1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
2 major powers- Triple Allience (Central Powers) -1882 Italy, Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria. Italy switched sides and the Ottoman Empire came in.
Triple Entente (Allies) -Britain, France, Russia, later Italy, Japan, and U.S.
Balkans- Bulgaria and Serbia.
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
Albania- wanted to expand, and free themselves.
Austria-Hungry- wanted to stop the black hand- a terrorist group from bombing them- they were Serbians that didn't want to be part of Austria-Hungry, didn't want Serbia to take them over.
Belgium- trying to keep independence from Germany, Germany wanted Belgium so they could be closer to France.
Brazil- they were neutral at the begining of the war- wanted to keep trade open, joined war because they were forced- German Ships.
China- declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary
Costa Rica- Fought Germany.
Cuba- didn't like Germany, fought with U.S. because the U.S. gave them independence, Cuba didn't like Germany's submarine warfare.
Russia- main goal- eliminate Germany as a competitor, wanted to be known as a military power.
Germany- wanted to secure and maintain German unification.
France- avenge military defeates and weaken Germany's economy.
Britain- wanted to be the number one super power.
America- wanted to help end the war.
4. What were some of the major land battles prior to US involvement-1914-March, 1917?
Mons- fought in France- 1914, Germans were beaten.
Tannenberg- Russians had bigger numbers but didn't have a big success, a big defeat for Russia.
Artoy- in France, Germans against French.
Marne- Sep. 5-25, 1914, allie victory, saved Paris.
Aisne- Sep. 12-28, 1914, allies versus Germans.
Albert- Sep. 25-29, 1914.
Verdun, Somme, and Ypres.
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?
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?We continued presenting.
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