Semester Test--
Alliances, goals, causes, reasons the US got in, Trench warfare, Weapons, Battles, US Homefront.
Mr Bruns- "Stuff wins wars."
1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
Militarism. Imperialism.Nationalism. Economic Competition.
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
Great Britain is our closest Alie. We joined unofficially because we tried to stay out of the war. War started in 1914 in 1917 we got involved in it. People were teaming up to form alliances.
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
Central Powers vs. Allied Powers. 6 goals. The US wanted to make the world safe for democracy which was said by president Woodrow Wilson. France- German Land.. Great Britain- wanted to get land from the loser. Russia- wanted to control the Dardenelle and Bosporus straits in Turkey. Austria Hungary- Self preservation.
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
First battle of the Mon Battle of the Guilape. Battle of Verdun- Germany wanted to attack but the french had their army around it.
5. What were some of the major naval battles of WWI?
Naval battles are ships fighting each other. The Battle of Druazzo, biggest battle or known as allied ships shooting at everything they came in contact with, trying to get control. Big victory getting safety. Importance of the Navy.
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?
Germany, Austria Hungary, Turkey, and Bolgeria. They were the bad guy in the war. The reason Austria Hungary and Bolgeria went in the war was because of Serbia, they did not like them.
10. What were some of the weapons of WWI?
Trench morders. Grenades. Types of trenches- Front line, support, reserve, and no mans land. Flame throwers. Knifes on the end of your rifles. Tanks were somewhat around. Poison gas. Airplanes were another big one. Artillery guns. Submarines and U Boats. The Germans really focused on submarines more than others did.
11. Describe trench warfare.
Earlier wars soldiers were just packed together, and hope that they didn't get shot. A trench is like a ditch, a big hole in the ground. Trenches were made to protect them. Machine guns were a huge defensive weapon in this time.
12. Describe what happened on the US Home Front in WWI.
The area between the trenches was call no man's land because no one was occupying it. The Von Schlieffen plan was gunna try to get the war done at an earlier time in approx. 6 months, but this plan did not work. Instead of getting right through Belguum it took them around 2 weeks.
The US Homefront
-Where you fight during the war, (your home town.) Because of Anti Germans they made every German, American which made it so they had to carry around a card to say that they were German American. In the beginning it failed really badly. Hoovard organized the food administration, which saved people in Europe, the US, and Belgium. Victory garden was where you plant food and then you harvest it. A lot of schools did this to get involved with the war effort. Comity and Public Information- Media used to stir up patriotism or to get people to think a certain way. The American Red Cross sent over medical supplies and they helped the American and Allied forces! The women had a big part cause they guys went over so they had to step up to the plate!
13. Describe Wilson's 14 Points.
There were 14 points that Woodrow Wilson set up were aiming to end war and make it hopefully so that there wasn't going to be another war. These points were to grant peace. Create the League of Nations also knows as the United Nations was Woodrow's main point that he wanted. These points were to designed to change all countries. It wasn't aimed to punish Germany. TELL ME BOUT THE END OF THE WAR-test question. Bring up the 14 points.
14. Describe the points of the Treaty of Versailles.
US, Great Britain, France, and Italy. The Treaty of Versailles was known as the war guilt cause, Germany had to take full blame for the war. When Germany lost that land they lost mostly all of there economic businesses. Punished Germany severely. Republicans vs. Democrats not compromising we were concerned about war peace.
15. Why did the US never pass the Treaty of Versailles?
16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI?
The war to end all wars was what it was called and what it was suppose to be. The allies had way more powers. After this war the central powers wanted everyone to have peace and quiet fighting. We had more troops, weapons, and us. We also had more goods, and food.
17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world.
Made us loose a lot of money. We lend a lot of money to Great Britain and France. 32 billion dollars is what the amount of money was on the end. Women worked a lot more while the men were at war fighting. 55,000 Americans were killed in WWI. The map of Europe changed drastically after WWI. Finland, Poland, were just two that changed. THERE WERE MORE!
18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles?
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