Posted by 4Chancey on December 14, 2011 at 10:34am
On this day we finished up the rest of the WWI presentations. We started with why the allies won. Here are the notes I took for the day:16. Why did the Allied Powers win WWI? With the Allied Powers, they worked as a team, working together. Had similiar weapons. United States was a breath of fresh air for the Allied Powers. For the Central Powers, we overwhelmed them. We had a surplus of supplies and weapons and troops. We had better technology, and had fewer mistakes. Germany's plans didn't work since they were surrounded by the Russians and the French.17. Describe the impact WWI had on the world. Military powers rose and fell. Social changes in countries. Governments had interesting motives/ideas or questionable behaviors. Millions were killed during the war. Our military became stronger. Propeganda forced even more fears for us. European social systems and political systems were damaged. England was in debt to the United States, and women were given the right to vote. France had a lot of people die. Property damage and wartime losses made it a hard time for them. Germany suffered from an economic collapse. The government failed miserably. Social democratic party took over. They wanted vengeance. United States had an increase in employment and had a great increase in profit to industry. America became the greatest power after WWI, enough though we went back into isolationism.18. How did countries react to the Treaty of Versailles? Germany was forced to follow it, and if they didn't, the Allies would invade. Germany had to pay for all the war costs. Resources disappeared and income diminished, and a large economic depression. Any German objections were ignored, and it was not Wilson's 14 points, so they were surprised. Britain had gained some German colonies, but France wanted Germany to be punished even more.
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