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      <title>Weststeyn Causes and Course of WWI by Beth Weststeyn</title>
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         <title>The Allies Meet and Debate</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Meeting's major decisions were hammered out by group known as big four<br><strong><em>Woodrow Wilson: <br>-United States representative<br>Georges Clemenceau: </em></strong><br>-Representative of France<br>Wilson's Plan for Peace: <br>-Fourteen points, peace proposals was made while war was still raising<br>-Guiding idea behind these points were self-determination<br><strong><em>Fourteen Points: <br>-outlined plan for achieving a just and lasting peace<br>self-determination: <br>-Allowing people to decide for themselves under what government they wished to live</em></strong><br>The Versailles Treaty: <br>-Britain and France did not agree to Wilson's vision of peace because they were concerned on security and wanted to strip Germany of war-making power<br>-Led to heated arguments between the nation's leaders<br>-Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations were created<br><strong><em>Treaty of Versailles: <br>-A compromise between the Nations<br>League of Nations: <br>-Was to be an international  association whose goal was to keep peace</em></strong></div>]]></description>
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         <title>A Troubled Treaty</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-These agreements created feelings of bitterness and betrayal among nations<br>The Creation of New Nations: <br>-1919 and 1920, Western powers signed separate peace treaties with each of the other defeated nations<br>-Ottoman Turks were forced to give up almost all former empire and only kept land now known as Turkey<br>-Russia left war early so suffered land losses as well<br>"A Peace Built on Quicksand"<br>-Treaty of Versailles did very little to build everlasting peace and was rejected by dominant nation <br>-Some countries felt betrayed and cheated by the peace settlements<br>-A little more than two decades, the treaties legacy of bitterness would help plunge world into another catastrophic war</div>]]></description>
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         <title>War Affects the World:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Looked beyond Europe for a stalemate<br>The Gallipoli Campaign:<br>-Allies believed they could take Constantinople, defeat the Turks, and establish a supply line to Russia<br>-Began in 1915 and was known as Gallipoli Campaign<br>-In December, the allies gave up the campaign and began to evacuate<br>Battles in Africa and Asia: <br>-Germany's colonial possessions came under assault and Japanese quickly overran German outposts in China<br>-Fighting troops and laborers fought and died on battlefield<br>-Some volunteered but most were forced to fight<br>America Joins the Fight: <br>-The focus of the war shifted to the high seas in 1917<br>-This lead to unrestricted submarine warfare and there were threats of submarines sinking ships<br>-German agreed to stop this but later resorted back to it<br><strong><em>unrestricted submarine warfare:<br>-The Germans created this policy but agreed to stop but broke there promise<br>-US declared war on Germany</em></strong><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>War Affects the Home Front: </title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Europe had lost more men in battle than in all other wars of previous three centuries<br>Governments Wage Total War:<br>-World war one soon became a total war<br>-Every able bodied citizen was put to work <br>-Rationing began and people could only buy a certain amount of an item<br><strong><em>total war: <br>-Means that countries devoted all resources to war efforts</em></strong><br><strong><em>rationing: <br>-Foods were in short supply so government only allowed a certain amount of goods to be sold<br>propoganda: <br>-One-sided information designed to persuade , to keep up morale and support for the war</em></strong><br>Women and the War: <br>-Total war caused government to turn to women for help like never before<br>-Women built tanks and munitions, plowed fields, paved streets, and ran hospitals<br>-Though women went back to staying away from working after war, it changed peoples view on what women were capable of</div>]]></description>
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         <title>The Allies Win the War:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Events in Russia gave Germany a victory on the Eastern front giving them new hope<br>Russia Withdraws: <br>-In 1917 Russia had shortages of food, supplies and men causing them to refuse to keep fighting in the war<br>-Truce treaty was created and Russia and Germany signed it<br>The Central Powers Collapse: <br>-Russia's withdrawal allowed Germany to send nearly all forces to Western front<br>-Germany had weak army and declared itself a republic<br><strong><em>armistice: </em></strong><br>-Agreement to stop fighting<br>-German and French signed it</div>]]></description>
