Week of December 7-11

Monday- Started presenting Ch. 11 ppt

Tuesday- Continued on presenting Ch. 11 ppt.

Wednesday- Early out- worked on Sem. Test blog

Thursday- Continued on presenting Ch. 11 ppt.

Friday- Continued on presenting Ch. 11 ppt.

Central Powers

Germany
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire (Turkey)

Allied Powers

United States (Did not get in until 1917)
Great Britain
France
Italy
Russia
Greece
Albania
Serbia

Be able to identify characteristics of Europe in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s
- Very nationalistic
- Willing to go to war to protect interests and national honor
- Industrialization was occurring
- Population was increasing
- People were moving from rural areas to the city
- Due to the speed of change, traditional values and religion became less important
- Propaganda (Persuasive advertising) was common
- Democratic governments increased
- More people could vote (the poor)
- Educating the masses was important
- Major countries of the world were at war all the time
- Imperialism
- Militarism
- Lots of poor people- brought around socialism
Be able to identify the main causes of WWI and how they led to war- (MINEA)
- Militarism- Big countries were building up their militaries- Country A built theirs up & then Country B wanted to catch up
- Imperialism- Going out and conquering territories- Country A and Country B both wanted the same land and so they fought
- Nationalism- You think your country is better than the other countries
- Economic Competition
  - Countries(Great Britain, France, and Germany) were competing for colonies, natural resources, and markets
- Alliances
  - What is an alliance- Official group of people that supports you in time of war
  - If countries were forming alliances, what does that say about the world?- People were forming alliances so they could have each others back
- Outbreak of the War- Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife
Be able to identify the countries of Europe during WWI and what alliance they belonged to
Be able to explain what and where the Powderkeg of Europe is and why it was called that
- Where- Balkan Peninsula area
- Why- Something could cause it to explode in war
- What- Balkans were known as the Powderkeg

Austria-Hungary

It was a multi-national, dual monarchy (king of Austria and king of Hungary)
It had eleven major ethnic groups (Different groups of people)
Austrians and Hungarians were the two largest
- Both made up less than 50% of the population
Many different languages, religions, and customs
The government hated nationalism. Why?- Lots of different groups of people- Not all of the people were nationalistic towards Austria-Hungary

Serbia

The government despised Serbians and Serbia
- "The Serbian Menace"
Serbia wanted to make the Serbians living in Austria-Hungary, part of a "Greater Serbia"
The Black hand was created in Serbia
- Secret organization whose goal was to unite all Serbs by an means necessary

Be able to identify the event that started WWI
- Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and his wife
Be able to identify the goals of the war for countries involved
- France
  - Wanted Land
  - Wanted a buffer (So they have a 5 second head start if Germany invades-they would invade Rhineland first)
  - Wanted to cripple Germany's military
- Great Britain
  - Wanted land
  - Wanted to get German colonies in Africa
  - Wanted to get Turkish Colonies in the Mid-East
- Italy
  - Wanted land from Austria-Hungary
- Russia
  - Wanted Land from Turkey
- Austria-Hungary
  - Wanted to survive
- Germany
  - Wanted Land from France
  - Wanted Luxembourg and Belgium
- United States
  - Wanted to win and the end of the war

Be able to describe what fighting was like in WWI
- Trench Warfare
  - "No mans land"
  - Shell Shock- the constant sound of shooting guns- Not able to sleep or relax
  - Trench foot- Peoples feet would get wet and eventually rot and then have to have it cut off
- Weapons
  - Bayonet
  - Flamethrowers
  - Grenades
  - Machine Guns (Ground based)
  - Pistols
  - Gas Warfare (A terror weapon)
    - Lachrymator (tearing agent)
    - Asphyxiant (Chlorine gas- very poisonous)
    - Mustard Gas (Blistering agent)
  - Tanks
  - Artillery
  - Submarines/U-boats
Be able to identify the US policy that Wilson declared when WWI broke out in 1914
- President Wilson declared that the U.S. was to be neutral when WWI broke out
  - 1. "Impartial in thought as well as in action"
  - 2. Neutrality was successful for three years
Be able to identify why the US was drawn into war and why we drew closer to the Allied Powers
- German sinking of British ships and killing of U.S. citizens
  - a. Lusitania, Arabic, Sussex
- Germany declared unrestricted submarine warfare
- Wilson said, "end the attack on unarmed ships or risk the severing of diplomatic relations
  - Germany agreed and said that they would stop sinking passenger ships
  - It is thought they they only agreed to by time for us to back off because they were not ready to fight
  - Around 8 months later they announced the unrestricted submarine warfare which lead us into the war
- The Zimmerman Note
  - Germany tried to get Mexico to declare ware on the United States
  - Germany promised Mexico that they would get the Mexican Cession back if they won
  - Germany wanted to keep the US out of Europe
  - It was put in the papers and it caused public outrage in the US which pushed us into war
- Beliefs of war hawks
  - Teddy Roosevelt
  - People that believed that we should already be at war
- Trade with England increased
  - Trade with Germany decreased as years went on
  - $3 billion in 1916 with England
- British and American Propaganda
- Preparedness Program (1915)
  - U.S. started arming and preparing for war
- American Business
  - Munitions business pushed U.S. into war to make money
Be able to analyze WWI propaganda, identify it goals and evaluate the effectiveness of it
Be able to identify how the convoy system works and the effectiveness of it
Be able to identify the importance of key people: Woodrow Wilson, Charles Evans Hughes, John Pershing, Ferdinand Foch, Bernard Baruch, Herbert Hoover, George Creel
Be able to identify the costs of the war: US and grand total
Be able to identify the actions we took at home to mobilize our country for war
- Refers to what people did back in the US to help win war
Be able to define what the Paris Peace Conference was
Be able to describe Wilson’s 14 Points
Be able to describe the Treaty of Versailles in detail and the impact it had on Germany and Europe
Be able to describe why the US never ratified the Treaty of Versailles

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Week of December 7-11

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