Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Day 9-World War I

Homework Questions for Monday 6/29. This homework is due at the beginning of school on Wednesday 7/1.

Vocabulary Map Vocabulary:
Triple Entente
Triple Alliance
Militarism
Alsace and Lorraine
Ultimatum
Mobilize
Neutrality
Alliance System
Imperialism
Nationalism
Assassination
Serbian
Black Hand
Gavrilo Princip
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Stalemate
Zeppelin
U-boat
Convoy
Dardanelles
Western Front
Eastern Front
Allies
Central Powers
Schlieffen Plan
Battle of the Marne
Verdun
Tannenburg
Trench Warfare
Ottoman Empire
Armenian Genocide
Total War
Conscription
Lusitania
Propaganda
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
President Wilson
14 points
Self-Determination
League of Nations
Armistice
Reparations
Collective Security
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Reading Questions:
1. What caused WWI and what effect did it have on world events?
2. Why did European countries form alliances?
3. Why was the Balkan peninsula known as the "Powder Keg" of Europe?
4. How did Austria react to the assassination of the archduke?
5. How and where was WWI fought?
6. Why did the Turks dislike the Armenians?
7. Describe three ways in which technology affected WWI?
8. How did Nationalism within the Ottoman Empire come into play during the war?
9. How did the Allies win WWI?
10. What measures did wartime government take to control public opinion?
11. What impact did wartime failures have on Russia?
12. Explain why America got involved in WWI?
13. Why was the American entry into the war a turning point?
14. Describe the conditions in Europe after WWI?
15. Explain how the Treaty of Versailles treated Germany?
16. How might the Treaty of Versailles have started WWII?

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