Transcript Week 20 Chapter 27 - Walsingham Academy

Modern World History
Walsingham Academy
K.Shaver and P. Gushue
Week 20 1/12-1/16
Bell Ringer 1/12/2009
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Creation of “Bell Ringer Journal”
Please define Total War. (You can use your
text book.)
 How do you think total war affects not
only the lives of the soldiers, but also the
lives of civilians on the home-front?
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Homework 1/12/2009
Read Chapter 27 Section 4
 Complete Guided Read/Review
 Questions Page 693 #’s 1, 2, 5
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Now Hear This!
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Test on Chapter 27 Sections 1-5!
– Period 7 Thurday January 15th
– Peiod 6 Friday January 16th
Chapter 27 Section 4 Note-taking
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I. Total War-the channeling of a nation’s entire
resources into a war effort.
– A. Economic Impact 1. Conscription (the draft)
 2. Paying for the war (higher taxes, take out loans, rationing
of food and other products)
B. Propaganda War (propaganda is the spreading of ideas to
promote a cause or to damage an opposing cause)
 1. Controlling public opinion.
 2. Censoring the Press and the Arts.
 Enemy atrocities were exaggerated or falsified.
Chapter 27 Section 4 Note Taking
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II. Collapsing Morale
– A. Russian Revolution (1917)
– B. Impact of Russian Revolution on WWI.
– C. Troop mutiny (French Army) 1917
Propaganda Activity
Quotation 1: “To the Women of Britain:
Won’t you help and send a man to join the
Army today? Is Your “Best Boy” wearing
Khaki? Don’t pity the girl who is alone-her
young man is probably a soldier-fighting
for her and her country and YOU…Think it
over, then ask him to join the Army today.”
Propaganda Activity
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Quotation 2: “Do you expect other
mothers’ sons to defend you and your
sons? Sweethearts: If you cannot
persuade him to answer his country’s call
and protect you now, DISCHARGE HIM as
unfit!”
Bell Ringer: January 13, 2009
Who, What, Where,
When, Why?
 How might this notice
influence an
American’s decision to
travel to Europe
during WWI?
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Chapter 27 Section 4 Note Taking
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III. The United States Declares War
– A. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare (by
Germany)
– B. Cultural Ties:
– C. The Zimmerman Note/Telegram
– D. Declaring War (4/6/1917)
 1. Joining the Allies Spring 1918.
– E. Wilson’s 14 Points. (US War Aims)
Chapter 27 Section 4 Note Taking
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IV. Campaign to Victory
– A. Germany’s Spring Offensive
– B. November 1918: German Generals to
Kaiser- This war is over!
(11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918)
Bell Ringer 1/14/2009
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According to the
treaty of Versailles,
the blame for the war
was placed on
Germany.
– Is this accurate?
– How do you think this
will affect the political
climate of Europe in
the years to follow?
The Causes of WWI: Review
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Long Term Causes
– Imperialist and
economic rivalries
among European
Powers (Britain and
Germany)
– European alliance
system
– Militarism and arms
race
– Nationalist Tensions
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Immediate Causes
– Austria Hungary’s
annexation of Bosnia
and Herzegovina
– Fighting in the Balkans
– Assassination of
Archduke
– German invasion of
Belgium
The Effects of WWI
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Immediate Effects
– Enormous cost of lives and
money.
– Russian Revolution
– Creation of New Nations in
Eastern Europe.
Requirement that Germans
pay reparations
– German loss of its overseas
colonies.
– Balfour Declaration
– League of Nations
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Long-Term Effects
– Economic impact of war
debts on Europe
– Emergence of United
States and Japan as
important powers.
– Growth of Nationalism in
colonies
– Rise of facism
– WWII
Connections to Today
Ethnic tensions in the Balkins
 International Agreement banning poison gas
 Use of airplanes and submarines for military
purposes
 Arab Israeli Conflict
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Which effect of the war do you think is the most
important today? Why?
Review Chapter 27
– Define the following: Militarism, entente,
ultimatum, mobilize, neutrality, propaganda,
atrocity, armistice, reparations, mandate, total
war.
– Who are: Edith Cavell, Georges Clemenceau,
Alfred Nobel, Gavrilo Princip, Woodrow
Wilson, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Bertha von Suttner,
Francis Ferdinand
Review Chapter 27
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Know the following and how each
impacted the War:
– Central Powers, Allies, Bosnia, weapons,
Ottoman Empire, United States, effects of
peace, trench warfare,