The End of World War I
... Surrender 2. The Allied Powers were too strong for the Central Powers, and an armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. This ended the War and became known as Armistice Day. An armistice is an agreement to stop fighting. ...
... Surrender 2. The Allied Powers were too strong for the Central Powers, and an armistice was signed on November 11, 1918. This ended the War and became known as Armistice Day. An armistice is an agreement to stop fighting. ...
World War I
... A great scramble for colonies took place in the late 1800s. European powers rushed to claim the remaining uncolonized areas of the world, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. By 1910, most land was colonized, leading to increased hostility and competition for land within Europe. Ge ...
... A great scramble for colonies took place in the late 1800s. European powers rushed to claim the remaining uncolonized areas of the world, particularly in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. By 1910, most land was colonized, leading to increased hostility and competition for land within Europe. Ge ...
World War I essay and questions
... debating for two and a half years whether this was their war to fight. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain neutral. There were many first- and secondgeneration immigrants from both the Central Powers and the Allied nations in the United States, and they dis ...
... debating for two and a half years whether this was their war to fight. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would remain neutral. There were many first- and secondgeneration immigrants from both the Central Powers and the Allied nations in the United States, and they dis ...
Chapter 19, *World War I and Its Aftermath
... -Belgium held up Germany just long enough for France and Russia to mobilize (4 weeks) -Britain declared war on Germany ...
... -Belgium held up Germany just long enough for France and Russia to mobilize (4 weeks) -Britain declared war on Germany ...
Turning Points of the War
... • The marxist leader of Russia – Followed the teaching of Karl Marx. • The Czar had kicked him out of Russia for trying to overthrow the government. • The Germans sneak him back into Russia. ...
... • The marxist leader of Russia – Followed the teaching of Karl Marx. • The Czar had kicked him out of Russia for trying to overthrow the government. • The Germans sneak him back into Russia. ...
Winning the War - Modesto City Schools
... of international law, the British blockade stopped both types of goods from reaching Germany. As the war progressed, it became harder and harder to feed the German and Austrian people. In Germany, the winter of 1916 and 1917 was remembered as “the turnip winter,” because the potato crop failed and p ...
... of international law, the British blockade stopped both types of goods from reaching Germany. As the war progressed, it became harder and harder to feed the German and Austrian people. In Germany, the winter of 1916 and 1917 was remembered as “the turnip winter,” because the potato crop failed and p ...
World War I
... one of the causes of the First World War. * NATIONALISM in Germany – Germany was united in 1871 and she rapidly became the strongest economic and military power in Europe… From 1871 to 1890, Germany wanted to preserve her control in Europe by forming a series of peaceful alliances with other powers. ...
... one of the causes of the First World War. * NATIONALISM in Germany – Germany was united in 1871 and she rapidly became the strongest economic and military power in Europe… From 1871 to 1890, Germany wanted to preserve her control in Europe by forming a series of peaceful alliances with other powers. ...
WWI - Mr. Tripler
... With America’s entry, the war was transformed (at least according to Woodrow Wilson) into a moral crusade: an ideological conflict between democracy and autocracy. He had been able to claim that because of the ...
... With America’s entry, the war was transformed (at least according to Woodrow Wilson) into a moral crusade: an ideological conflict between democracy and autocracy. He had been able to claim that because of the ...
WWI “THE WAR TO END ALL WARS”
... observation post was. I soon discovered that places where we were usually shot at were quite safe. There were the two sets of front trenches only a few yards apart, and yet there were soldiers, both British and German, standing on top of them, digging or repairing the trench in some way, without eve ...
... observation post was. I soon discovered that places where we were usually shot at were quite safe. There were the two sets of front trenches only a few yards apart, and yet there were soldiers, both British and German, standing on top of them, digging or repairing the trench in some way, without eve ...
gallipoli
... war on a world wide scale. • The Ottoman government was under the leadership of a revolutionary group called the “Young Turks.” • Since their coup in 1908, they had been seeking to modernize the country. They had been leaning heavily on advice and investment from Germany. ...
... war on a world wide scale. • The Ottoman government was under the leadership of a revolutionary group called the “Young Turks.” • Since their coup in 1908, they had been seeking to modernize the country. They had been leaning heavily on advice and investment from Germany. ...
American History Unit 15 – World War One Test
... 10. A telegram sent by Germany’s foreign secretary in 1917 to Mexico, promising Mexico U.S. territory if Mexico declared war on the United States: _____________________________________. 11. International organization formed after World War I that aimed to ensure the security and peace for all its me ...
... 10. A telegram sent by Germany’s foreign secretary in 1917 to Mexico, promising Mexico U.S. territory if Mexico declared war on the United States: _____________________________________. 11. International organization formed after World War I that aimed to ensure the security and peace for all its me ...
