1. World War I and the Russian Revolution
CHAPTER 27
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CHAPTER 27
World War I and the Russian Revolution
Section 1: Setting the Stage for War
Section 2: World War I: A New Kind of War
Section 3: The Russian Revolution
Section 4: The Terms of Peace
Section 5: Creating a “New” Europe

2. Setting the Stage for War
Section 1:
Setting the Stage for War
Objectives:
Explain why rivalries increased among European nations.
Identify the military alliances that existed at the beginning of World War I and explain how they changed by late 1915.
Explain why the Balkans were a “powder keg.”

3. Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism
Section 1:
Setting the Stage for War
Nationalism, Imperialism, and Militarism
Europeans leaders thought their goals could only be achieved by force

4. The System of Alliances
Section 1:
Setting the Stage for War
The System of Alliances
The Triple Alliance – Italy, Germany, and Austria-Hungary
The Triple Entente – France, Russia, and Great Britain

5. The Balkan “Powder Keg”
Section 1:
Setting the Stage for War
The Balkan “Powder Keg”
Provided outlet to the sea
Pan-Slavism

6. Mobilization of Europe
Section 1:
Setting the Stage for War
Mobilization of Europe
Russia supported Serbia
Germany disregarded Belgian neutrality

7. Setting the Stage for War
Section 1:
Setting the Stage for War
The War Expands
Japan joined Great Britain and France
Italy signed secret treaty with Great Britain, France and Russia for share of spoils
Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria joined Austria-Hungary and Germany

8. World War I: A New Kind of War
Section 2:
World War I: A New Kind of War
Objectives:
Identify the advantages that each side had in World War I.
Explain how new technology affected the way in which World War I was fought.
Explain what led the United States to join the Allied Powers.

9. World War I: A New Kind of War
Section 2:
World War I: A New Kind of War
The Belligerents
Central Powers had more rapid communications and movement, and better army
Allied Powers had more soldiers, better industry, and better navy

10. Innovations in Warfare
Section 2:
World War I: A New Kind of War
Innovations in Warfare
Machine gun
U-boat
Poison gas airplane
Tank

11. World War I: A New Kind of War
Section 2:
World War I: A New Kind of War
Early Years of the War
Fighting on Gallipoli
Naval warfare
The stalemate – a war of attrition

12. The United States and World War I
Section 2:
World War I: A New Kind of War
The United States and World War I
Contraband
Propaganda about German atrocities
Democratic ideals

13. The Russian Revolution
Section 3:
The Russian Revolution
Objectives:
Identify the events that led to the Russian Revolution.
Explain how the Communists came to power.
Explain how Russia’s revolution affected its participation in World War I.

14. The Russian Revolution
Section 3:
The Russian Revolution
Russia in World War I
Poverty
Suppression of democracy
Weak Duma

15. Lenin and the Bolsheviks
Section 3:
The Russian Revolution
Lenin and the Bolsheviks
Appealed to the poor Russian masses
Formed basis of communism

16. The Russian Revolution
Section 3:
The Russian Revolution
Peace and Civil War
Lenin signed peace treaty with Central Powers
Communists fought socialist opposition

17. The Terms of Peace Objectives: Section 4: Define the Fourteen Points.
Explain how the war ended.
Identify the disagreements that the peacemakers faced.

18. The Terms of Peace The Fourteen Points Section 4:
Six general points to ensure a just and safer world
Eight points dealt with specific regions and countries

19. Defeat of the Central Powers
Section 4:
The Terms of Peace
Defeat of the Central Powers
Arrival of American troops
Revolution in Austria-Hungary

20. The Paris Peace Conference
Section 4:
The Terms of Peace
The Paris Peace Conference
Problems facing the peacemakers – some countries were excluded; territorial conflicts
Reparations and peacekeeping – Allies wanted Germany to pay; League of Nations

21. The Terms of Peace What Kind of Peace? Section 4:
Paris Peace Conference – conflicting viewpoints
United States wanted fair settlement
Many Allies wanted to punish Germany and break it up into regions occupied by Allied forces

22. Creating a “New” Europe
Section 5:
Creating a “New” Europe
Objectives:
Identify the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
Explain how territories were redivided after the war.
Explain how the League of Nations was structured.

23. The Treaty of Versailles
Section 5:
Creating a “New” Europe
The Treaty of Versailles
No draft
Maximum of 100,000 men
No heavy artillery, military planes, or submarines

24. Fates of Former Territories
Section 5:
Creating a “New” Europe
Fates of Former Territories
Ethnic populations
Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire, and Russia

25. Creating a “New” Europe
Section 5:
Creating a “New” Europe
The League of Nations
Organization – assembly, council, secretariat, World Court
Mandates – colonies of defeated powers ruled by “advanced” governments
The start of the League – 42 member nations grew to 59 by the 1940s