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?
His fourteenth point called for the creation of an international organization to address diplomatic crisis. It was called the League of Nations.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
Because it barred Germany from maintaining an army.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
It humiliated Germany and it had a war-guilt clause that made them force to take responsibility for WWII.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
Because he was suspicious of the provision of joint and military action against aggression, even though it was voluntary.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
Wilson set out on an 8000 mile tour. He delivered 34 speeches in 3 weeks arguing that the United States should join the League of Nations.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf Hitler?
Hitler showed a lot of vengeance in his writings and it made Germans support him, he made people realize that the fighting was over, but the war was not.
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
He was a French premier that had lived through to German invasions and was determined to prevent future invasions.
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
He was the British prim minister who had just won reelection. His slogan was, "Make Germany Play."
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
Russia was excluded from the peace conference so they weren't able to express their opinions about the treaty.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Friday, December 11, 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
1. War Industries Board
The War Industries Board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to increase efficiency and to eliminate waste by standardizing products. They set production quotas and and allocated raw materials. They also applied price control only at the wholesale level.
2. Railroad Administration
They were in charge of controlling the railroads and making them run.
3. Fuel Administration
They kept track of coal and rationed gas and oil. It resulted with less gas on Sundays and a lot less light at night.
4. National War Labor Board
They worked on improving factory conditions, tried to make an eight hour day, eliminate child labor, and make conditions more safe.
5. Food Administration
This was made to help make food and then conserve it and this made it so some days of the week certain food was rationed.
6. Committee on Public Information
Influenced peoples thoughts and actions. It was shown by things like pictures.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
People could be fined and or thrown in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal or profane about the gov.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch- Businessman, created MIB.
and George Creel- Promoted war by propaganda.
Title: WWI - The War at Home Labels: Propaganda, WWI, domestic, Wilson
1. War Industries Board
The War Industries Board encouraged companies to use mass production techniques to increase efficiency and to eliminate waste by standardizing products. They set production quotas and and allocated raw materials. They also applied price control only at the wholesale level.
2. Railroad Administration
They were in charge of controlling the railroads and making them run.
3. Fuel Administration
They kept track of coal and rationed gas and oil. It resulted with less gas on Sundays and a lot less light at night.
4. National War Labor Board
They worked on improving factory conditions, tried to make an eight hour day, eliminate child labor, and make conditions more safe.
5. Food Administration
This was made to help make food and then conserve it and this made it so some days of the week certain food was rationed.
6. Committee on Public Information
Influenced peoples thoughts and actions. It was shown by things like pictures.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts
People could be fined and or thrown in jail for interfering with the war effort or saying anything disloyal or profane about the gov.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch- Businessman, created MIB.
and George Creel- Promoted war by propaganda.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The U.S. enters World War I
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?
Congress passed a law that was called the Selective Service Act and it was a law stating that men were required to sign up to be randomly selected to go into the war.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
The U.S. soldiers helped win the war by training 17 hours a day, and their freshness and enthusiasm.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
338 BILLION DOLLARS. DAAAAYUM.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
Half of the deaths in the war were citizens and there was 22 million deaths. Twenty million people were wounded and ten million became refugees. The U.S. lost 48,000 men in battle and another 62,000 died because of disease.
5. Define armistice.
Armistice- truce.
Title: The U.S. enters World War I Labels: Wilson, WWI
1. How did the United States raise an army?
Congress passed a law that was called the Selective Service Act and it was a law stating that men were required to sign up to be randomly selected to go into the war.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
The U.S. soldiers helped win the war by training 17 hours a day, and their freshness and enthusiasm.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
338 BILLION DOLLARS. DAAAAYUM.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
Half of the deaths in the war were citizens and there was 22 million deaths. Twenty million people were wounded and ten million became refugees. The U.S. lost 48,000 men in battle and another 62,000 died because of disease.
5. Define armistice.
Armistice- truce.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
World War I Begins
1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
Nationalism- Germany
Imperialism- Austria Hungary
Militarism -The central powers
System of Alliance- The Allies in world war one, come together, get more powerful.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
Because Austria-Hungary and Serbia wanted a reason to start a war and that was the perfect reason, the assassination sparked hatred among the sides and caused both to declare war, and it was a chain reaction as one declared war on the other, it affected the declaration of war on a lot of other countries too.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
The Germans develop the Schleiffen Plan. That plan was where Germany would hold off fighting with Russian and go through Belgium to Paris, but the plan was not a success.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
They wanted to stay out of the war because it was not any of America's concern and it was very far away.
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 had sympathy for some of the countries that they emigrated from and they believed that the United States should not be involved.
Socialists- They thought it was a capitalist imperialist struggle between Germany and England to control the markets in Africa, China, and the mid-east.
Pacifists- The pacifists did not want the war and the believed that the since the United States had no right in fighting it that the violence should stop.
Parents- Parents did not want their children to grow up around and witness the atrocities of the war.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany responded by using the U-boats to create a blockade of their own and Americans responded in outrage and declared that it threatened freedom of the seas and prevented American goods from reaching German ports.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
The German U-boats threatened to kill Americans that were on British ships and Wilson would not stand for it.
Nationalism- Germany
Imperialism- Austria Hungary
Militarism -The central powers
System of Alliance- The Allies in world war one, come together, get more powerful.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
Because Austria-Hungary and Serbia wanted a reason to start a war and that was the perfect reason, the assassination sparked hatred among the sides and caused both to declare war, and it was a chain reaction as one declared war on the other, it affected the declaration of war on a lot of other countries too.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
The Germans develop the Schleiffen Plan. That plan was where Germany would hold off fighting with Russian and go through Belgium to Paris, but the plan was not a success.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
They wanted to stay out of the war because it was not any of America's concern and it was very far away.
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 had sympathy for some of the countries that they emigrated from and they believed that the United States should not be involved.
Socialists- They thought it was a capitalist imperialist struggle between Germany and England to control the markets in Africa, China, and the mid-east.
Pacifists- The pacifists did not want the war and the believed that the since the United States had no right in fighting it that the violence should stop.
Parents- Parents did not want their children to grow up around and witness the atrocities of the war.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany responded by using the U-boats to create a blockade of their own and Americans responded in outrage and declared that it threatened freedom of the seas and prevented American goods from reaching German ports.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
The German U-boats threatened to kill Americans that were on British ships and Wilson would not stand for it.
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