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Trench Warfare
Chapter 9 Section 3
A Bloody Conflict: P. 336 – 345
Class Objectives:
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Students will be able to identify long – term causes and the immediate circumstances that led to World
War I.
 Students will be able to explain why the United States entered the war.
 Students will be able to summarize Wilson’s fourteen points
 Students will be able to describe the Treaty of Versailles and international and domestic reaction to it.
Big Ideas:
American troops played a major role in helping end the war.
Main Idea:
Main Idea:
Main Idea:
New technologies made World War I the first modern war.
The arrival of Americans changed the course of the war and helped the Allies win.
The United States refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and rejected the League of Nations.
Key Vocabulary:
1. Convoy –
2. Armistice – truce, agreement to stop fighting
3. National self determination – idea that borders of countries should be based on ethnicity and national
identity to avoid border disputes.
4. Reparations – money paid to compensate for war damages (Germany had to pay)
5. No-Man’s Land – space between enemy trenches wt barbed wire & other obstacles
6. John J. Pershing – U.S. General that led American Expeditionary Force in Europe.
7. Treaty of Versailles – treaty that ended the war, punished Germany
8. League of Nations- general association of nations would pledge to respect & protect each other's property.
9. Fourteen Points – President Wilson's plan for lasting peace
Q: What were some of the new technologies in warfare introduced in WWI?
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New Weapons; poison gas, gas masks, armored tanks, aircraft, machine guns
Q: How did the Russian Revolution help the German war effort?
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With Russia out of the war, Germany could focus its efforts on the Western Front.
Q: Talk about two American war Heroes and list their accomplishments during the war.
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Alvin York:
Against war but after 9 men in his platoon were killed, he took command & killed 9-25
Germans, captured machine guns and 132 prisoners.
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Eddie Rickenbacker: Race car driver who became a famous war time pilot
Q: What is a conscientious Objector?
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Person who refuses to obey a law due to religious or moral beliefs.
Q: Why do you think General Pershing wanted to keep U.S. soldiers in their own units?
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Communication
Loyalty
Used to working together
Q: Why did President Wilson propose his Fourteen Points?
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He wanted to avoid another world war.
Q: What countries were involved in the Paris Peace Conference in 1919? Which country was not invited to
participate? Why?
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The "big four" included: France, Great Britain, United States, and Italy (27 countries total)
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Russia not invited since Allied leaders refused to acknowledge Lenin's government and civil war was going on.
Q: Was World War I the “war to end all wars?”
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No. The Treaty of Versailles helped set the stage for WWII. League of Nations not effective.
List the results of WW I
RESULTS OF
WORLD WAR I
Germany pays reparations
League of Nations