World+War+I

Imperialism and World War I:
 * ﻿ ﻿ Alliance System
 * Arms Race
 * Scramble for Africa and other imperialist rivalries
 * Russo-Japanese War
 * Role of nationalism in provoking the war, especially in the Balkans
 * Economics of the ‘new imperialism’ and how it was different from the old imperialism
 * Goals and expectations of each combatant in the war
 * Including the Schlieffen Plan
 * Goals and expectations of U.S.A., Wilson’s war goals, self-determination and 14 points
 * How the war was fought and won
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin-top: 0in;">Relative importance of the different causes of war
 * Versailles<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Treaty
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Consequences of the Versailles<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Treaty
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Evaluation on the effectiveness of the treaty and its possible impact on Europe
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What happened to Russia<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> in the war? Why was it important?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin-top: 0in;">Historiography on the origins of the war

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<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Chapters 24, 25, 26: Imperialism, World War I PPTs

For each of the following terms define the person, place, and or thing; including the term’s impact and significance.

Migration trends in Europe (1900) Middle Class leading up to WWI (influence on society) Urbanization (1850-1911) Suburbs Women in the late 19th Century Jewish Emancipation in 19th Century Universal make suffrage Organized political party Marxism *leading up to WWI Socialist party German Social Democratic party Vladimir Lenin Bolsheviks
 * __ Chapter 24: Society and Politics to World War I __**

Literacy rates by 1900 *improving individuals’ conditions Social Darwinism David Friedrich Strauss Doctrine of Creation Friedrich Nietzsche May Laws of 1873 Modernism Sigmund Freud Carl Jung Max Weber Anti-Semitism Feminists *role in the late 19th Century
 * __ Chapter 25: Modern European Thought __**

New Imperialism Three Emperors’ League Congress of Berlin Dual Alliance Franco-Russian alliance Entente Cordiale Triple Entente Triple Alliance The Balkan Crisis: Archduke Ferdinand Bosnian Nationalism Russian Revolution: Nicholas II Duma Bolshevik wing of government Bolshevik rule of Russia Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points plan League of Nations Paris Settlement * what were the conditions to end the war and which country had to pay the most retribution for the ‘great war’ Effects of World War I *what was the aftermath and the social cost of the war
 * __ Chapter 26: World War I __**