Reading - The Great War Begins
... However, Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Prussia who led the unification of the German states, did not like the fact that Germany was sandwiched in between Russia and France. To counter this uncomfortable situation, Bismarck created and alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy. In response, ...
... However, Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Prussia who led the unification of the German states, did not like the fact that Germany was sandwiched in between Russia and France. To counter this uncomfortable situation, Bismarck created and alliance with Austria-Hungary and Italy. In response, ...
World War I, 1914 – 1918: A Source Based Study
... Throughout November, December and January, 1917 – 1918, few major campaigns were launched due to winter ...
... Throughout November, December and January, 1917 – 1918, few major campaigns were launched due to winter ...
Gresham College Lecture, 18 November 2014
... armies’ voracious demands; and did so all the year round, as unlike in earlier conflicts the trench garrisons continued in post without withdrawing to winter barracks or bivouacs. New technologies did not, at least at first, offer a way out. The Germans introduced poison gas at the Second Battle of ...
... armies’ voracious demands; and did so all the year round, as unlike in earlier conflicts the trench garrisons continued in post without withdrawing to winter barracks or bivouacs. New technologies did not, at least at first, offer a way out. The Germans introduced poison gas at the Second Battle of ...
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... 3. Hitler was able to rise to power in Germany by “blaming the Allies” for many of the economic & political troubles in Germany after WWI ...
... 3. Hitler was able to rise to power in Germany by “blaming the Allies” for many of the economic & political troubles in Germany after WWI ...
Chapter 19 Notes—World War I (1914
... L. ______________________________—Interlocking fields of fire made the body count high. Could fire 600 bullets per minute. Officers did not adjust their tactics to the new weapons. M. Artillery field guns—these long-range cannons caused more causalities than any other type of weapon. N. ____________ ...
... L. ______________________________—Interlocking fields of fire made the body count high. Could fire 600 bullets per minute. Officers did not adjust their tactics to the new weapons. M. Artillery field guns—these long-range cannons caused more causalities than any other type of weapon. N. ____________ ...
World War I
... Wilson helped to redraw state borders in Europe so that they better reflected nations, groups of people with the same language, religion and ...
... Wilson helped to redraw state borders in Europe so that they better reflected nations, groups of people with the same language, religion and ...
World War 1
... The Bolsheviks (Communists) led by VIadimir Lenin seized power in Russia from the Provisional Govt. A treaty was signed with Germany and Russia was out of the war by March 1918. Russia gave up land. (Treaty of Brest-Litovsk) Russia is out of the Great War but would remain in Civil War for four years ...
... The Bolsheviks (Communists) led by VIadimir Lenin seized power in Russia from the Provisional Govt. A treaty was signed with Germany and Russia was out of the war by March 1918. Russia gave up land. (Treaty of Brest-Litovsk) Russia is out of the Great War but would remain in Civil War for four years ...
Chapter 23.1 Lecture Station - Waverly
... Trench warfare, or fighting from trenches, was an old strategy that had been used in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This trench warfare, however, was different because of its scale. – Soldiers lived in trenches, surrounded by machine-gun fire, flying grenades, and exploding artillery shells. – Oppo ...
... Trench warfare, or fighting from trenches, was an old strategy that had been used in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. This trench warfare, however, was different because of its scale. – Soldiers lived in trenches, surrounded by machine-gun fire, flying grenades, and exploding artillery shells. – Oppo ...
Chapter 28 - Madison County Schools
... ◦ Germany’s growing industrial and military power in Europe threatened the major powers on the continent (France, Russia, and Britain) ◦ Germany’s neighbors, France and Russia, allied themselves in the 1890’s to surround Germany and discourage a declaration of war or invasion by Germany. ◦ Britain r ...
... ◦ Germany’s growing industrial and military power in Europe threatened the major powers on the continent (France, Russia, and Britain) ◦ Germany’s neighbors, France and Russia, allied themselves in the 1890’s to surround Germany and discourage a declaration of war or invasion by Germany. ◦ Britain r ...
WORLD WAR I ENDS
... • U.S. wanted to continue trading with Britain, but refused to trade with British because it blockaded Germany – technically taking an act of war with Britain ...
... • U.S. wanted to continue trading with Britain, but refused to trade with British because it blockaded Germany – technically taking an act of war with Britain ...
(technically the Third Battle of Ypres, of which Passchendaele was
... The British Army during World War I was small in size when compared to the other major European powers. In 1914, the British had a small, largely urban English, volunteer force of 400,000 soldiers, almost half of which were posted overseas to garrison the British Empire. (In August 1914, 74 of the ...
... The British Army during World War I was small in size when compared to the other major European powers. In 1914, the British had a small, largely urban English, volunteer force of 400,000 soldiers, almost half of which were posted overseas to garrison the British Empire. (In August 1914, 74 of the ...