Who`s Who: Kaiser Wilhelm II
... With Germany's decision to enter into the Triple Alliance system with Austria-Hungary and Italy - whereby each of the three nations agreed to come to the other's aid in the event of attack by either France or Russia - Russia naturally saw Germany as its main potential enemy; this despite Nicholas's ...
... With Germany's decision to enter into the Triple Alliance system with Austria-Hungary and Italy - whereby each of the three nations agreed to come to the other's aid in the event of attack by either France or Russia - Russia naturally saw Germany as its main potential enemy; this despite Nicholas's ...
Chapter Overview Handout for Students
... the U.S. joined the Allies in the war against Germany Fourteen Points (1918) President Wilson’s aims for the war; these points included a call for freedom of the seas, free trade, an end to imperialism, and self-determination for ethnic populations of Europe Sedition Act (1918) made it a crime to us ...
... the U.S. joined the Allies in the war against Germany Fourteen Points (1918) President Wilson’s aims for the war; these points included a call for freedom of the seas, free trade, an end to imperialism, and self-determination for ethnic populations of Europe Sedition Act (1918) made it a crime to us ...
Chapter 16
... II. Aggressive Nationalism 1912 and 1913 - Balkan states attacked Turkey and fought for territory. By 1914, the Balkans were the "powder keg of Europe" ...
... II. Aggressive Nationalism 1912 and 1913 - Balkan states attacked Turkey and fought for territory. By 1914, the Balkans were the "powder keg of Europe" ...
To what extent would you consider that World War One resulted from
... irresponsibility and ignorance that finally led to World War One. Worse still, although Germany was not involved in the July Crisis, her decision and policy posed a threat on the international peace. Yet, the Chancellor of Germany, Bethmann Hollweg, had no experience either of politics or of foreign ...
... irresponsibility and ignorance that finally led to World War One. Worse still, although Germany was not involved in the July Crisis, her decision and policy posed a threat on the international peace. Yet, the Chancellor of Germany, Bethmann Hollweg, had no experience either of politics or of foreign ...
History can be written by the losers
... Hitler and the Nazis were a natural product of German history whose roots can be traced back to 1870, if not earlier (a negative interpretation of Germany’s sonderweg) ...
... Hitler and the Nazis were a natural product of German history whose roots can be traced back to 1870, if not earlier (a negative interpretation of Germany’s sonderweg) ...
World War 1 Study Guide for Test – 50 points (Multiple Choice
... Who was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference? ___________________________________________________________________________________ The European Allies rejected Wilson’s Fourteen Points Plan because their goal is to do what? ________________________________________________________________________ ...
... Who was not invited to the Paris Peace Conference? ___________________________________________________________________________________ The European Allies rejected Wilson’s Fourteen Points Plan because their goal is to do what? ________________________________________________________________________ ...
Transport, Communications and the Changing Nature of Land
... "The ability of states to project force was to be massively enhanced through harnessing this new technology for military purposes" At the turn of the century Napoleon Bonaparte sought to overcome these problems by a new approach to strategy. By dividing his forces for marching, and then concentratin ...
... "The ability of states to project force was to be massively enhanced through harnessing this new technology for military purposes" At the turn of the century Napoleon Bonaparte sought to overcome these problems by a new approach to strategy. By dividing his forces for marching, and then concentratin ...
The First World War - humanitiesforwisdom.org
... The Alliance system pulled one nation after another into the conflict – The Great War had begun. On August 3, 1914, Germany invaded Belgium to Paris, France. Next, Germany would attack Russia ...
... The Alliance system pulled one nation after another into the conflict – The Great War had begun. On August 3, 1914, Germany invaded Belgium to Paris, France. Next, Germany would attack Russia ...
World War I Power point
... In 1919, for the first time, the U.S. Senate rejected a peace treaty. The Senate failed to reach its required two-thirds majority when just 39 of 55 senators voted for the treaty. Though President Woodrow Wilson had personally negotiated the treaty following World War I along with his idea for a Lea ...
... In 1919, for the first time, the U.S. Senate rejected a peace treaty. The Senate failed to reach its required two-thirds majority when just 39 of 55 senators voted for the treaty. Though President Woodrow Wilson had personally negotiated the treaty following World War I along with his idea for a Lea ...
Germany Austria
... •Men who had not been afforded the luxury of a bath in weeks or months would offer the pervading odour of dried sweat. The feet were generally accepted to give off the worst odor. Trenches would also smell of creosol or chloride of lime, used to stave off the constant threat of disease and infection ...
... •Men who had not been afforded the luxury of a bath in weeks or months would offer the pervading odour of dried sweat. The feet were generally accepted to give off the worst odor. Trenches would also smell of creosol or chloride of lime, used to stave off the constant threat of disease and infection ...
World War I
... What impact do you think the communications about the Germans had on the American public’s opinion of the war? ...
... What impact do you think the communications about the Germans had on the American public’s opinion of the war? ...
