The Great War
(WWI)
In
the late 1800's and early 1900's, the wealthiest and most powerful nations in
the world were on a crash course toward war for many reasons. The great powers were extremely
nationalistic, imperialistic, militaristic and they felt great mistrust and
animosity towards each other.
In this dangerous and competitive world, nations formed alliances
hoping to deter their enemies from war.
However, the intense competition and hatred between nations finally
became so intense that, in 1914, a small event plunged much of the world into a
war. Eventually, over 60 nations entered
The Great War, later known as World War I.
With over 10 million killed and whole nations devastated, it was the
most devastating war the world had ever known.
When
it was over, people called it, “the war to end all wars” because many believed
that humanity would never again make the mistake of fighting an industrial war
with weapons so terrible. However, in
the very treaty that ended World War I can be found the seeds for yet another
world war. Despite
the terrible losses of WWI, nations did not yet learn to forgo their
militarism, nationalism, imperialism, hatred and unfair international
agreements.
Assignments
1) ____/15 The
Stage is Set for War, 363 – 366: Reading Quiz
a)
What is nationalism? What nation had begun to compete with Britain
for economic dominance?
b)
What nations
nearly fought over Morocco?
c)
What is militarism?
d)
Who was Bismarck? What nations formed the Triple Alliance?
e)
Who was Kaiser
Wilhelm II? What did he begin to
construct that became a challenge to Great Britain?
f)
What was the Triple
Entente?
g)
Be able to find
the Balkans on a map.
h)
Understand the
conflicting interests in the Balkans, specifically over Bosnia and Herzegovina,
of the Serbs, the Austrians, and the Russians.
i)
Who was Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, what happened to him, and what did this cause?
j)
What was the ultimatum
that Austria sent to Serbia?
2) ____/15 War
Consumes Europe, 367 – 371: Reading Quiz
a)
What kind of
chain reaction did the alliances in Europe create?
b)
Who was Schlieffen
and what was his plan?
c)
Who were the Central
Powers and who were the Allies?
d)
What was everyone
who went into battle when the war started convinced of?
e)
What was the
Western Front? What battle caused the
Schlieffen plan to fail?
f)
What was Trench
Warfare? Where was “No Man’s Land”?
g)
Describe the
German and British offenses in 1916 near Verdum and the Somme.
h)
What nations
fought on the Eastern Front? What
happened to Russia by 1916? What was
Russia’s only asset?
3) ____/15 A Flawed Peace, 380 – 383: Reading Quiz
a)
The leaders of
what nations wrote the treaty that ended the war? What nations leaders
were not present?
b)
What American
president negotiated the treaty? List
the several goals of his Fourteen Points?
c)
What was the
treaty called? What was the League of
Nations? How did the treaty punish Germany?
d)
What was the “War
Guilt” clause?
e)
What nations were
created by the treaty?
f)
Why didn’t this
treaty create a lasting peace?
g)
How many died in
the war?
4) ____/40 Causes
of War Poster
Create a poster that presents the 4 causes of war, which are described in your notes.
Divide the poster into 4 areas, and then use words and
pictures to demonstrate each cause. It
should be clear from your presentation that you understand what each cause
is.
5) ____/75 WWI
Exam: Sixty multiple-choice questions and a written section. No notes.
This test is a standard, and it consists of two parts. The first part is a closed-note, multiple-choice exam with 60 questions. The second part is written. You will write two paragraphs, one for each of two of the four causes of war. The paragraphs should answer the following questions:
How did the Treaty of
Versailles solve or not solve the 4 cause of war? In what ways was each cause either abated
(lessened) or exacerbated (intensified) by the treaty? Refer specifically to the parts of the treaty
that relate to the cause and how they either helped or made the cause worse.
Class
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