Unit 9 World History Hankins. Essential Questions

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WORLD AT WARPART I

Unit 9World History

Hankins

WHY DO PEOPLE AND NATIONS

FORM ALLIANCES?

Essential Questions

FIRSTTHE GREAT WAR (1914-1919)

RUSSIA PULLS OUT OF WAR (1917)

Lost 2 Million Russians in BattleHow Might This Cause Pressure?

RUSSIAN REVOLUTION BeginsLenin’s Bolsheviks Takeover of RussiaStart of Communism in Russia

What Else Did These Communist Refer to Themselves?

M.A.I.N. CAUSES OF WWICause Nation’s

PolicyEvent 1 Event 2

Militarism

Alliances

Imperialism

Nationalism

PAMPHLET ASSIGNMENT Use at least 3 Vocab Words

Advertise for a Side: Support U.S. in War or Against U.S. Entering War

2 Illustrations

Provide 3 Reasons for & 3 Reasons Against

WWI MAP

IS A WAR SUCCESSFUL IF IT

DOES NOT RESOLVE THE CAUSES OF IT?

Essential Questions

SECONDFACTORS OF WWI

THE WAR ITSELF New BRUTAL Technology

Grenades & Machine GunsTorpedoes & SubmarinesFlame Throwers & Bayonets How So?

Total War & Conscription

TRENCHES

Ditches Dug to Keep Soldiers CoveredStalled the War

Why?

Often Dirty

Area Between Trenches Called “No Man’s Land”

TRENCHES

AFTER THE WAR Big Four Met to Punish Germany

U.S., England, France, Italy Italy Screwed Over

Woodrow Wilson’s “14 Points” Plan to End All War Is This Possible?

U.S. Wanted “Peace w/o Victory”

THE 14 POINTS U.S. Pres Woodrow Wilson Designed This

PlanSet Boundaries & Borders in Europe

League of Nations (MOST Important)Group of Nations Meet to Discuss ProblemsFAILU.S. Did NOT Join

How?

CREATE YOUR OWN PLAN Brainstorm the Reasons Why Wars Take

Place

8 Point PlanCome Up With an 8 Point Plan to End All WarExplain Each in At Least a Sentence As to

HOW It Would End All WarCircle or Underline The One that is MOST

Important

HOW CAN UNRESOLVED ISSUES CAUSE FUTURE

PROBLEMS?

Essential Questions

PART IIIHALFTIME

WEIMER REPUBLIC WEAK German Democratic-Republic

During WWI

Could NOT Handle Economic Problems & Weak ConstitutionWhat Country Had Similar Problems in its

Formation?

WAS Able to Avoid Fully Disarming/Paying for War

INSTABILITY IN THE NATIONS MANY Countries’ Citizens Angry Over

Treatment After WWILike Who?

Citizens on ALL Sides Form Private Military GroupsGang Warfare/Violence

Bad Economy Leads to Desire for STRONG LeadershipWhy?

THE DAWES PLAN

WHAT CAUSED OUR MOST RECENT

ECONOMIC COLLAPSE?

Essential Questions

GREAT DEPRESSION

ISOLATIONISM Desire to Limit Involvement With Other

CountriesWhy?

Idea Promoted by Citizens of Allied NationsWho Would MOST Listen to Citizens?

THE BEST OF TIMES…

STRONG ECONOMY Lassiez-Faire Was Working Around World

What is Lassiez-Faire?

Mechanization was VERY Efficient Use of Machines for Production

Speculation High Risk Investments, High Returns!

YAY!

…THE WORST OF TIMES

STOCK MARKET CRASH

Black Tuesday (1929)Prices DroppedBanks Couldn’t Collect MoneyPeople Lost Er’ything

Similar to?

BLACK TUESDAY NEWSPAPER

HAWLEY-SMOOT TARIFF Goal to TAX all Imports from other

NationsFAIL

Europe Begin to RAISE TariffsThings Got Worse

How?

TOTALTARIANISM

Great Depression Caused People to Want STRONG LeadersWhy?

TotalitarianismGiving a Leader/People TOTAL Control

Like…?

RISE OF DICTATORS

HIDEKI TOJO- JAPAN (1941) Served as Gen &

Prime Minister

Under Emperor HIROHITO

Wanted to Expand CountryTook Manchuria from

China