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I. Causes of the Great War
A. 5 Themes in International Relations that Lead to The Great War
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Nationalism in Europe
I. Causes of the Great War
A. 5 Themes in International Relations that Lead to The Great War
1. ______________________ 2_______________________  a. The Serbs
 b. The Poles
 c. The Czechs
3. ______________________  Competition between ________________ for
_________________ leads to ____________________
4. ______________________ 5. ______________________ -
B. Leads to –
1. The Two Gangs:
 a. Triple Entente (Allies) =
____________________,
____________________, and
____________________
 b. Triple Alliance (Central Powers) =
__________________,
__________________,
__________________,
and _______________-
Europe Chooses Gangs
II. Europe Goes to War in 1914
A. The “Powder Keg” =
B. The Spark = heir to the Austro-Hungarian (__________
________________) throne is assassinated in Bosnia by a
Serbian Nationalist C. This sets off the chain reaction:
 1. Killed by Serbian Nationalist
 2. Austria declares war on Serbia
 3. Russia supports Serbia
 4. Germany declares war on Russia
 5. Germany declares war on France
 6. Great Britain declares war on Germany & Austria-Hungary
The “Powder Keg” Explodes
III. The Horrors of War
A. The Western Front (p.397) –
Vocabulary Quiz
Select 4 Words:
Use each in a sentence
Or
Define each
HOMEWORK
Read 607-619
Answer A,B, & 2-6 on page 621
Weekendation Lorberfication!
Insert picture here
III. The Horrors of War
A. The Western Front (p.397) –
B. trench warfare (p.397) –
1. “no man’s land” –
2. disease & rats –
3. trench foot –
4. shell shock -
The Horrors of War
Reading Quiz Tomorrow
January 30th - chapter 11, section 3 (p.412-416) – 8- 14 ONLY
 8.) Describe two ways German-Americans were persecuted
during the war.
 9.) What did the Espionage and Sedition Acts make illegal?
What did these Acts violate?
 10.) How many people were arrested under the Espionage and
Sedition Acts?
 11.) What was The Great Migration?
 12.) Describe three factors that led to the Great Migration.
 13.) Describe the different roles women played in the war
effort at home.
 14.) How many Americans got sick during the flu epidemic of
1918? How many died?
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Reading Quiz Wednesday
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January 31st - chapter 11, section 4 (p.417-421)
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1.) What was the goal of Woodrow Wilson’s “14 Points?”
2.) List four solutions in his “14 Points” included to eliminate specific problems that had led to
the war in the first place.
3.) Wilson’s “14 Points” asserted that boundaries for nations created after the war should be
determined by what?
4.) What did Wilson’s 14th Point call for? What would be its purpose?
5.) Who were the Big Four? Did they accept or reject Wilson’s plan?
6.) What are mandates? What nations received mandates?
7.) Which principle of Wilson’s “14 Points” did these mandates violate?
8.) Explain three ways the Treaty of Versailles got revenge on Germany.
9.) Explain three weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles that sowed the seeds for World War II.
10.) Who opposed ratification of the Treaty of Versailles in the United States? Why did they
oppose it?
11.) What did they do to insure the Treaty would not be ratified?
12.) Was the Treaty of Versailles ratified by the United States?
13.) According to your text, what are the “three legacies” of the war that led to World War II?
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IV. U.S. “Neutrality” 1914-1917
A. tradition of “self-righteous isolationism” B. 11 million “enemy born” C. U.S. “Neutrality”
1. We were neutral but . . . By 1917, the U.S. had
 loaned $______________ to Allies
 But only $______________to Germany
 How would this effect our “neutrality”? -I?
