Monday:
- We discussed forum posts.
- We talked about the semester test.
- We talked about the key questions for WW1
Tuesday:
- We worked on WW1.
Wednesday:
- Today was a semester test blog workday.
Thursday:
- We received extra credit for Iteds
- We went over if we were taking the semester test as a group or not.
- We worked on key questions.
Friday:
- We talked about semester test times
- We don't have to come into the class room until our test time.
- Perri, Leo, and my test time is 8:50-9:10
- We worked on Key questions
•Be able to identify characteristics of Europe in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s
Ally powers
France
Italy
US History-1917
Great Britain
Russia
Greece
Albania
Serbia
Central powers
Germany
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Etc.
Czar Nicholas- Russia leader
No longer in power after WW1
Kaiser Wilhelm- Germany Leader
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 was common
Democratic governments increased
More people could vote (the poor)
Educating the masses was important
Major countries of the war were at war all the time
Imperialism became common
There was a lot of poor people- Socialism
Militarism - armies and navies were built
Armies and navies were built up (militarism)
•Be able to identify the main causes of WWI and how they led to war
Militarism
Countries were building up militaries
Imperialism
going out and conquering territories
European countries went out and tried to conquer
Nationalism
spread throughout Europe in mid to late 1800’s
Economic Competition
Countries were competing for markets, resources, colonies, and power around the world
they wanted to make money
Alliances
official group of people that supports you in the time of war
MINES/ Assassination
•Be able to identify the countries of Europe during WWI and what alliance they belonged to
Austria-Hungary
multinational, dual monarchy
eleven major ethnic groups
Austrians and hungarians were the two largest
both made up less than 50% of population
many different languages, religions and customs
Government hated nationalism
•Be able to explain what and where the Powderkeg of Europe is and why it was called that
Powderkeg- something could explode
If something happened in this area war would happen
•Be able to identify the event that started WWI
the government of Austria- Hungary didn’t like Serbia/Serbians
“The serbian Menace”
Serbia wanted to make the Serbians living in Austria-Hungary, part of Serbia
The Black HAnd was created in Serbia
secret organization whose goal was to unite all Serbs by all means necessary
Gavrilo Princip killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, igniting the Powderkeg
•Be able to identify the goals of the war for countries involved
There weren’t a lot of goals at first, but as time went on, casualties and costs increased, winning territory was a must
France
wanted land
wanted a buffer
wanted to weaken Germany’s military
Great Britain
wanted land
Italy
wanted land from Austria-Hungary
Russia
wanted land
Austria-Hungary
wanted to survive
Germany
wanted land
United States
wanted peace
•Be able to describe what fighting was like in WWI
trench warfare
types:
Front Line
Support
Reserve
“No Man’s Land”
Some people would get shell shock, they would eventually get so bothered by the constant shooting, they could not sleep and would have a nervous breakdown
Weapons
bayonets
flamethrowers
Grenades
Machine Guns
Pistols
Gas Warfare
Lachrymator (tear gas)
Asphyxiant (Chlorine gas)
Blistering Agent (Mustard Gas)
Tanks
Artillery guns
Submarines/U-boats
Zeppelins
Battle Ships
Airplanes
•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 WW1 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
Germany and Great Britain took goods from our ships
German sinking of British ships and killing U.S. citizens
Sussex pledge
President Wilson to Germany “End the attack on unarmed ships to risk the severing of diplomatic relations.”
Germany responded on May 4, 1916
said they will end the sinking of passenger ships
search merchant ships and make sure passengers and crews are not on the ship before sinking
the Germans guarantees were honored until the assumption of the resumption of unrestricted submarine warfare in February 1917
The Zimmermann Note
was coded telegram to Mexico asking them to fight against the U.S. from Germany
Germany promised Mexico that they would get the Mexican Cession back if they won
Germany wanted to keep the U.S. out of Europe
Beliefs of War Hawks
Teddy Roosevelt
they wanted 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
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