Outcome 8.4 WWI
8.4.1 The Causes of WWI
1
Which cause of WWI calls for a strong build up of a
nation's defense?
Which cause of WWI refers to agreements between
2 nations to aid and protect one another
called?
3
Which cause of WWI refers to pride and devotion to
ones country called?
Which cause of WWI involves gaining power and or
wealth by a country acquiring or taking
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territory or taking advantage of a weaker nation
called?
Militarism
Alliances
Nationalism
Imperialism
8.4.2 WWI Style of Warfare
5
What was the most common style of warfare used in
Trench Warfare
the early years of WWI?
6
Which styles of warfare saw an increased use by the
end of WWI?
7
How did the U.S. role in the war change from 1914 to It changed from isolationism to joining the Allied
1917?
Powers
airplanes and tanks
What major contribution that helped end the war was
8 the U.S. able to make when it joined
Fresh men & supplies
the war in 1917?
8.4.3 U.S. Trade and Production During WWI
9
What was the U.S. position on world trade when the
war began in 1914.
The U.S. was neutral and traded with both sides.
10
How did the U.S. position on world trade change as
the war progressed
As the war progressed the U.S. began to trade more
with Great Britain & France and less with Germany.
11
Why did the the U.S. position on world trade change
as the war progressed
The U.S. position changed because Great Britain had
successfully blockaded Germany.
Outcome 8.4 WWI
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Germany struggled to get supplies and began
How did the change of position on world trade affect
unrestricted submarine warfare against U.S. merchant
the war?
vessels
8.4.4 Capitalism and Communism
Would the following statement represent capitalism
13 or communism? Any person is free to
own land or businesses.
Would the following statement represent capitalism
or communism? Profits are distributed by the
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government for the benefit of everyone instead of
going to individual owners
Would the following statement represent capitalism
15 or communism? Government is run by a
one party dictatorship
Would the following statement represent capitalism
or communism? The economy is allowed
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to control itself without government interference
(laissezfaire).
Capitalism
Communism
Communism
Capitalism
8.4.5 The Russian Revolution
17 How did the Russian Revolution affect WWI?
Germany no longer had to fight on 2 fronts.
18
How did the Russian Revolution affect the U.S. entry
into WWI?
U.S. felt the balance on the Western Front was
threatened and felt a more urgent need to enter the
war
19
How did the Russian Revolution affect Russia's
involvement in WWI?
Russia surrendered to Germany.
20
What effect did the Russian Revolution have on the
Russian economy & government?
They became a communist country
8.4.6 The Treaty of Versailles
21
Which new countries were created by the Treaty of
Versailles?
22 What were the problems of the treaty of Versailles
Poland, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Lithuania
1. It created borders in the Middle East that were based
on European needs for oil, not on local ethnic/religious
groups. 2. Japan was granted the German's sphere of
influence in China which pushed China to become
Friends with Communist Russia. 3 it focused on
punishing Germany