1. Unit 7 - The Great War, 1914–1918
Several factors lead to World War I, a conflict that devastates Europe and has a major impact on the world.
Allied soldiers climbing over trenches on first day of the costly Battle of the Somme (July 1, 1916).
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2. Marching Toward War I. Causes of World War I
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Marching Toward War
I. Causes of World War I
A. The Rise of Nationalism
1. Growing nationalism leads to competition
among nations.
2. The rise of imperialism and militarism.
3. The creation of alliances throughout Europe.
a. Triple Alliance(1881) & Triple Entente(1892)
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3. B. Germany Creates Alliance 1. Franco-Prussian War takes place (1870)
2. Germany views France as a threat.
3. Germany forms Triple Alliance made up of
Germany, Austria-Hungary & Italy in 1882.
C. An Opposing Alliance Forms
1. Russia forms and alliance with France in 1892.
2. Great Britain forms Triple Entente with France
and Russia in 1907.
D. Europeans Get Help
1. Troops are recruited
from European colonies.
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5. E. The Balkan Peninsula AKA - The Powder Keg
1. Ethnic groups in Balkans win independence
during early 1900s. (Greece & Serbia)
2. Serbia is made up largely of Slavic people
3. Austria-Hungary adds Slavic region of Bosnia
and Herzegovina in 1908.
4. Serbian’s desire an empire made up of Slavic
people.
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7. 1. Serbian rebel Gavrillo Princep kills Austro-
F. The Prelude to War
1. Serbian rebel Gavrillo Princep kills Austro-
Hungarian heir Frans Ferdinand in June 1914.
2. Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia;
Russia comes to the aid of Serbia.
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9. Wartime
Propaganda
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10. A. Fighting Along the Western Front 1. Germany’s Schlieffen Plan –
II. World War I begins
A. Fighting Along the Western Front
1. Germany’s Schlieffen Plan –
Defeat France to the west, then focus on
Russia to the east.
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11. Negative Portrayal of the Germans
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12. A. Fighting Along the Western Front
II. World War I begins
A. Fighting Along the Western Front
2. German army is stopped outside of Paris
in the First Battle of the Marne.
3. Schlieffen Plan fails; Germany has to fight
a two-front war.
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13. 4. Trench Warfare is fought on the Western Front.
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14. 5. The Eastern Front between Russia and Germany is known as the Frozen Front.
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15. 6. By 1916, Russia’s war effort was near collapse.
a. The late move to industrialize left Russia
unprepared for war.
b. Russian soldiers were continually short on
food, guns, ammunition, clothes, boots, etc.
c. As a result of Russia suffering 5.5 million
causalities, Czar Nicholas is forced to step
down in March Revolution of 1917.
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16. d. Russian Revolution of 1917 leads to the
withdrawal of Russia from World War I.
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17. III. World War I – nearing its end
A. United States Involvement
1. Sinking of Lusitania in 1915 angers US.
2. Feb – Germans send Zimmerman
telegram to Mexican government.
3. US declares war on Germany in April 1917.
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18. III. World War I – nearing its end
B. The Central Powers Collapse
1. Austria-Hungary experiences revolution.
2. German leader Kaiser Wilhelm steps down.
3. On November 11, World War I ends.
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19. IV. A Flawed Peace Agreement
A. The Paris Peace Conference
1. Treaty of Versailles is signed.
2. Germany is forced to sign Article 231 –
The War Guilt Clause
3. German colonies are no longer under their
control.
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20. 1. US President Woodrow Wilson outlines his
B. The Disagreement
1. US President Woodrow Wilson outlines his
14 Points for achieving peace.
2. Self-determination – the right of the
people to govern their own nation - is the
guiding principle of Wilson’s plan.
3. France & Great Britain want to punish
Germany.
a. reparations and a reduced military
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21. C. The Result of a Flawed Peace
1. The United States does not sign the Treaty
of Versailles or become a member of the
League of Nations.
2. New nations are created throughout Europe.
3. France & Great Britain are left to enforce the
Treaty of Versailles.
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22. Geographic Changes After World War I
Identify the geographic changes that resulted from:
The fall of the Ottoman Empire
The defeat of Germany
The defeat of Austria- Hungary
The Russian Revolution of 1917

23. Post World War I map

24. The Sykes–Picot Agreement
The Ottoman Empire
Syria and Iraq become
mandates of the French & British
The Ottoman Turks
Retain Turkey
The Sykes–Picot Agreement

25. The Rhineland is required
The Defeat of Germany
Denmark acquires additional land in the south.
Poland is created & acquires a portion of Germany
France gains
Alsace & Lorraine
The Rhineland is required
to be demilitarized

26. The Defeat of Austria-Hungary
Hungary becomes a separates country.
Austria becomes a separate country.
Yugoslavia is created & acquires a portion of Austria- Hungary & Serbia
Czechoslovakia is created out of Austria- Hungary
Romania acquires a portion of Austria- Hungary & Soviet Union
Bulgaria=same

27. The Russian Revolution of 1917
Finland becomes a separate country.
The Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania are created.
Poland becomes a separate country and gains a portion of Russia.
Romania gains a portion the Russian empire.

28. Which of the following statements best represents a nationalistic interpretation of the collapse of the Ottoman and Russian empires during and immediately after the First World War?
(A) Military weakness and political instability were the primary reasons for the collapse of these empires.
(B) The growing demands of various ethnic groups within these multiethnic empires were the primary reasons for the collapse.
(C) The slow pace of industrialization in these
empires left them unable to compete militarily and politically with more developed countries.
(D) Religious differences between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire led to their final collapse.

29. The First World War
Compare and contrast how the First World War and its outcomes affected TWO of the following regions in the period from the war through the 1930s.
• East Asia • Middle East
• South Asia • Western Europe
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30. Thesis Statements:
1. World War One affected the Middle East and South Asia similarly and differently.
This merely repeats the question, and is too vague to count for anything.
2. World War One greatly affected East Asia and the Middle East.
This doesn’t answer the question. The prompt doesn’t ask “Did WWI have a small or great effect?”

31. 3. The First World War affected the entire world although its reach was weaker in some areas than in others. The Middle East was more deeply affected than East Asia.
There should be some categorical description of the war’s effect, not just “weaker” or “deeply.” Was the Middle East deeply affected politically, while East Asia was weakly affected economically?

32. 4. India and the Middle East were affected by the war and its outcomes socially, economically, and politically.
This thesis is weak, but marginally acceptable.
5. Although East Asia and South Asia both fought on the same side during the First World War due to their alliances with the West. However, the outcomes in each region differed due to politics such as government control and in the condition of their economies.
Thesis is focused & categories are acceptable.

33. 6. During the period from WWI through the 1930s Western Europe and the Middle East differed in the impact the war had socially However, both experienced an intensification of nationalist movements.

34. Compare the political goals and social effects of revolution in TWO of the following:
• China
• Russia
• Mexico