A Bloody Conflict
... When General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), arrived in Paris on July 4, 1917, he and his officers headed to Picpus Cemetery where Lafayette was buried. One of Pershing’s officers, Colonel Charles E. Stanton, raised his hand in salute and proclaimed, “Lafayette ...
... When General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF), arrived in Paris on July 4, 1917, he and his officers headed to Picpus Cemetery where Lafayette was buried. One of Pershing’s officers, Colonel Charles E. Stanton, raised his hand in salute and proclaimed, “Lafayette ...
The Great War WW1
... Germany wanted its “share” of colonies and world markets as well, but by the time Germany got around to building an empire, all that remained for it were some territories in Africa and the pacific that weren’t very valuable. ...
... Germany wanted its “share” of colonies and world markets as well, but by the time Germany got around to building an empire, all that remained for it were some territories in Africa and the pacific that weren’t very valuable. ...
Week 8 Reading Guide
... 3. Which country actively encouraged anti-German feeling in the United States? ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What were the four underlying causes of World War I? Briefly explain each. ________________________ ...
... 3. Which country actively encouraged anti-German feeling in the United States? ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What were the four underlying causes of World War I? Briefly explain each. ________________________ ...
US Emerges as a World Power
... • US merchant ships were being sunk by German u-boats • Sinking of the Lusitania • British blockade of European ports, but American investors and business traded with the Allies • Russian Revolution • Zimmerman note (last straw) ...
... • US merchant ships were being sunk by German u-boats • Sinking of the Lusitania • British blockade of European ports, but American investors and business traded with the Allies • Russian Revolution • Zimmerman note (last straw) ...
File - Coach Hardin`s World
... • Imperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically. ...
... • Imperialism – when one country takes over another country economically and politically. ...
Trench warfare exercise P - answers
... cleared out to the end of the war.” General Haig, in particular, “never even saw the ground on which his greatest battles were fought, either before or during the fight.” This is a damning indictment of the British Army’s supreme commander, written from the perspective of someone with first had know ...
... cleared out to the end of the war.” General Haig, in particular, “never even saw the ground on which his greatest battles were fought, either before or during the fight.” This is a damning indictment of the British Army’s supreme commander, written from the perspective of someone with first had know ...
The Origins of World War One
... that puts events beyond the control of the politcians- mass armies / mobilisation plans- e.g Schlieffen Plan The ‘cult of the offensive’-taking a decisive advantage over your enemy AJP Taylor- WWI caused ‘ almost entirely by rival plans for mobilisation by the European powers’ Relationship between d ...
... that puts events beyond the control of the politcians- mass armies / mobilisation plans- e.g Schlieffen Plan The ‘cult of the offensive’-taking a decisive advantage over your enemy AJP Taylor- WWI caused ‘ almost entirely by rival plans for mobilisation by the European powers’ Relationship between d ...
The Great War 1914 -1919
... the other European powers • 1911-12, Italy took Turkish province of Libya showing how weak the Ottomans had become • 1908, Austria annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina while Russia failed to gain access, thus leaving Serbia frustrated – Austria’s action violated the Congress of Berlin (1878) – War was averted ...
... the other European powers • 1911-12, Italy took Turkish province of Libya showing how weak the Ottomans had become • 1908, Austria annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina while Russia failed to gain access, thus leaving Serbia frustrated – Austria’s action violated the Congress of Berlin (1878) – War was averted ...
Student Work Book
... Why did deadlock develop on the Western Front? Both sides began to 'race to the sea'. This created a front line of trenches that stretched from the Channel to Switzerland and it soon became clear that defence was much easier than attack. In places the two frontlines could be as little as fifteen met ...
... Why did deadlock develop on the Western Front? Both sides began to 'race to the sea'. This created a front line of trenches that stretched from the Channel to Switzerland and it soon became clear that defence was much easier than attack. In places the two frontlines could be as little as fifteen met ...
File - Mrs. Thillens
... •As socialist labor movements became more powerful, they used strikes to achieve their goals, which led to unrest. •Conservative national leaders feared that revolutions would break out. •Some historians believe that these leaders may have been willing to go to war in order to suppress internal diss ...
... •As socialist labor movements became more powerful, they used strikes to achieve their goals, which led to unrest. •Conservative national leaders feared that revolutions would break out. •Some historians believe that these leaders may have been willing to go to war in order to suppress internal diss ...
The Origins of World War One
... Nationalism was a force for stability in mono ethnic countries- in polyglot empires (e.g. Austria Hungary) it was a force for instability with minority groups not being accommodated by the parent ruler. Examples- Austria Hungary- the call for a ...
... Nationalism was a force for stability in mono ethnic countries- in polyglot empires (e.g. Austria Hungary) it was a force for instability with minority groups not being accommodated by the parent ruler. Examples- Austria Hungary- the call for a ...
The Outbreak of World War I
... –President Wilson hoped to stop the Central Powers & make the world “safe for democracy” ■ The USA declared war in April 1917 ...
... –President Wilson hoped to stop the Central Powers & make the world “safe for democracy” ■ The USA declared war in April 1917 ...