Enlightenment
What time period was the Enlightenment era?
17th centuries through 18th centuries
What does imperial mean?
Who where "The Big Three?"
David Lloyd- Britain
Woodrow Wilson- United States
Georges Clemenceau- France
Who was apart of the Central Powers?
Germany
Austria Hungry
Ottoman Empire
What was the years of WW1?
1914-1918
Name two government officials and there views on the Enlightenment Era.
-People are born with natural rights.
-Government protects these rights.
-Government by consent.
Thomas Hobbes
-Government is needed to insure order.
-Exchange some rights from freedom and order, social contract.
Definition of Imperialism
Imperialism is a stronger country taking political and or economic control over a weaker territory.
What did each of the men from "The Big Three," believe in?
Wilson wished for, "Peace without victory."
Clemenceau- Opposite of Wilson wanted to crush Germany.
David Lloyd George was in the middle position.
Who was apart of the Allied Powers?
France
Russia
Great Britain
US joins on April 2, 1917
Definition of alliances
Definition of the Enlightenment Era?
Enlightenment era- an intellectual movement in Europe that focused on reason and individualism rather then tradition.
Definition of colonialism
Colonialism is a stronger country that takes PHYSICAL country over a weaker territory/country.
What was the meaning of the abbreviation of BRAT?
BRAT stood for the punishments that Germany had to face in the Treaty.
How is WW1 different from other wars?
Number of casualties
Use of new technologies
Amount of destruction
Scope of War
4 stages of a Revolution
1.) Incubation stage-causes of revolution
2.) Moderate stage
3.) Crisis/radical stage
4.) Recovery stage
What did the Enlightenment thinkers start to question?
-idea of human rights
-nature of human beings
What are the types of Imperialism?
Colony
Protectorate
Sphere of Influence
Economic Imperialism
What does each letter in BRAT stand for?
B-Germany had the blame for starting the war.
R-Germany had to pay over 33 billion in reparations.
A-Germany was forbidden o have an army over the number of 100,000 men. (No submarines, no air force)
T-Germany lost territory to Britain and France.
What was the Lusitania?
One of the reasons the US joins WW1. The Lusitania was when the British passenger ship torpedoed by German u-boats. 182 Americans die, 1,200 die.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Napoleon Bonaparte is the emperor of France 1799-1814.
What was the impact of the Enlightenment on European peasants, urban workers etc?
There was radical and even revolutionary change as the people understood what he Enlightenment stood for and what was actually happening.
Definitions of direct imperialism and indirect imperialism.
Indirect imperialism- A country that doesn't have direct control of an area but creates a "sphere of influence," of the area for economic and military interests.
Why Versailles?
The French wanted to crush this being said in the same place where Bismark declared victory for Prussia in 1871.
Causes of WW1 (MANIA)
M-Militarism
A-Alliances
N-Nationalism
I-Imperialism
A-Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Definition of nationalism
Showing extreme pride for one's country.