WWI One Pager by Madelyn Eisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei en-us 2022-02-16 16:35:31 UTC 2022-02-22 15:10:54 UTC hello@padlet.com Woodrow Wilson 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051335340 President of the United States from 1913 to 1921. Wilson remained a neutral position at the beginning of WWI. However, due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram, Wilson joined the war. ]]> 2022-02-16 16:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051335340 Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051378266 Type of naval warfare where submarines sink any ship without warning. Germany did this knowing it would break the Sussex Pledge and anger the United States. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051378266 March 1, 1917: Zimmerman Telegram 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051379038 It was a secret diplomatic communication from Germany that proposed a military alliance with Mexico. The message was intercepted by the British and given to the United States. This was the last straw for the U.S. and it pulled them into the war. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051379038 Wilsonian Idealism 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051382600 It is a type of foreign policy advice. Some of the principles include: advocating the spread of democracy, bodies devoted to resolving conflict (ex. League of Nations), emphasis of self-determination, advocating the spread of capitalism, etc. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051382600 League of Nations 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051383090 It was an international organization created after WWI to stop international disputes. The United States didn't join, and it eventually failed. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:10:36 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051383090 June 28, 1919: Signing of Treaty of Versailles 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051383300 Allied and German representatives signed the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty brought WWI to an end. The Treaty's harsh terms for Germany caused a lot of resentment and eventually led to WW2. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:10:42 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051383300 Propaganda 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051385311 Information, usually biased or misleading, that was used to promote or publicize a certain political cause or point of view. In WWI, it was used to make people support the war and convince men to join the military.]]> 2022-02-16 17:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051385311 11/11/18 at 11:00 Germany surrendered 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051407919 The blockade was causing food shortages, Germany's allies were deserting them, and there seemed to be an endless supply of American troops. On 11/11/18 the Kaiser was overthrown. The Armistice would be seen as betrayal by Nazi supporters. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:20:42 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051407919 Irreconcilables 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051409423 People who opposed the Treaty of Versailles. It specifically refers to about 12 to 18 U.S. Senators who fought to defeat the ratification of the treaty. ]]> 2022-02-16 17:21:18 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051409423 Election of 1920 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051409990 Warren G. Harding defeated James M. Cox in a landslide victory. The issues for the election were the post-war economy and the League of Nations. This was the first presidential election where women could vote. The Republican victory meant that the U.S. wouldn't join the League of Nations.]]> 2022-02-16 17:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2051409990 Kaiser Wilhelm II 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060600066 He was the last German Kaiser. He ruled from June 15, 1888 to November 9, 1918. He put more power in the hands of the Kaiser. Wilhelm declared war on Russia and France after war was declared on Austria-Hungary. He abdicated in November after the armistice was signed on the Western Front. ]]> 2022-02-22 13:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060600066 Archduke Franz Ferdinand 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060600428 He was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip from the Black Hand. His assassination was the unofficial start of WWI. ]]> 2022-02-22 13:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060600428 Winston Churchill 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060601412 He served as the head of the British Navy until he was demoted in 1915. After his demotion, he resigned his post and went to the western front to serve as a battalion commander. ]]> 2022-02-22 13:55:47 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060601412 Vladimir Lenin 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060604677 He was a political theorist, revolutionary, and politician. In 1917, he gained control of the Russian government. He wrote Imperialism, The Highest Stage of Capitalism in which he stated that war was the natural result of capitalism. He also advocated for Russian defeat in WWI because he thought it would quicken the political revolution he wanted. ]]> 2022-02-22 13:57:30 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060604677 "This is a war to end all wars." - Woodrow Wilson, 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060607584 2022-02-22 13:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060607584 "I am young, I am twenty years old; yet I know nothing of life but despair, death, fear, and fatuous superficiality cast over an abyss of sorrow. I see how peoples are set against one another, and in silence, unknowingly, foolishly, obediently, innocently slay one another." -Erich Maria Remarque 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060608925 2022-02-22 13:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060608925 July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060614994 This started World War I. All of the alliances previously created would pull most of Europe into the war. ]]> 2022-02-22 14:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060614994 Although America remained neutral for the first part of WWI, the U.S. was heavily involved in foreign affairs due to the joining WWI, the political issues present at the 1920 election, and helping create the League of Nations. 23mseisenbeisz https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060753130 2022-02-22 15:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/23mseisenbeisz/o4ku1mcbt2yo7sei/wish/2060753130