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4. World War I
The M.A.I.N. Causes of World War I
Causes of World War I:
• Military buildup of European armies and navies (MILITARISM)
The term MILITARISM can best be defined as a buildup of armaments in preparation for war. Militarism in the nations of Europe was a major cause of World War I.
• Formation of secret alliances (ALLIANCES)
THE TRIPLE ALLIANCE (THE CENTRAL POWERS) & THE TRIPLE ENTENTE (THE ALLIES) were established in the decades just before World War I
• Conflict over colonies in Africa (IMPERIALISM)
• Nationalistic rivalries in the Balkan Peninsula (NATIONALISM)
The Balkan Peninsula was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I because of nationalistic rivalries.
A Serbian nationalist group known as the Black Hand sought to unite all Serbs into one independent nation and gain self-determination. (Self- determination is the freedom of the people of a given territory to declare their independence and/or make their own political decisions.)
In an effort to further this cause, Gavrilo Princep, a member of the Black Hand, assassinated the heir to the throne of the Austro- Hungarian Empire (Archduke Ferdinand).
This event (the assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro- Hungarian Empire (Archduke Ferdinand) was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. Shortly thereafter, a number of entangling alliances prompted many other nations to join the fighting.
Self-determination / Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points
Self-determination is the freedom of the people of a given territory to declare their independence and/or make their own political decisions.
The 'Fourteen Points' were listed in a speech delivered by President Woodrow Wilson of the United States in 1918. The speech was delivered over 10 months before the Armistice with Germany ended World War I, but the Fourteen Points became the basis for the terms of German surrender that are documented in the Treaty of Versailles.
Woodrow Wilson’s ‘Fourteen Points’ held appeal for nationalists in areas under colonial control because it suggested national self-determination.
Treaties signed in 1919 (The Treaty of Versailles was actually just one of several treaties that were made at the end of World War I) resulted in the restructuring of the boundaries of Eastern Europe.
The boundaries were changed in an attempt to satisfy the demands for self- determination by ethnic nationalities.
The New Map of Europe (Europe after World War I)
Treaties signed in 1919 (after the end of World War I) resulted in the restructuring of the boundaries of Eastern Europe.
The boundaries were changed in an attempt to satisfy the demands for self- determination by ethnic nationalities.
The Treaty of Versailles
• The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay large REPARATIONS (payments for war damages).
• Germany was also forced to give up territory (but not as much as Austria-Hungary, which was divided into several new countries).
• Many historians believe that the harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles helped lead to World War II. The harsh terms found in the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the political and economic instability (economic collapse) of Germany after World War I. Many Germans were angry. Resentments about the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the growth of Nazism in Germany. Germany desired to regain it’s power and prestige.
Miscellaneous Topics
• One action that many governments took during World War I was to REGULATE their economic systems to INCREASE PRODUCTION.
• World War I generated by offerdeal" style="border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important; background: transparent !important;">jobs at home and in the military. As a result, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DECLINED between 1914 and 1918.
• Technological developments used during World War I:
• mines, poisonous gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades
• New means of fighting used during World War I:
• barrage [bombardment] • trench warfare [foxholes]
• Control of the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits was a strategic objective in both World War I and World War II because these straits provide access from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
• A direct result of World War I was Germany’s loss of its colonies in Africa and Asia.
• Nationalist movements after World War I led to the breakup of Austria- Hungary.
• Nationalist movements after World War I (and World War II) led to the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the restructuring of boundaries in the Middle East.
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1. The term militarism can best be defined as
(1) loyalty to a nation or ethnic group
(2) buildup of armaments in preparation for war
(3) avoidance of military involvement in civil wars
(4) control of territories for economic and political gain
2. Which region was described as “the powder keg of Europe” prior to World War I?
(1) Iberian Peninsula (2) British Isles (3) Balkan Peninsula (4) Scandinavia
3. What was a major cause of World War I?
(1) rebellions in colonial lands in Africa and Asia
(2) expansion of communism into western Europe
(3) militarism in the nations of Europe
(4) inability of the League of Nations to keep the peace
6. What was the immediate cause of World War I in Europe?
(1) start of the civil war in Russia (2) by offerdeal" style="border: none !important; display: inline-block !important; text-indent: 0px !important; float: none !important; font-weight: bold !important; height: auto !important; margin: 0px !important; min-height: 0px !important; min-width: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important; text-transform: uppercase !important; text-decoration: underline !important; vertical-align: baseline !important; width: auto !important; background: transparent !important;">sinking of the British liner, Lusitania
(3) assassination of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
(4) attack on Poland by the German army
7. This excerpt is taken from a poem written about World War I.
“If I should die, think only this of me:
That there’s some corner of a foreign field
That is for ever England. There shall be
In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,
A body of England’s, breathing English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home. . . .”
— Rupert Brooke, “The Soldier”
Which idea is expressed in this excerpt from Brooke’s poem?
(1) pacifism (2) neutrality (3) nationalism (4) anarchy
9. The Balkans were referred to as the “Powder Keg of Europe” in the period before World War I because of their
(1) manufacturing ability (2) stockpiles of weapons
(3) nationalistic rivalries (4) economic strength
10. The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente were established in the decades just
(1) before the Congress of Vienna (2) before World War I
(3) after the Treaty of Versailles (4) after the formation of the United Nations
12.
Statement 1: “This organization is created for the purpose of realizing the national ideal: the union of all Serbs.” —Bylaws of the Black Hand
Statement 2: “. . . people . . . would think themselves happier even under their bad government than they might be under the good government of a foreign power.” —Mohandas Gandhi, adapted from Indian Opinion, 1905
Statement 3: “. . . above all, we want Germany to be considered one land and the German people one people.”
—Heinrich von Gagern, The Call for German Unity
Statement 4: “We ardently wish to free Italy from foreign rule. We agree that we must put aside all petty differences in order to gain this most important goal. We wish to drive out the foreigners not only because we want to see our country powerful and glorious, but also because we want to elevate the Italian people in intelligence and moral development.”
—Count Camillo di Cavour
Which idea is expressed by all the statements?
(1) War is a means of achieving national policies.
(2) Industrial growth is critical to a country’s prosperity.
(3) Social class differences are the source of all conflicts.
(4) Self-determination of the people is an important goal.
14.“. . . A free, open-minded, and absolutely impartial adjustment of all colonial claims, based upon a strict observance of the principle that in determining all such questions of sovereignty the interests of the populations concerned must have equal weight with the equitable claims of the government whose title is to be determined. . ”
— President Woodrow Wilson!s Fourteen Points, 1918
This statement held appeal for nationalists in areas under colonial control because it suggested
(1) national self-determination (2) economic development
(3) a system of alliances (4) protection from terrorists
15. The Treaty of Versailles punished Germany for its role in World War I by
(1) forcing Germany to accept blame for the war and to pay reparations
(2) dividing Germany into four occupied zones
(3) supporting economic sanctions by the United Nations
(4) taking away German territory in the Balkans and Spain
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