Main Events
What incident led to the start of WW1?
The incident that sparked WWI was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife.
Why were most of the countries of Europe ready to fight anyway?
Most of the European countries were ready to fight anyway because for decades they had been arguing with each other about their borders, the size of their armies, and who got to control which colonies in Asia and Africa.
Where did world leaders meet to sign the peace treaty? and what was the treaty called?
Versailles; Peace of Versailles
No private property
Communism
What year did WWI start
1914
What neutral country did Germany invade to get to France?
Belgium
What THREE important points were decided at the meeting at Versailles
First, they agreed to form the League of Nations. Second, they agreed to rearrange the map of Europe. Third, they agreed that Germany had to be punished for starting the war.
People have private property Rights
Capitalism
What finally led the United States to join the Allies in World War I?
The United States joined the war after Germany tried to convince Mexico to fight the U.S. on the side of Germany. Germany sent Mexico a note (Zimmerman Note) promising them that if they would fight against the U.S. Germany would take land that America claimed during the Mexican War and give it back to Mexico
Name the countries that were the Central Powers
Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire, and Germany.
The Peace of Versailles divided Austria-Hungary into two separate countries and took some of their land to create two new countries. What two new countries did they create?
Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.
Keeps Power by force
Communism
What happened on November 11, 1918
WW1 ended and Germany Surrendered
Name the countries that were part of the Allies
The countries that made up the Allied Forces were The U.S., Great Britain, France, Russia, China, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Belgium and a collection of other countries.
Name the three major ways that Germany was punished for starting WWI
First, they had to give up huge amounts of their empire, (They lost a lot of land). Second, Germany was not allowed to have a large military. Third, they had to sign the “War Guilt Clause”, where they agreed to accept total and full responsibility for the war, and they had to pay over $30,000,000,000 in losses and damages to other countries.
individual people, and companies make most of the economic decisions like, what is made, what it will cost, and how much to make.
Capitalism
What fear did Lloyd George, the leader of Great Britain, have if the Germans were treated too harshly after WWI?
He feared that the Germans would turn to communism and make an alliance with Russia. He did not want the Germans to feel so desperate that they would become a communist country.
How did the harsh punishments imposed on Germany after WWI help set the stage for WWII?
the debt imposed on Germany made it poorer and poorer, and its people more and more miserable. After a few years, the German people were ready to listen to anyone who offered to avenge the wrongs done to Germany and who promised to make their country great again.