WORLD AT WARPART I

Unit 9World History

Hankins

WHY DO PEOPLE AND NATIONS

FORM ALLIANCES?

Essential Questions

FIRSTTHE GREAT WAR (1914-1919)

M.A.I.N. CAUSES OF WAR MILITARISM

Build Up Army

ALLIANCES

IMPERIALISMWhat is This?

NATIONALISMWhat Is This?

WAR BEGINS Archduke Franz Ferdinand (Austria-

Hungary) Assassinated by the BLACK HAND (Serbia)

Serbia Allied w/ Russia

Germany Allied w/ Austria-Hungary

WAR ALLIANCES Triple Entente (Allies)

France, Britain RussiaU.S. (Later)

Central PowersGermany Austria-HungaryOttoman Empire

MAJOR REASONS U.S. JOINS Sinking Lusitania

U.S. sent Supplies to AlliesGerman U-BOATS Killed 128 Americans

How Would Americans React?

Zimmerman TelegramTelegram from Germany Asking Mexico to

Attack U.S. If It Joined WarWilson “World Must Be Safe For

Democracy” Similar to?

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”

TREATY OF VERSAILLES Signed Because Europeans Wanted

REVENGE Against Germany for Causing ProblemsEconomic, Deaths

Was It Germany’s Fault?

Germany Took ALL Responsibility for WarPay for War, No Army

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

RED SCARE IN AMERICA American’s FEARED Russian

CommunismWhat was Scary?

Assassination Attempts on Rich Capitalists by Communists Caused ArrestsPalmer Raids

Sacco & VanzettiWere Executed Anarchist

RED SCARE REPRESENTATION

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 Loan Money to an In-Debt Germany

Germany Couldn’t Pay BackLed to Depression

What Happens When You Can’t Pay Back Debts?

Washington Naval ConferenceJapan Given Control Over Pacific

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

FAILURE OF FARMS High Demand During War, Low After

Why?

Led to Overproduction & Price Drop for Agriculture

Led to a Agricultural Depression FIRST…Similar to???

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?

OPPOSING PHILOSOPHIES Rugged Individualism (Pres Hoover)

Individual Takes Care of Themselves

Direct Relief (Pres FDR)Gov’t Should Provide Aid to Everyone

Which One Is More Effective?

TOTALTARIANISM

Great Depression Caused People to Want STRONG LeadersWhy?

TotalitarianismGiving a Leader/People TOTAL Control

Like…?

RISE OF DICTATORS

BENITO MUSSOLINI- ITALY (1928) Created FASCISM

Gov’t Control of Everything

Wanted to Recreate Italian Empire

From What?

ADOLF HITLER- GERMANY (1933)

Took German Humiliation After WWI PersonallyWho’d He Blame?

Wrote MEIN KAMPF “My Struggle”

Wished to Expand Boarders by Invade & ANNEX

HIDEKI TOJO- JAPAN (1941) Served as Gen &

Prime Minister

Under Emperor HIROHITO

Wanted to Expand CountryTook Manchuria from

China

Policy of Giving a Person What They Want, Hoping That They Will NOT Want MoreHow Effective Would this Be?

Goal: To Stop Dictator Aggression; Reality: They Want MORE

APPEASEMENT

Kellogg-BriandEncouraged Isolation Across World

MunichHitler Promises No More Invasions

Non-AggressionRussia & Germany Agree Not to Fight

PACTS/AGREEMENTS