1. WWI and Imperialism A Review

2. For Imperialism:  On the map, be able to locate the country that is being talked about in the statement…

3. In which country did John Hay insist on Open Door Notes, ensuring trade would remain equal for all countries?

4. In which country did Teddy Roosevelt lead the Rough Riders?

5. Which country did the US purchase for $20 as part of the Treaty of Paris, 1898?

6. In which area did the US spend more than $300 million to speed up trade, and help the country gain independence?

7. Which territory did the US gain for military and monetary reasons, by helping to overthrow a queen?

8. Which two territories did the Spanish give to the US after the Spanish-American war?

9. For the next part of the review (PASSWORD):  In tables, have one set of students facing front, one set facing back (nobody in side chairs)  The students facing front will use their notes and give the students facing back clues, related to the war, that will get their partners to say the terms.  Once one slide is done, switch sides!!

10. Imperialism Terms  Yellow Journalism  USS Maine  DeLome Letter  Rough Riders  Missionary Diplomacy  Roosevelt Corollary  Dollar Diplomacy

11. Imperialism Terms  Yellow Journalism – exaggerating news to get readers – journalists wrote that Spain was butchering Cubans, made Americans feel sympathy toward Cuba  USS Maine – ship sent to Cuba to pick up Americans – was blown up, and blamed on Spain. “Remember the Maine” became the rallying cry for war against Spain.  DeLome Letter – written by Spanish minister, criticized president McKinley. When published in the papers, made Americans angry at Spain.  Rough Riders – volunteer cavalry that fought in Cuba against Spain – let by men like Theodore Roosevelt  Missionary Diplomacy – telling Latin American countries that we will not recognize and help them if they are hostile or undemocratic  Roosevelt Corollary – “Speak softly and carry a big stick” – we’ll use force if necessary to protect our interests in Latin America  Dollar Diplomacy – government guaranteeing loans to Latin America to keep European countries out – get control of railroads and industries

12. WWI – Long Term Causes MAIN causes of WWI  Militarism  Alliance System  Imperialism  Nationalism

13. WWI – Long Term Causes MAIN causes of WWI  Militarism – build up of military for safety, and diplomacy – help build and maintain empires (Germany)  Alliance System – meant to make countries peaceful, but instead makes any war larger. Triple Alliance, Triple Entente  Imperialism – build up of empires around the world leads to competition – Germany competing with Britain and France  Nationalism – belief in the superiority of your own nation, culture, language, etc. Russia helped the Serbians due to their Slavic heritage

14. Leaders  Kaiser Wilhelm II  Woodrow Wilson  Georges Clemenceau  David Lloyd George  Vittorio Orlando  Vladimir Lenin (overthrew Czar Nicholas II)  Archduke Franz Ferdinand  General John J. Pershing

15. Leaders  Kaiser Wilhelm II – leader of Germany, blamed for the war  Woodrow Wilson – president of the US, had 14 point plan for peace  Georges Clemenceau – leader of France, wanted to make sure Germany could never take over territory again  David Lloyd George – leader of Great Britain, wanted to see Germany pay for the war expenses  Vittorio Orlando – leader of Italy, wanted to make sure Italy received land they were promised  Vladimir Lenin (overthrew Czar Nicholas II) – leader of the Bolshevik party in Russia, overthrew the Czar to give government back to the people  Archduke Franz Ferdinand – assassinated in Bosnia, leading to war between Austria-Hungary and Serbia  General John J. Pershing – leader of the American troops in Europe, the American Expeditionary Force

16. Alliances – be able to name the countries  Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy)  Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria)  Triple Entente (France, Great Britain, Russia)  Allied Powers (France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, USA, Serbia, Romania, Greece, Montenegro – need to know at least the first 5!!)

17. Fighting the War  Schlieffen Plan  Total War  Trench Warfare  Convoy System  Lusitania  Christmas Truce 1914

18. Fighting the War  Schlieffen Plan – Germany’s plan to dominate France, then move all forces to battle against Russia  Total War – war involving more than just military troops, includes attacking civilians, the economy, political structure, etc.  Trench Warfare – type of fighting done in WWI, digging in to defend your self. Ran thru France from Belgium to Switzerland.  Convoy System – surrounding supply and troop ships with destroyers to ensure safe passage of the ships across u-boat infested Atlantic Ocean.  Lusitania – British ship sunk off the coast of Ireland by u-boats, had Americans on board, which gets America ready for war  Christmas Truce 1914 – cease-fire in the trenches between British/French/Belgian and German troops at the beginning of the war – still viewed the enemy as human.

19. Horrors of Warfare  “No Man’s Land”  Trench Foot  Dysentery  Shell Shock (battle fatigue)  Mustard Gas (phosgene, chlorine gases)  New Technologies (have them list at least 4 types, such as machine guns, tanks, airplanes, flame throwers, submarines, gas, motorcycles, etc.)

20. America at War  3 things that brought us in  Zimmerman Note  U-boats  End of Russian monarchy  Selective Service Act (draft)  Espionage & Sedition Acts  Roles of Women & Blacks (military and at home)

21. America at War  3 things that brought us in  Zimmerman Note (proposed alliance between Germany & Mexico, intercepted by US)  U-boats (Lusitania and other ships sunk)  End of Russian monarchy (democracy vs. monarchy)  Selective Service Act (draft) – men had to register, pulled 3 million to fight right away  Espionage & Sedition Acts (Civil Liberties) – not allowed to say or act against the government or the war effort – loss of rights in exchange for safety  Roles of Women & Blacks (military and at home) – both got to join the military. Blacks were segregated, women not allowed in combat. Both worked in factories at home, women allowed manual labor jobs.

22. Treaty of Versailles  Armistice (when?)  Fourteen Points  League of Nations  Reparations  War-guilt Clause  Legacy of the War (what changed that won’t go back to “normal”)  Who was invited, and who wasn’t

23. Treaty of Versailles  Armistice (when?) – cease fire, 11:00, November 11, 1918  Fourteen Points – Wilson’s plan for peace, re-draw boundary lines, free trade, League of Nations  League of Nations – gathering of nations to discuss and help with disputes between nations before they lead to war  Reparations – amount of $ Germany had to pay to the allies for the war - $33 billion  War-guilt Clause – Germany forced to sign, claiming sole responsibility for the Great War  Legacy of the War (what changed that won’t go back to “normal”) – presidential powers, women’s and black’s roles, hatred from propaganda  Who was invited (Great Britain, France, USA, and Italy), and who wasn’t (any of the Central Powers, Russia, all of the smaller nations that fought)

24. On the Home Front  Isolationism  Influenza Epidemic  Great Migration (who, and reasons why) LAST ONE

25. On the Home Front  Isolationism – Trying to stay out of the war gained Wilson a 2 nd term, unsuccessful  Influenza Epidemic – 1918, killed 30 million worldwide, including 500,000 Americans – far more deadly than the war, spread due to soldiers traveling for the war more than anything  Great Migration (who, and reasons why) – African- Americans moving North mostly because of jobs available in the North, cotton dying in the South, and discrimination in the South. LAST ONE

26. WWI TEST Tuesday/Wednesday!!!  Spend the rest of the class time finishing:  MAPS  Will be due & collected on Monday/Tuesday  STUDY GUIDES  Extra copies are on the table in the front of the room if you were absent  These Study Guides are worth extra credit on the test if COMPLETE  Will be due & collected on Monday/Tuesday  Know which countries were involved in the war & where those countries are located  Know which countries were created at the end of the war, and where located  Take home your WWI notes & maps to study!