Read Chapter 19-4 about Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles. As you read about President Wilson’s idealistic plan for world peace, make notes to answer the following questions. Please post your answer to your blog by 8:20 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17.
Title: Woodrow Wilson Fights for Peace Labels: WWI, Wilson, TOV, Hitler, 14_points
1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
That we create a league of nations to help talk out conflicts before declaring war.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
the war guilt clause, forcing Germany to decrease their army and pay much money.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
The Treaty of Versaille succeeded in uniting most contries in europe but it humiliated Germany by including the guilt clause. Thus making them angry and not willing to be peaceful.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
Wilson ignored the republicans and would not agree to compromise.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
Wilson was adamant about not negotiating.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf Hitler?
germany seeked a strong motivated powerful leader. that happened to be Hitler.
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
french premiere
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
british minister.
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
It was non exsistant because Czar Nicholas Romanov and family were murdered at the hands of communists.
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
WWI - The War at Home
Please read Chapter 19-3 - The War at Home and post your answer to the following questions. Your answers are due by the end of the day Friday, Dec. 11.
Title: WWI - The War at Home Labels: Propaganda, WWI, domestic, Wilson
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board
Applied price control onto their products making the retail rices double the amount they were prior to the war.
2. Railroad Administration
Cotrolling the railways made it possible for them to conserve gas. public transportation was vital to doing this.
3. Fuel Administration
They raised the price of fuel making Americans utilize trains.
4. National War Labor Board
created by nixon to punish laborers who would not obey board descisions. the laborers would lose their draft extemptions. they also worked actively to make sure that factories were a clean safe enviroment for workers and that child labor would be banned.
5. Food Administration
conserving food involved limiting production of meats ect. homeowners began to make homegrown farms.
6. Committee on Public Information
promoted nationalism and patriotism but also led opposers of the war and certain groups to feel as if their rights were being violated.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
anyone opposed to the war would be charged 10 million dollars and sentenced to 20 years in prison charge providing. freedom of speech was not allowed.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
Title: WWI - The War at Home Labels: Propaganda, WWI, domestic, Wilson
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board
Applied price control onto their products making the retail rices double the amount they were prior to the war.
2. Railroad Administration
Cotrolling the railways made it possible for them to conserve gas. public transportation was vital to doing this.
3. Fuel Administration
They raised the price of fuel making Americans utilize trains.
4. National War Labor Board
created by nixon to punish laborers who would not obey board descisions. the laborers would lose their draft extemptions. they also worked actively to make sure that factories were a clean safe enviroment for workers and that child labor would be banned.
5. Food Administration
conserving food involved limiting production of meats ect. homeowners began to make homegrown farms.
6. Committee on Public Information
promoted nationalism and patriotism but also led opposers of the war and certain groups to feel as if their rights were being violated.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
anyone opposed to the war would be charged 10 million dollars and sentenced to 20 years in prison charge providing. freedom of speech was not allowed.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The U.S. enters World War I
Wed., Dec. 2 Homework
Read Chapter 19-2 and post your answers to the following questions. These are due on Friday by 3:10 p.m.
Title: The U.S. enters World War I Labels: Wilson, WWI
1. How did the United States raise an army?
The U.S congress passed the Selective Service Act in may 1917. The act required men to register with the government prior to participating in selections for the army.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
They came into it very positive and eager to fight.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
around $338 billion dollars
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
Deaths about 22 million more than half were civilians.
20 million people were injured
10 million more became refugees.
5. Define armistice
a truce.
Read Chapter 19-2 and post your answers to the following questions. These are due on Friday by 3:10 p.m.
Title: The U.S. enters World War I Labels: Wilson, WWI
1. How did the United States raise an army?
The U.S congress passed the Selective Service Act in may 1917. The act required men to register with the government prior to participating in selections for the army.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
They came into it very positive and eager to fight.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
around $338 billion dollars
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
Deaths about 22 million more than half were civilians.
20 million people were injured
10 million more became refugees.
5. Define armistice
a truce.
Monday, November 30, 2009
World War I Begins
Please read Chapter 19-1 and post your answers to the following questions. They are due by 8:20 a.m. Wednesday.
Title: World War I Begins Labels: WWI, Wilson, neutrality
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
Militarism: power struggle and the need for larger military. bigger weapons due to industrial age.
Alliance System: due to the alliance system most of europe became involved with the war because they were siding with either Austria-hungary or Russia who supported the serbians.
Imperialism: all european countries were in heavy competition for oversea territory.
Nationilism: more ethnic groups wished to have their own set country and power. Also each country wanted the Balkan Peninsula for themselves.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
Because Austro-Hungary found the perfect opportunity to go to war with serbia because the assasin was Serbian. They found it the right moment to go to war and sieze the balkan peninsula.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
warfare using trenches broke out.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
The war had virtually no negative effect on U.S lifestyle and culture.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Naturalized citizens: they feared that they would be fighting their homelands.
socialists: saw it as a battle for imperialism and opposed it.
pacifists: dont like fighting
parents: didnt want to send their sons to their demise.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
a counterblockade of U boats.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
the german kaiser was going to sink all the boats in british waters by U boats. among these boats were american civilian ships and trade boats which forced the U.S into war.
Title: World War I Begins Labels: WWI, Wilson, neutrality
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
Militarism: power struggle and the need for larger military. bigger weapons due to industrial age.
Alliance System: due to the alliance system most of europe became involved with the war because they were siding with either Austria-hungary or Russia who supported the serbians.
Imperialism: all european countries were in heavy competition for oversea territory.
Nationilism: more ethnic groups wished to have their own set country and power. Also each country wanted the Balkan Peninsula for themselves.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
Because Austro-Hungary found the perfect opportunity to go to war with serbia because the assasin was Serbian. They found it the right moment to go to war and sieze the balkan peninsula.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
warfare using trenches broke out.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
The war had virtually no negative effect on U.S lifestyle and culture.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Naturalized citizens: they feared that they would be fighting their homelands.
socialists: saw it as a battle for imperialism and opposed it.
pacifists: dont like fighting
parents: didnt want to send their sons to their demise.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
a counterblockade of U boats.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
the german kaiser was going to sink all the boats in british waters by U boats. among these boats were american civilian ships and trade boats which forced the U.S into war.
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