4 MAIN Causes of the Great War (Creates the Powder Keg)

F. American History 2 Ms. Barker Chapter 19 Study Guide

I. OUTBREAK OF WAR 4 MAIN Causes of the Great War (creates the powder keg)

Militarism –

Alliances – 2 sides Allied Powers Central Powers

Imperialism –

Nationalism

The Spark? Archduke Franz Ferdinand – 6/28/14

The snowball effect?

II. FIGHTING THE WAR British Blockade –

Trench Warfare –

Machine Guns

New Technology – needed to break the stalemate of trench fighting

Tanks – Submarines –

Chemical warfare –

Planes / Blimps –

Other –

Impact of Mechanized War –

III. CHANGING US ATTITUDE TOWARD WAR Official US Position in 1914 –

Actual US Position in 1914 –

Sinking of the Lusitania 1915 –

Impact –

Sinking of the Sussex 1916 –

Impact: Defense Act 1916

Zimmerman Note 1917 –

Declaration of War 4/2/17

Impact –

US Role in W.W.I IV. WW I AND THE HOMEFRONT Selective Services –

Rationing &Revenue Programs Role of Women –

Minorities –

Organized Labor –

Pro War propaganda –

Espionage and Sedition Acts –

War Labor Board –

War Industries Board –

Food Administration –

Ship building / Convoy system –

Daylight Savings Time –

V. ENDING THE WAR, ESTABLISHING PEACE Wilson’s 14-point Speech January 1918 1.5 Removal of the causes of conflict

6-13 Ensure Self Determination, Self-Rule, and National boundaries according to cultural groups. 14 Establishment of a League of Nations to mediate international disputes

Final Offensive –

Armistice – 11/11/18

Paris Pease Conference – Big Four

Attitudes of England, France and Italy?

Attitude of Wilson?

Who was not invited?

Impact-

VI. VERSAILLES TREATY – 6/28/19 Territorial Gains and Losses

Weaknesses or Potential Problems due to affairs settled at Versailles

Germany  ______

guilty – clauses:

reparations:

military impact:

territory lost: Russia  ______

lost territory:

Southeast Asia ______

Ho Chi Minh in Indochina

Palestine  ______

VII. US FAILS TO RATIFY TREATY

Political Reasons it fails-

Health Reasons-

Impact of US failure to ratify

VIII. COST AND AFTERMATH OF THE WAR

Cost – casualties:

$ for US:

Impact – On Europe: On US: Foreign policy-

Political-

Economic-

Psychological-

Social-

Please Know:

Armenian Genocide: ______

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Web DuBois: ______

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Herbert Hoover: ______

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Bernard Baruch: ______

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John Pershing: ______

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Eddie Rickenbacker: ______

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