1. Read Wilson’s 14 Points (his 14 proposals for a lasting peace after WWI)
2. If there is a line next to the point, write the first letter of the MAIN cause or causes being addressed. I’ve told you after each how many letters you should have written down because some have more than one.
3. I did the first one for you. The proposal of no more secret agreements addresses the MAIN cause of Alliances.
4. IF THERE IS NO LINE NEXT TO THE POINT, YOU DO NOT NEED TO WRITE ANYTHING DOWN!
Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points were first outlined in a speech Wilson gave to the American Congress in January 1918. Wilson's Fourteen Points became the basis for a peace agreement and it was on the back of the Fourteen Points that Germany and her allies agreed to an armistice in November 1918.
A _________1. No more secret agreements ("Open covenants openly arrived at").
2. Free navigation of all seas.
3. An end to all economic barriers between countries.
_________ 4. Countries to reduce weapon numbers. (One cause addressed)
5. All decisions regarding the colonies should be impartial
6. The German Army is to be removed from Russia. Russia should be left to develop her own political set-up.
7. Belgium should be independent like before the war.
_________ 8. France should be fully liberated and allowed to recover Alsace-Lorraine (One cause addressed) (**Alsace-Lorraine was a region rich in natural resources, which is why the Germans tried to wrestle control of it away from the French.**)
_________ 9. All Italians are to be allowed to live in Italy. Italy's borders are to be drawn "along clearly recognizable lines of nationality." (Two causes addressed)
_________ 10. Self-determination should be allowed for all those living in Austria-Hungary. (Two causes addressed)(**Self-determination means that people get to decide for themselves how their country will be run, without being told by another country what they should do**)
_________ 11. Self-determination and guarantees of independence should be allowed for the Balkan states. (Two causes addressed)
_________ 12. The Turkish people should be governed by the Turkish government. Non-Turks in the old Turkish Empire should govern themselves. (Two causes addressed)
13. An independent Poland should be created which should have access to the sea.
14. A League of Nations should be set up to guarantee the political and territorial independence of all states.
4 MAIN Causes and explanation:
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Ultimately, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire were defeated by the Allies. If you were a world leader, and someone proposed making Germany pay the war bills of your country and the other winners, would you support it? If at the end of the war you determined that your country spent $15 billion total on the war, would you support a proposal in the peace settlement to make Germany pay you that money?
Learning Goal 1 – I will be able to:
-Define Manifest Destiny, imperialism and isolationism
-List and explain two reasons for imperialism
-Explain why Alaska was purchased
-Summarize two reasons the purchase of Alaska was so important
-Cite and explain two reasons the US turned to imperialism in the Pacific
Learning Goal 2 – I will be able to:
-Define and explain the importance of yellow journalism
-Identify Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst
Learning Goal 3 – I will be able to:
-List and explain the steps to American involvement in the Spanish American War
-Identify and explain the Teller and the Platt Amendments
-Summarize and explain the hardships American soldiers faced and how Teddy Roosevelt became a war hero
-Identify and locate on a map the territories the US acquired
Learning Goal 4 – I will be able to:
-Explain 3 reasons why Teddy Roosevelt wanted to dig a canal
-Summarize and explain how and why the canal was dug in Panama
-Summarize the construction of the Panama Canal
-Define Monroe Doctrine
-Summarize how the European Nations were threatening the western hemisphere
-Define Roosevelt Corollary and explain its importance
Learning Goal 5 – I will be able to:
-Define militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism & explain how they were causes of WWI
-Identify Gavrilo Princip and Franz Ferdinand
-Explain how the assassination of Franz Ferdinand led to WWI
-Identify the nations in the Central Powers and the Allied Powers
Learning Goal 6 – I will be able to:
-Define neutrality
-Explain why the US was neutral at the start of WWI (and how that policy was broken)
-Define and explain the importance of the Lusitania and the Zimmermann Note
Learning Goal 7 – I will be able to:
-Define mobilization
-Cite examples of the United States mobilizing for WWI both militarily and on the home front
-Define Liberty Bonds and Selective Service
-Identify some of the major battles of WWI and explain why they were important
-Describe trench warfare and locate the western and eastern fronts on a map of Europe
-List and explain the importance of the six new weapons of WWI
Learning Goal 8 – I will be able to:
-Explain why Russia left the war and its impact
-Explain the armistice and how it came about
-Define reparations and explain why they were so important
-Identify Wilson’s 14 Points and explain their importance
-Explain the purpose of the League of Nations and why the United States was not a member
-Identify the Treaty of Versailles and explain its importance
