Woodrow Wilson Fights for Peace

1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
Wilson's 14th point was the creation of the league of nations.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
Germany had to pay $33 billion dollars to the allies, couldn't have an army, and had to give land back to France.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
The treaty made a lot of people angry preventing lasting peace with things such as the guilt clause, as well as Germany's inability to pay the debt. Also Russia and colonies in Asia didn't get what they wanted.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
Henry Cabot Lodge objected to the treaty because he wanted congresses right to declare war in the treaty as well as the League of Nations gone.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
Wilson brought about the Senate's rejection of the treaty by refusing to compromise on the League of Nations and by ignoring the Republican majority in Congress.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf Hitler?
At the time the German people were angry that the war was ended and wanted to start another in order to regain their position in the world and restore their honor.
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
George Clemenceau was the French premier at the time of the end of the war.
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
David Lloyd George was the British prime minister at the end of the war.
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
Russia did not go to the peace conference because they were not invited and did not have a controlled situation in their country.

The U.S. enters World War I

1. How did the United States raise an army?
The U.S raised an army by instituting the Selective Service Act meaning that everyone had to sigh up for the military and could be randomly selected to join. This raised 2 million troops.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
American soldiers helped win the war by helping raise moral. Also General Pershing made an offensive stopping the German advance and taking enemy positions.
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
The estimated economic coasts of the war were $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
The war costed 11 million civilian deaths, about 11 million military deaths, 20 million wounded, and 10 million became refugees.
5. Define armistice.
Armistice is a truce that ends fighting in a war.

World War I Begins

1. What are the four main causes of World War I? Give an example for each as to why it was a cause.
Four main causes of WW1 were Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, and Nationalism. An example of each respectively are; each major nation creating incredibly large standing armies and large technological advances in weaponry,each nation allied itself with a few others so when one was attacked everyone got involved, all the new colonies the European nations conquered allowed them much more recourses then previously available as well as new markets, and many small nations thought they had a right to independence and Germany thought it had a right to rule.
2. How did the June 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand become the spark for WWI?
TH assassination of Archduke Fanz Ferdinand became the spark of the war because i promoted Austria-Hungry to invade Serbia which caused the Russians to support the Serbs and then the Germans invaded Russia and France in support of Austria-Hungry which made the British join to support the French and Russians.
3. What happened within the first few months of fighting?
During the first few months of the war, Germany stoped any Russian advances while conquering Belgum and advancing into France. Then, allies and Central Powers spent a while tring to out flank each other until they gave up and began to besige each other in long trench networks.
4. Generally, why did the United States want to stay out of the war?
Generally, the U.S wanted to stay out of the war because it was three thousand miles away, and people didn't want their children to die.
5. Specifically, Why did the following groups of Americans tend to oppose U.S. participation in the war? Naturalized citizens; socialists; pacifists; parents.
Naturalized citizens opposed U.S participation in the war because they still had ties to their home countries and didn't want to be on the other side, socialists saw the war as a promotion of imperialism and capitalism to which they always were opposed, and the pacifists opposed violence in general and wanted the U.S to provide an example for peace.
6. How did Germany respond to the British naval blockade of Germany’s ports? What was the U.S. response?
Germany responded to the British naval blockade by sinking all ships military and otherwise in the area surrounding Great Britain with their unterseeboots.
7. What forced the United States into the war?
The German unrestricted submarine warfare, their attempts to get Mexico to attack the U.S in the event that war brock out between it and Germany, and a revolution in Russia that allowed the U.S to claim the war was one of democracy against oppressive monarchies.