Unification Armistice Attrition Nationalism Patriotism Militarism Colonialism Abdicate Alliance Imperialism Treaty Neutrality Reparations Alsace-Lorraine League of Nations Casualty Wilson’s 14 Points | Italian and German Unification Italy: Cavour in the North and Girbaldi in the South Germany: Otto von Bismarck - Prime Minister of Prussia Unification 1871 -How did they happen? know what wars, that gained what territories -Why did they matter? Bismarck - Blood and Iron, growth in nationalism and militarism
Scramble for Africa -Berlin Conference 1884 European nations (Belgium, Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Spain) dividing Africa for resources through imperialistic efforts and colonization
Hague Convention The Hague in the Netherlands 1899 and 1907: establishing the rules of engagement - laws - for a more peaceful approach to international conflict (war), to include limiting aerial assaults, underwater attacks, poisonous gases, laws to respect neutral lands, et al
M.A.I.N. -What are they? Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism -How do they impact the nations that end up at war strength of power and spheres of influence; nationalism in the realm of superiority; alliances – who’s going to help? who’s not? and who can you trust or not. Alliances -Central (and why) Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy (until 1915), Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria -Allied (and why) Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy half way through, U.S. in 1917 Assassination of Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary -What happened? assassinated while on a trip to newly annexed Serbia by Bosnian national Gavrilio Princip -Why did it matter? began WWI -Why were there tensions between Austria-Hungary and Serbia? Austria had annexed Serbia against Serbia’s wishes Schlieffen Plan who’s idea? What was the strategy? Who was impacted? What was it trying to prevent? What was the result?
| Trench Warfare -Purpose defense mechanism; to slow down the other side; can attack from trenches while defending -Impact massive casualties; stalemate and war of attrition - explain terms
Battles Refer to PowerPoint and handouts for these three -Significance of: Marne Tannenberg Somme Verdun
Technology Refer to your packet -new weapons -impact of those weapons
US Neutrality policy of isolationism - President Wilson is an isolationist. -Lusitania 1915 unrestricted submarine warfare used by Germany sinking Sussex - Sussex Pledge by Germany -Zimmerman Telegram what is it? Who sent what to whom? -”Make the world safe for Democracy” this is the reason why the U.S. declared War on Germany April 6, 1917 US on the Homefront
Be Prepared to answer in writing: Causes: -In what ways did militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism start WWI? |
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