World War I Review

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World War I Review
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• Who was assassinated to begin the war?

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• Who was assassinated to begin the war?
• Archduke Franz Ferdinand

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• Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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• Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
• He was the heir to the Austria-Hungarian Throne.
  (Future King)

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• What were the three long term causes of World War
  I?

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• What were the three long term causes of World War
  I?

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• What were the three long term causes of World War
  I?
• Nationalism, Militarism, and Imperialism

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Which one of the causes of war does this map show?
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Which one of the causes of war does this map show?
Imperialism
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• What is Imperialism?

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• What is Imperialism?
• It is when stronger countries start colonies in
  weaker countries

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• Why do countries want to start colonies?

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• Why do countries want to start colonies?
• In order to take raw materials from the country
  and to sell them finished goods. This makes the
  country with the colonies wealthy.

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• How did Imperialism lead to war?

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• How did Imperialism lead to war?
• European countries competed to have the most
  colonies and become the wealthiest.

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• When people have a patriotic loyalty to their
  country it is called _____________

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• When people have a patriotic loyalty to their
  country it is called Nationalism.

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• What are two ways that Nationalism could lead to
  war?

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• What are two ways that Nationalism could lead to
  war?
• People fight in order to live in a country that
  speaks the same language and has a common
  culture.
• People only care what happens to their own
  country and only work to help their own country

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• The building up of military forces is known as
  ______________.

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• The building up of military forces is known as
  Militarism.

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• What country did Austria-Hungary blame for the
  assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

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• What country did Austria-Hungary blame for the
  assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
• Serbia

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• Why did much of Europe begin fighting after
  the assassination?

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• Why did much of Europe begin fighting after
  the assassination?
• There was a system of alliances that connected
  the countries to each other. When one country
  entered the war many others were also brought
  into war. (Remember the jump ropes)

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• List three Central Powers

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• List three Central Powers
• Austria-Hungary
• Germany
• Ottoman Empire

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• List three Allied Powers
• Britain
• France
• Russia Later in the war Russia drops out.
• Later in the war The U.S.

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• The U.S was _________ at the beginning of the war.

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• The U.S was neutral at the beginning of the war.

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• Which side was winning at the beginning of the
  war?

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• Which side was winning at the beginning of the
  war?
• Neither side was winning it was a stalemate.

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• Where did most of the fighting take place?

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• Where did most of the fighting take place in the
  Western?
• France

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• Both sides created a maze of ______.

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• Both sides created a maze of trenches.

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• Describe some problems in trench warfare.

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• Describe some problems in trench warfare.
• Muddy, rats, constant bombardment, water, trench
  foot, hard to get supplies.

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• The area between the trenches was covered with
  barbed wire and land mines and was called
  ____________.

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• The area between the trenches was covered with
  barbed wire and land mines and was called No
  Mans Land.

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• The Germans and the British tries to stop
  supplies from reaching each other. The Germans
  used ___________ to sink British and American
  ships.

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• The Germans and the British tries to stop
  supplies from reaching each other. The Germans
  used U-boats (submarines) to sink British and
  American ships.

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• Another name for World War I is

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• Another name for World War I is
• The Great War

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• List three events that led the U.S. toward war.

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• List three events that led the U.S. toward war.
• The sinking of the Lusitania
• The Zimmerman Telegram
• German submarine warfare The sinking of U.S.
  trading ships

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• What was the name of the British passenger ship
  that Germans sank off the coast of Ireland?

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• What was the name of the British passenger ship
  that Germans sank off the coast of Ireland?
• The Lusitania

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• Why did the sinking of the Lusitania move the U.S
  toward joining the Allies?

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• Why did the sinking of the Lusitania move the U.S
  toward joining the Allies?
• Over 100 Americans lost their lives in an
  unprovoked attack by the Germans.

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• What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

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• What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
• A Telegram from Germany to Mexico that asked
  Mexico to attack the U.S if the U.S declared war
  on Germany. This brought the U.S even closer to
  war.

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• Who was the U.S President who signed the
  Declaration of War in 1917?

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• Who was the U.S President who signed the
  Declaration of War in 1917?
• Woodrow Wilson

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• What is a draft?

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• What is a draft?
• A law that requires men of a certain age to join
  the military

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• Some ___________ opposed war the because they did
  not believe in war

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• Some pacifists opposed war the because they did
  not believe in war.

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• What is an armistice?

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• What is an armistice?
• An Agreement to stop fighting

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• When did the Armistice happen?

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• When did the Armistice happen?
• November 11th, 1918 at 11oclock a.m.

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• What was the name of the treaty that was signed
  at the end of World War I?

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• What was the name of the treaty that was signed
  at the end of World War I?
• The Treaty of Versailles

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• What was the name of President Wilsons proposal
  to prevent international problems from causing
  another war?

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• What was the name of President Wilsons proposal
  to prevent international problems from causing
  another war?
• The Fourteen Points

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• Wilson wanted Peace ____________

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• Wilson wanted Peace Without Victory.

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• Britain and France wanted to __________ Germany.

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• Britain and France wanted to punish Germany.

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• What are reparations?

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• What are reparations?
• Cash payments for the losses in the war

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• What were the punishments for Germany in the
  treaty of Versailles?

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• What were the punishments for Germany in the
  treaty of Versailles?
• Take blame for the war
• Pay over 300 billion to the Allies
• Give up colonies in Africa
• Give some land back to France

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• President Wilsons 14 points allowed people to
  have self-determination.
• What does that self determination mean?

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• President Wilsons 14 points allowed people to
  have self-determination.
• What does that self determination mean?
• That people of similar cultures and languages
  could form their own countries

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• Name three countries that formed after World War
  I.

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• Name three countries that formed after World War
  I.
• Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Lithuania,
  Latvia, Estonia, Finland.

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• What was the name of the group of nations whose
  job it would be to protect the independence of
  all countries large or small called?

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• What was the name of the group of nations whose
  job it would be to protect the independence of
  all countries large or small called?
• The League of Nations

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• President Wilson was sure that the League of
  Nations would give countries a chance to talk out
  their problems and _______________

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• President Wilson was sure that the League of
  Nations would give countries a chance to talk out
  their problems and
• END WAR

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• What is a person called who want the U.S. to stay
  out of World Affairs?

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• What is a person called who want the U.S. to stay
  out of World Affairs?
• An Isolationist

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• Many isolationists and others thought that
  involvement in the _________ ___ ________ would
  involve the U.S in more wars.

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• Many isolationists and others thought that
  involvement in the LEAGUE OF NATIONS would
  involve the U.S in more wars.

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• Did the U.S Senate approve the Treaty of
  Versailles and the U.S. entering the League of
  Nations?

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• Did the U.S. Senate approve the Treaty of
  Versailles and the U.S. entering the League of
  Nations?
• NO

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• Without U.S. involvement, the League of Nations
  ________ and it did not prevent future wars from
  occurring.

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• Without U.S. involvement, the League of Nations
  Failed and it did not prevent future wars from
  occurring.

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• Should the U.S. do more to stay out of
  International problems around the world today?