Transcript File - Mr. Costanzo

What is Militarism?
Glorifying military power and
keeping an army prepared for war.
What countries made up the Triple Alliance?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Who is Kaiser Wilhelm?
The leader of Germany during the
first world war.
What countries make up the
Triple Entente?
France, Britain, Russia
Who are the Central Powers?
Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Ottoman Empire
What was the
Shlieffen Plan?
The German plan for attacking
and defeating France in the
West and then rushing east to
fight Russia.
What characterized the
Western Front?
A deadlocked region between
France and Germany
characterized by trenches,
heavy casualties, and little
movement.
What characterized the Eastern Front?
An area between Germany and Russia
on which a more mobile war took place
What does “unrestricted submarine
warfare” refer to?
In 1917 the Germans said their submarines
would sink any ship in the waters around
Britain.
What is Total War?
When a countries devotes all their
resources to the war effort.
What is Rationing?
So many goods were needed for the
war that people at home could only buy
small amounts of those items that were
needed for war.
What is Propaganda?
One sided information designed to
persuade, keep up moral and
support for the war.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
President of the United States
during WWI. Also one of the
Big Four singers of the Treaty
of Versailles.
Who had and what are the
Fourteen Points?
President Woodrow Wilson’s
Fourteen Points were his proposals
for Peace in Europe. A plan for the
postwar world.
What is the Treaty of Versaille? Who
were the “winners” and who were the
“losers” as a result of the treaty?
A treaty to end WWI in which the
powers of Europe (Italy, France,
Britain) were the winners and
Germany and President Wilson
were the losers.
What was the League of
Nations?
The league was to be an
international association whose goal
would be to keep peace among
nations.
What were the four underlying causes of
the war?
Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism, System of Allia
How did the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaHungary lead to the outbreak of war?
The assassination set off the
system of alliances, bringing
all the major powers of
Europe to war.
Gavrilo Princip
What was the significance
of the failure of the
Shlieffen plan?
Germany was forced
to fight a war on two
fronts.
What are the differences and
similarities between the Eastern and
Western fronts?
Differences
The Western front changed
little Eastern changed often
(more mobile)
Similarities
Many casualties
(deaths), poor living
conditions, and both
were stalemates.
What was the purpose of the Gallipoli campaign? Was it
successful?
The Triple Entante, or Allies, created a plan to attack a
weak point of the Ottoman Empire to open supply lines to
Russia. They tried for over a year but eventually gave up.
FAILED
=
Shlieffen Plan
Gallipoli Campaign
What events prompted the United States
to enter World War One? Explain.
-Sinking of the
Lusitania by
German
Submarines
-Unrestricted
Submarine warfare
-Zimmerman Note sent by
the Germans to Mexico.
What was the “war guilt” clause in the Treaty of
Versailles? Which nation was targeted by the
clause?
Sole responsibility for the war placed
on Germany’s shoulders
- Germany was forced to pay
reparations, or money, to the
winning European powers.
Why might the European Powers be more
interested in punishing Germany than
creating lasting peace?
-The European powers
lost many troops
- They wanted to take
German lands and
money
Quickwrite
2/1/12
1. Leaders from how many states attended
the Paris Peace Conference?
2. Why did Wilson compromise to David
Lloyd George of England, Georges
Clemnceau of France, and Vittorio Orlando
of Italy?
3. What types of new weapons were the
Germans not allowed to have in their Army
and Navy due to the Treaty of Versailles?
4. How did Germans, especially Adolph
Hitler feel about the Treaty of Versailles?