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- 9/11 & 9/12 DO NOW: Take out homework assignment I will
check at your desk!!!! Agenda : 1) Effects and results of the First
World War Notes 2) Review Effects and results of the First World
War
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- What were the main long term causes of WWI? Militarism
Alliances Nationalism Imperialism Industrial Revolution Growing
Populations Empire Expansion
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- What were the main short term causes of WWI? Bosnian Crisis
Balkan Wars Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Imperial
Rivalry in Morocco July Crisis / Mobilizaton
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- What was the nature of the war from 1914- 1918? Schlieffen Plan
Encirclement Invasion of Belgium Characteristics of war technology
/ trench warfare / no mans land / stalemate / Battle of Somme
Generals using tactics that were outdated
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- For what reasons did the US get involved in WWI? Unrestricted
Submarine Warfare Sinking of the Lusitania May 4 1915 boat war
carrying 4000 cases of ammunition Zimmerman Telegram Russian
Revolution
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- Why did Germany fail in WWI? Turkey (Ottoman Empire) defeated
by Britain Austria defeated by Italy Allied naval blockade Arrival
of American troops and equipment German high command lost
confidence Woodrow Wilson offers peace plan
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- What impact did the war have in provoking resistance and
revolution? David Lloyd George taking over in Britain Russian
Revolution Russian troops leaving the front lines German navy
refusing to take orders at the end of the war French ability and
willingness to fight in WWII due to heavy casualties
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- Effects & Results of the First World War Millions of people
died resulting in a dramatic effect on the nations involved and the
people left behind Political boundaries changed Emergence of
extreme right and left wing regimes Social changes attitude in
women Attitude toward humanity
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- What political and territorial changes resulted from the First
World War Germany saw abdication of the Kaiser in Nov. 1918 =
establishment of first lasting republican democracy in Germany
Russia experienced two revolutions = first communist state which
would be led by Trotsky and Lenin and last until 1991 Austro
Hungarian Empire fell apart French Republic survived by faced
instability British Empire survived but faced growing nationalism
in its colonies
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- Europe Pre & Post WWI What major changes do these maps
show? Do you think the territorial changes shown here were good for
European stability?
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- Winners and Losers Countries with support of the victorious
powers gained independence Poland Czechoslovakia New states of
Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, & Finland were freed from Russian
control Southern slavs got a federation, dominated by Serbia called
Yugoslavia Turkey lost lands to Arabia Italy gained some lands but
not all Austria & Hungary became independent of one another
Germany lost land in the east and Alsace & Lorraine Japan only
found itself able to rule new territories it had gained in
China
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- Changes Economic Trading routes were dislocated by war with its
blockades Severe inflation rise in prices Loss of men meant a
shortage of labour Agriculture After war world needed to get back
to a peacetime economy Agriculture had produced so much worldwide
during the war but was not needed after the war leaving a gap
Industry heavy industry (steel production) at a peak during warnot
needed after the war leading to high unemployment
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- Social Changes Women More women were needed for the workplace
to keep up production levels Women gained confidence with greater
participation in the national effort War brought freedom and
mobility for women Idea of a fairer society Russian communism,
Chinese Marxism, Nazi nationalism, and Italian fascism belief in a
corporate state in which all classes and sectors of the economy
work together