V. Germany Gets Desperate
1.) A. The British Blockade –
1. Effect B. Germany announces their own blockade
of Britain –
1. Effect C. Which blockade was more deadly? –
D. Which blockade was offensive to
Americans? 1. Why? -
VI. U.S. & German Relations Get Worse
 A. Lusitania sunk by U-Boat (_______)  B. The Sussex Pledge (_______)  C. Germany Announces Unlimited Submarine Warfare
(___)  D. Zimmermann Note (_______)  E. April, _______ U.S. declares war
 F. Idealist Reasons:
 “ a war to ___________ ___________
________ “
 “a war to make the world _______ ____ _________”
VII. U.S. in the War
A. Selective Service Act (1917) –
1. Conscientious objector 2. women –
3. African-Americans –
B. At Sea 1. The Convoy System –
C. In Air –
1. Eddie Rickenbacker –
VII. U.S. in the War
D. On Land –
 1. John J. Pershing  2. Alvin York  3. New Weapons
a. Mechanized warfare b. tank c. artillery –
d. Zeppelins –
e. Machine gun –
 A. Armistice ( ___ / ___ / _______ ) –
 B. Which side had more casualties? –
 C. Worst losses:
 5. ___________________ (
 4. ___________________ (
 3. ___________________ (
 2. ___________________ (
 1. ___________________ (
 U.S. =
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What were they asked to do?
young men (18-22) workers –
women –
businesses at home –
your neighbors -
What were we asked to do?
young men (18-22) workers –
women –
businesses at home –
your neighbors -
What are you willing to do?
Are you willing to be
drafted?
Are you willing to drive a
small, hybrid car?
III. Persecution of German-Americans & Dissenters
A. attacks B. German language banned in schools
C. Cultural Censorship
a. Sauerkraut =
b. Hamburgers =
c. Frankfurters =
d. German measles =
e. Dachshunds =
III. Persecution of Muslim-Americans today
D. Espionage (1917) and Sedition (1918) Acts –
1. 6000 arrests
2. Clarence Waldron 3. Eugene V. Debs -
E. Schenck v. United States (1919) –
1. The Supreme Court ruled –
Friday – Ch. 10 & 11 Test
All Study Questions
Imperialism Map
VIII. The End
A. Armistice ( ___ / ___ / _______ ) –
B. Which side had more casualties? –
C. Worst losses:
 5. ___________________ (
 4. ___________________ (
 3. ___________________ (
 2. ___________________ (
 1. ___________________ (
 U.S. =
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The End of the War and The Treaty of Versailles
I. Wilson’s Fourteen Points
A. The goal of his fourteen points –
B. What they said
1. Solve the problems that started the war
 a.
 b.
 c.
 d.
2. Boundaries for countries created after the war
should be determined by 3. The League of Nations =
II. The Big Four
1. Woodrow Wilson (_______________ )
2. Orlando Vittorio (_______________ )
3. David Lloyd George (_____________ )
4. Georges Clemenceau (____________ )
a. They _____________ Wilson’s plan
b. Because =
III. The Treaty of Versailles
A. Created 9 new nations B. Gave mandates to France and Britain C. Get revenge on Germany:
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IV. The Treaty of Versailles
D. Treaty of Versailles sows the seeds of
WWII
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E. Wilson accepts this messed up version
because =
V. The Ratification Debate at Home
A. ratification B. Republican opposition
1. Who? –
2. Why? –
3. The Lodge ReservationsB. result –
C. in 1921 =
V. The Ratification Debate at Home
V. The Ratification Debate at Home
A. ratification B. Republican opposition
1. Who? –
2. Why? –
3. The Lodge ReservationsB. result –
C. in 1921 =
VIII. The End
 A. Armistice ( ___ / ___ / _______ ) –
 B. Which side had more casualties? –
 C. Worst losses:
 5. ___________________ (
 4. ___________________ (
 3. ___________________ (
 2. ___________________ (
 1. ___________________ (
 U.S. =
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Reading Quiz Tomorrow
January 24th - chapter 11, section 1- part I - (p.394-398)
 1.) Understand the four themes that led to an international
environment primed for war and give an example of each.
 2.) Why was Archduke Franz Ferdinand important? What was
he to become?
 3.) Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand? Why?
 4.) What major nations were in The Triple Entente (the Allies)?
 5.) What major nations were in The Triple Alliance (The
Central Powers)?
 6.) Describe what “no man’s land” was and where was it
located.
 7.) What hazards did soldiers face during World War I?
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