World War IQuiz Review

When: WWI began in June of 1914

The United States didn’t enter the WW I until April of 1917

Who was fighting?

• Allies• Great Britain• France• Russia (up to 1917)• United States (after

1917)

• Central Powers• Germany • Austria Hungary• Bulgaria• Ottoman Empire

Where did the fighting take place?

• The primary battle fields were in Western Europe: Belgium and France

• In Eastern Europe fighting took place on the Russian border.

• Naval battles took place around the globe and armies clashed in the mid-east as well as Africa.

What were the Causes of WW I• Militarism: arms race in Europe between

competing powers. • Alliances: a system of military pacts , many of

them secret. • Nationalism: many groups in Europe wanted

their own nations. Ethic tension.• Imperialism: competition among powers for

territory and trade. Especially Africa and Asia.• Assassination: Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand and

his wife are killed in Bosnia.

What were the issues or reasons that caused the US to enter WW I?

• Unrestricted Submarine Warfare. German U-Boats.• Sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania. 128 American

die.• Economic concerns. American banks and companies

were owed money by the Allies.• Zimmerman note. Germany tries to get Mexico to stir

up trouble on our border.• Russia quits the war. US hated the Czar, couldn’t

fight if we would be on his side.• Anti-German propaganda swayed US public opinion.

Why were many American’s opposed to the war?

• American boys shouldn’t die to keep monarchs in power.

• Few of the Allies were democratic countries.• The killing and trench war was morally wrong.• We were only fighting to protect the profits of

big American banks and businesses.• The war pitted workers against workers so

Wealthy industrialist were the winners.

Who won and when did it end?

• The Allies won the war.• The armistices (cease fire) was signed on the

11th day of the 11th month on the 11th hour of 1918 or November 11th 1918

Wilson and the 14 Points American President Woodrow Wilson went to France to lead

the “Versailles Peace Treaty”. These are the most important of his 14 points included in his Blueprint for Peace:

• Free Trade• Arms Control and Reduction• No Secret Treaties• Freedom of the Seas• Self-Determination of Peoples • A League of Nations

America wins the war but Pres. Wilson loses the peace.

• Wilson traveled to Paris to lead the peace conference at Versailles. His 14 points were the basis of a “Blueprint for Peace”.

• Although hailed as a hero in Paris Wilson was met with opposition from the US Senate

• The “Irreconcilables” a group of Republican senators refuse to ratify Wilson’s Versailles Treaty.• The US finally signs a separate treaty with Germany in 1921.