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Weapons in WWI
long range artillery
minenwerfer : 17,
us: colt and browning, enfield (offensive) riffles, machines guns,, shot guns, grenades (no man's land, offensive)
Planes: used at the end of the war. mails and reconnaissance,
tanks: slow,used at the end, germany had big and ticker tanks. (120 tons and 27 crew members and US 3 tons and 2 crew members)
Gas : french used it first, mustard gas
Medical advances: Marie Curie invented the portable X ray machine
blood packs but didn't know the blood types and diseases in the blood.
medics would use plants, herbs
Armistice: means a cessation of hostilities as a prelude to peace negotiations
november 11 1918 signed at 5am and effective at 11 am
Conditions of an armistice for germany : effective 6hours after signing, immediate clearing of belgium, france, alsace lorraine, in 14 days. any troops remaining will be taken as prisoners, making sure that germany left everything there intact and not destroyed. France could still be in germany for some time.
Cause of surrender: allies went through germany borders, pushing germany back, fourteen points
Fourteen points: my presentation
Costs:
allies: 125 billions
22 millions of deads, wounded, MIA
USA: 22 billions
324 000 casualties
finland, estonia,....., lituania, : Russia
poland: Germany
Bolchevik revolution: Tsar Nicholas II, Lenin, Kerensky
bolsheviks : radical socialist group, led by lenin, aided by germany and the russian army,
The october revolution: 1917, bolsheviks troops took over the government buildings, telephone, banks, railroads, post offices, took over the winter palace.
Treaty of Brest- Litovsk: signed on March 3 1918, ended russian's participation in war, lost a lot of land, independence to ukraine, Georgia and Finland. Lost : Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, coal mines, iron stores and industry
WWI test topics: Causes of war (militarism, alliances, imperialism...), chain of events (assasination, autria hungary, serbia, germany...), alliances ( allies GB, FR, USA, Ru, Japan >< central powers Ger), goals, weapons, strategies, trench war fare, Von Schiefflen plan ( go to paris by Belgium in 6 weeks and take care of russia after), battles, how us got involved (zimmerman note, germany sinking ships, American business pushes for industry of weapons, trade with GB, economy), Homefront (back home, provide for yourself, nurse, factories, bonds, food administration), propaganda : join the army or do your part (ads, songs, cartoons), boshelviks revolution, christmas truth, armistice 11 november. Treaty of versailles: germany had to pay, no army for ger, no more colonies.
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Group test
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First Semester:
1. What are the main historic events that took place in 8th Grade US History that helped shape the United States up to 1877?(10 points)-Chapters 1-4 (at least 5 events)
2. How did the US change during the late 1800's and early 1900's?(10 points)-Chapters 5-8 industrial revolution, segregation, immigration,
3. What impact did the Progressives have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 9
4. Describe US Foreign Policy in the late 1800's and early 1900's and be able to give examples.(10 points)-Ch. 10 new/dollar/big stick/diplomacy, monroe doctrine
5. What impact did World War I have on the United States?(10 points)-Ch. 11 casualties and costs, drove back to isolation, concerned by league of nations
6. What impact did the United States have on World War I?(20) home front, troops, 100 days offensive, trade, weapons
7. What positive and negative impact did the 1920's have on the United States?(20 points)-Ch. 12-13
1920' party project
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