural resources, colonies,
System of Alliances-
Jazz age- 1920 is my assigned blog that is due; Tuesday 8am
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