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World War 1 - Review
Test Thursday 12/16
When did WW1 take place?
• 1914 - 1918
Why?
• The Great War
• The War to End All Wars
• The First World War
• World War 1
Primary Source
• Eyewitness
• NOT– Textbook– Encyclopedia– Biography, Novel, etc.
• YES– Diary entry, letter, photograph
Which of the following is a primary source on WW1
• Historical fiction novel
• Biography of Woodrow Wilson
• Textbook description of trench warfare
• Letter from a soldier fighting in the trenches
• Encyclopedia article about causes of WW1
Yellow Journalism
• Exaggerated news stories
• Influence public opinion
• Led to Spanish-American War
M.A.I.N. causes of WW1
• Europe – powder keg.
• M.A.I.N.
• M. = Militarism
• A. = Alliances
• I. = Imperialism
• N. = Nationalism
Militarism
• The policy of building up a strong military force to prepare for war.
Alliances• When countries/governments team up and
work together. Usually for protection against common enemies.
Imperialism
• The policy by which one country takes control of the economic and political affairs of another country or region.
Nationalism
• Pride in or devotion to one’s country.
WW1 = The Spark
• Immediate cause of the war.
• Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary shot and killed by a Serbian.
Chain Reaction
Austria Hungary -> SerbiaRussia -> Austria HungaryGermany -> RussiaFrance -> GermanyGermany -> France (through Belg)Great Britain -> Germany
Why did US get involved?
• The SPARK – Zimmerman Telegram– Germany tells Mexico to invade US if we get
involved– Germany tells Mexico to get help from Japan
• Underlying cause– Submarine attacks by Germany
Trench Warfare• Type of fighting during WW1 in which both
sides dug trenches protected by barbed wire and land mines.
No Man’s Land
• The stretch of land between the trenches.
New technology
• Planes
• Zeppelins
• Poison Gas
• Machine Guns
• Barbed wire
• Tanks
Treaty of Versailles
• War ended -11th hour, 11th day, 11th month
• Germany gets blame
• Germany loses land
• Germany – no military
• Germany – no alliances
• Germany – pay damages
14 Points
• Woodrow Wilson’s plan for after the war.
• Main purpose – prevent future wars.
• Included the creation of the League of Nations
League of Nations
• Plan to meet and settle disputes before a war starts.
• Problems:– No way to enforce the league’s decisions– The US never joined
• Congress refused.
Put in correct order
• Germany sinks Lusitania
• War ends • Archduke Ferdinand
assassinated• Treaty of Versailles• World War 1 starts• Zimmerman Telegram• US gets involved
• Archduke assassinated
• World War 1 begins• Lusitania sunk• Zimmerman Telegram• US gets involved• War ends• Treaty of Versailles