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         <title>The Legacy of the War:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Involved new technology and left a landscape of death and destruction<br>-Both sides of world had paid a tremendous price after war<br>General Notes: <br>-World War One caused generations to be wiped out with disease, starvation, and slaughter<br>-Allies won the war</div>]]></description>
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         <title>The Great War Begins:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Russia starts to move army toward Russia-Austria border<br>Nations take Sides:<br>-Germany and Austria on one side and were known as central powers<br>-Great Britain, France, and Russia Were known as Allies<br>-Millions of soldiers happily went to battle thinking it would be short<br><strong><em>Central Powers: <br>-Consisted of Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire<br>Allies: <br>-</em></strong>Great Britain, France, Russia, Japan, and Italy</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Bloody Stalemate:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-The war turned into a bloody and long stalemate or deadlock in 1914<br><strong><em>Western Front: </em></strong><br>-Deadlocked region in Northern France<br>The Conflict Grinds Along:<br>-Germany created Schliefen plan that called for attacking and defeating France in west ad rushing to east to fight Russia <br>-Seemed like just that would happen, after four days of fighting they retreated<br>-War on the Western front settled into stalemate<br><strong><em>Schliefen Plan: </em></strong><br>-A battle strategy Germany had developed<br>War in the Trenches:<br>-Early 1915, armies on Western front dug trenches to protect themselves<br>-Life in the trenches was miserable<br>-Space between the trenches was called "no man's land"<br><strong><em>Trench Warfare: <br>-soldiers fought each other from trenches in this warfare</em></strong></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Battle on the Eastern Front:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Both sides sent millions of men to this front<br><strong><em>Eastern Front: </em></strong><br>-A stretch of battlefield on the German and Russian border<br>Early Fighting:<br>-Germans crushed invading Russian army and drove it into full retreat<br>-Russia fought better against Austria but were defeated by them<br>Russia Struggles: <br>-Always short on supplies and only had one asset, numbers</div>]]></description>
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         <title>The New Weapons of War:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Many new weapons were created during world war one<br>Summarize the new weapons that developed during the course of WWI: New weapons that developed during the course of WWI were rifles, machine guns, flamethrowers, mortars, artillery, poison gas, tanks, aircraft, and submarines<br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Rising Tensions:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Europe was peaceful but soon in 1900's it would help propel the continent into civil war<br>Rise of Nationalism:<br>-Known as deep devotion to one's nation<br>-Several sources led to rivalry among European nations<br>-There was a big demand for independence<br>Imperialism and Militarism: <br>-Military experts stressed importance of being organized and easily mobile<br>-Both set up for war<br><strong><em>Militarism:<br></em></strong>-The policy of glorifying military power and keeping an army prepared for war</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Tangled Alliances:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Led to creation of several military alliances<br>Bismarck Forges Early Pacts: <br>-Freely used war to unify Germany<br>-Declared  Germany to be "satisfied power"<br>-Germany, Australia, and Italy made triple alliance<br><strong><em>Triple Alliance: <br>-Between Germany, Australia, and <br>Italy</em></strong><br>Shifting Alliances Threaten Peace:<br>-Foreign policy changed, new leader did not want to share power with anyone<br>-formed defensive military alliance<br>-Triple Entente was created<br><strong><em>Kaiser Wilhelm II: <br>-Selfish ruler of Germany<br>Triple Entente: <br>-the name of Britain and France alliance</em></strong></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Crisis in the Balkans:</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>-Balkans were known as the "power keg" of Europe<br>A Restless Region: <br>-Although Balkans were declining, some had succeeded in breaking away <br>-Wanted to extend borders but Australia would take over Balkans<br>A Shot Rings Throughout Europe:<br>-The Black Hand was a secret society committed to ridding Bosnia of Austrian rule<br>-Austria didn't want to negotiate and chose to go to war causing fragile Europe to collapse into armed conflict</div>]]></description>
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