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Chapter 19 Notes SOLVUS 9

Chapter 19 Notes SOLVUS 9. World War I 1914-18 Trench and Submarine Warfare Treaty of Versailles. Pre WWI – Post WWI. World War I 1914- 18. AKA: The Great War and the War to End All Wars. TWO GROUPS: Triple Alliance v. Triple Entente Germany, A-H, Italy v. Allies.

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Chapter 19 Notes SOLVUS 9

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  1. Chapter 19 NotesSOLVUS 9 World War I 1914-18 Trench and Submarine Warfare Treaty of Versailles

  2. Pre WWI – Post WWI

  3. World War I 1914- 18 • AKA: The Great War and the War to End All Wars. • TWO GROUPS: Triple Alliance v. Triple Entente Germany, A-H, Italy v. Allies

  4. Assassination of Archduke        * Tensions were high in June 1914, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Bosnia. His assassination ignited Europe into war.

  5. Trench Warfare • Attrition • Gases: Chlorine and Mustard • NO Man's LAND

  6. US enters the WWI • Neutral for first 3 years of the war. • Enter War b/c: a) Unrestricted Submarine Warfare b) Zimmerman Telegram c) Wilson wanted to “make the world safe for democracy”

  7. Who is this? Why am I showing you this?

  8. US in the War • Passed the Selective Service Act. • America’s military resources of soldiers and war materials tipped the balance of the war and led to Germany’s defeat.   • Forced Germany to sign an armistice. (Veteran’s Day).

  9. America joins World War I

  10. After the War • Wilson’s 14 Points • Treaty of Versailles • League of Nations • 18th and 19th amendment

  11. Wilson’s 14 Points • 1)   Plan to eliminate the causes of war • 2)   Key Ideas: • a)   Self-determination • b)   Freedom of the sea • c)   League of Nations (primary objective) • d)   Mandate system

  12. Treaty of Versailles     * The French and English insisted on punishment of Germany.      * A League of Nations was created.      * National boundaries were redrawn, creating many new nations. (except Germany)

  13. League debate in United States • * Objections to U.S. foreign policy decisions made by an international organization, not by U.S. leaders. • *   Senate’s failure to approve Treaty of Versailles.

  14. Wilson’s Legacy: • 19th amendment- women’s right to vote              • 18th amendment- Prohibition

  15. World War I

  16. Extra Tidbits!!! • Tanks were used for the first time. Little Willie went 3mph. • Hello Girls- telephone operators. • Snoopy and the Red Baron. • Planes were used for observation and in some dogfights. • American soldiers were called Doughboys.

  17. Other Tidbits!! • Flamethrowers were used. • Harlem Hell Fighters was a famous black infantry unit. • Big Bertha • Tracer ammunition was used.

  18. Little Willie

  19. Snoopy

  20. Flamethrower

  21. Questions to be Answered? • What event ignited WW I? • What are the 3 reasons the US entered WWI? • What was the primary objective to Wilson’s 14 points? • Why did the US Senate reject the League of Nations? • What is the 18th amendment?

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