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Essentials for US History--Semester One
1. Students will understand the impact the Industrial Revolution had on the United States.
2. Students will understand the impact immigration and urbanization had on the United States.
3. Students will understand the impact of the Progressive Era on the United States.
4. Students will understand the impact imperialism had on the United States and world.
5. Students will understand the causes for US involvement in World War I and the effects it had on the United States.
6. Students will understand the political, social and economic changes that occurred in the 1920’s in the United States.
Have to answer these questions in the semester test blog. These are some of the test questions.
WWI Chapter 11 questions
1. What were the causes of WWI in Europe?
-imperialism
-extending a country's power
-militarism
-Natinalism
-being a strong supporter of the rights and interests of one's country
2. What were the major alliances of WWI?
-Russia and serbia
-Germany and Austria-Hungary
-France and Russia
-Britain and France and Belgium
-Japan and Britain
-the central powers are Austro-Hungarian Empire, German Empire, Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria
-Allied powers are Great Britain, Russia, Italy, France, US, Belgium, Serbia
3. What were the goals of WWI for all the major countries involved?
-for Austria Hungary
-control Serbia
-gain control of the Ottoman empire
-Great Britain
-maintain themselves as a superpower and a leading country
-worried about the German threat
-protect france both being threatened by Germany, France, and Brittian allianced together
-Germany
-secure/maintain German Unification
-Isolate France
-Acpuire Colonies
-Russia
-got out of the war
-lost the war to Germany
-Bulshivik Revolution
-France
-Avenge Previous Military Defeats
-Cripple German Industrial Capacity
-Become the Dominant Continental Power
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?
-Battle of Jutland
-Battle of Dogger Bank
-Battle of Heligoland
6. What were the US reactions to WWI starting in 1914?
-declared nutrality
7. What were the causes for US involvement in WWI?
-reduce small salient made by germans
-brought and end to last major german offensive of war
8. What were the major land battles for the US in WWI?
-Battle of Marne
9. What were the major military strategies for winning the war for both Allied and Central Powers?
- Schlieffen Plan
-garman plan of attack
-designed by german army chief of staff
-Suggested a "scythe-like" attack through holland
Problems:
-Belgium strontger than anticipated
-Russia to East Prussia
-BEF to France and Belgium
Plan 17 - Frances plan of attack
-designed by Ferdinand Foch
-Put into action by the french comander in chief Joseph Joffre
Plan 19 - Germany attacks france
-russia attacks prussia en route to germany
-two armies attack while the rest protect russia from austria hungary
Plan G - Germany attacks Russia full scale
- Russia lets them "invade" russia
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?
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