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ImmediateCauseofWorldWarI
Militarism,Alliances,ImperialismandNationalismwereallunderlyingcausesfor
WorldWarItobeginbutonespecificincidentbroughtthosemanycausestoaclimax.
ClickonthelinkbelowtoREADabouttheimmediatecauseofthewar.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_explosion.html
1. HowdidthedeathofArchdukeFranzFerdinandinstigate(urgeon)thecollapseofpeacein
Europe? Since allies of Austria got involved, since no action was made
to punish the act. This However led this led Serbian Allies to step in.

GermanywouldhaveParisforlunch,St.Petersburgfordinner.~Kaiser
WilhelmII
TheassumptionthattheEuropeanwarwouldendquicklywasfarfromcorrect.Click
onthelinkbelowtowatchtheanimationoftheOutbreakofWarinEurope.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_outbreak.html(Playtheanimation
onthemap)
2. HowdidtheSchlieffenPlansupportKaiserWilhelmsgoalsinthequoteabove?
Since the plan was to attack France, and abandoning post on the
Russian side. The French army would be unprepared leaving them in
ruins, letting their army conquer and place troops to fight Russia.

LifeintheTrenches
AftertheinitialinvasionofFrancebytheGermans,theAlliedtroopspushedtheGerman
troopsbacktoastalemateposition.Neithersidewouldbackdown;sotheydugin.
Clickonthelinkbelowtoviewthechapter1Trenchwarfare.(trytowatchthevideosif
available)
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
3. InthesectionOrganizationofTrenches,whatwerethefourtypesoftrenchesusedbythe
Allies? The four types were : Front line trench(firing trench), Support
Trench(supply soldiers and supplies), Reserve Trench(Emergency supply
and troops), and connecting the trenches were Communication
trenches(allowed movements of messages, supplies, and troops)

4. EnlargethepictureDiagramoftrenchsystemWhydoyouthinkthetrencheswere
formedinazigzagtypepattern?
To make it more difficult for the enemies to kill, and to make more room
for more soldiers. Also made it easier for the soldiers to change position
and confuse enemies.
5. Describenomansland.
An area, where no one is allowed to manage.
TotalWar
By1915,thewarhadbecomeaglobalwar.Clickonthelinkbelowandreadabouthowthe
warhadbecomeglobal.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_war.html
6. Name3waysthatthewarhadbecomeaglobalwarasopposedtosimplyagroundwar
foughtinEurope.
The common wealth involved countries like Canada, Austria, and India
into the war. By trying to cut off the supplies and goods that were being
sent towards Britain. The war also was on the water, such as the ocean
and this endanger cargo being traded into other countries. Countries
that were neutral such as the USA were forced to join in making it into a
world war.

Slaughter
ThebattlesontheWesternfrontareknownfortheirhugenumberoflossessustainedby
the
Alliedtroops.Clickonthelinkbelowtoreadaboutthebattles.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_slaughter.html
7. HowmanysoldierswerelostattheBattleofSomme,Verdun&Ypres?
In the
In the battle of Somme, over 2.5 million soldiers lost their lives or were
fatally wounded.

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Mutiny
In1917,afteryearsofcombat,trenchwarfareandthedisruptionofdailylivesinEuropean
nations,manycountrieswantedtocontinuefightingtovictory.However,astimepassed
andthenationsrejectedallpeaceinitiatives,peopleonbothsidesbegantoquestionthe
manslaughterandviolence.
Clickonthelinkbelowtoreadaboutthedisillusionmentanddisobedienceofsoldierson
thefrontlines.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_mutiny.html
8. Howdidmutinies(orrebellions)affecttheFrenchandRussianarmy?
The French mutinies led to a destabilized army, and the Russian
rebellious crew was a predicted factor of the Russian Revolution in 1917

ReadthesectionlabeledTheEndofHeroismontherightsideoftheMutinypage.
9. Explainhowthesoldierslivinginthetrencheslivedwiththedead.
They lived in terrible condition, with shortages of food and supplies, the
food delivered wasnt the best.

Collapse
DespitethesinkingoftheLusitaniainMay1915,PresidentWoodrowWilsonwasableto
negotiatetradewithbelligerentsofthewarwithoutprovokingGermany.
ClickonthelinkbelowtoreadabouthowAmericagotinvolvedinWorldWarI.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_kennedy_01_wilson.html
10.
WhatledtotheAmericaninvolvementintheGreatWar?
The war affected the US, economically since loans that were given to
countries in war werent repaid, and Germany sank US ships that
carried merchants that affected business. Another factor was President
Wilson who was an idealist, and said that if Germany won WWI, then the
world would change in a negative way.

By1918,5millionAmericansoldierswereinuniformandhelpingtheAlliedforcesendthe
GreatWar.

Clickonthelinktoreadabouthowthewarended
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_collapse.html
11.
DescribewhateventsledtothecollapseoftheGermanarmy/navyandtheirwar
effort.HowdidtheKaisersabdication(givingup)ofthethroneaffectthewareffort?
This lead to the collapse of the German army, and war effort made by
Germans was stopped by allies on the Western Front. Kaiser showed no
power, this led to Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff to take power.
Hatred&Hunger
Onthe11thdayofthe11thmonth,theAlliesandCentralPowersagreedtoanarmisticeor
ceasefire.Peopleallovertheglobeexperiencedfeelingsofnationalism,self
determinationandtheopportunitiesofdemocracybutmanyknewthepeacewasnot
likelytolast.
ClicktoreadaboutthepeaceagreementandtreatmentofGermanyfollowingthe
armistice.http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch4_hatred.html
12.
Thoughthearmisticewasineffect,howdidtheAlliesstillwagewaronGermany?
Allies continued to wage war against Germany by imputing a naval
blockade and pressuring Germany to acquiescence into Versailles.
13.
WhenWoodrowWilsonarrivedinParisin1918,whatwastheonethinghewanted
fromthepeacenegotiations?
He wanted freedom of the seas, and end to secret treaties, and
negotiations between nations.

LookatthephotographaboveHatred&Hunger
14.
WhoweretheBigFouratthepeaceconference?

The Big Four were the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson;
the Prime Minister of Great Britain, David Lloyd George; the Prime
Minister of France, Georges Clemenceau; and the Prime Minister of Italy,
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando.

WarWithoutEnd
Oncethewarended,manymilitarymenwereveryattachedtotheirexperiencesofwar.
Theyhadexperiencedcamaraderielikeneverbefore.
Clickonthelinkbelowtoreadabouthowpeoplewereaffectedbythewar.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch4_war.html

15.

HowdidGermansfeeldifferentlythanotherEuropeansaboutthewar?
Germany still felt like a winner, and didnt act the way the Europeans,
especially the members of the army.

LookatthemapofEurope19181920.
16.
HowmanynewcountrieswerecreatedbytheTreatyofVersailles?Comparethis
maptothemapofEuropein1914.http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/index.html
Nine countries were created under the Treaty of Versailles, and the
map of Europe was is a lot less in 1914.