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CH. 8/13 ASSIGNMENT PACKET

Chapter Objectives – DO NOT ANWER. These are the things you should know by the end of chapter.

Ch. 8 Section 2

  1. Define nationalism and describe how nationalists’ spirit affected Europe.
  2. Describe how revolutions and reforms in the mid-1800s affected Europe.

Ch. 8 Section 3

  1. Identify links that bind people into a nation-state and how nationalism weakens empires.
  2. Summarize how Cavour unified Italy.
  3. Describe how Prussia led the unification of Germany.

Ch. 13 Section 1

  1. Identify the political and military forces that took root in Europe in late 1800s.
  2. Summarize the events that led to World War I.

Ch. 13 Section 2

  1. Describe the reaction to Austria’s declaration of war.
  2. Summarize the military events that took place on the western and eastern fronts.

Ch. 13 Section 3

  1. Describe how World War I escalated over time.
  2. Identify how governments established their war timeeconomies.
  3. Summarize how the Allies pushed to victory.

Ch. 13 Section 4

  1. List the main points of the Treaty of Versailles.
  2. Describe the effects of the war on society.

ALCOS Objectives

12. Explain the causes, including imperialism, militarism, nationalism, and the alliance system, and the

consequences of World War I.

12.2. Describing military technology used during World War I.

12.4. Identifying alliances during World War I and the boundary changes after World War I.

Study Guide Questions

1. Explain A) Triple Alliance; B) Triple Entente, C) Central Powers, D) Allies

(Give the who, what, when, where & why of each)

  1. In the years right before WWI, which area of Europe was considered a “powder keg” because of the political situation there?
  1. What event started WWI? Where & when did it occur?
  1. Why did this one isolated event cause Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia? Explain.
  1. How did each of the following play a part in causing WWI? A) nationalism, B) militarism, C) imperialism, D) the complex system of alliances among European nations.
  1. Why did Italy withdraw from the Triple Alliance?
  1. What was the Schlieffen Plan? Which major battle caused the Schlieffen Plan to fail? What happened?
  1. After the Schlieffen Plan failed, WWI was fought in trenches. Answer these questions about trench warfare. A) What was the purpose of the trenches? B) What was life like in the trenches? C) What did they call the area between one side’s trench and the other side’s trench? D) What did it mean to “go over the top”?
  1. What was the purpose of the Battle of Gallipoli? How did it turn out?
  1. What does “unrestricted submarine warfare” mean? Why it used and what were the results?
  1. The United States stayed out of WWI until 1917. The last straw that brought the U.S.A. in was the so-called “Zimmermann Note.” Explain: A) what country did it come from B) what country was to receive it C) what did it say, D) how did the U.S.A find out about it.
  1. What events in Russia led them to leave WWI in 1917?
  1. What was the name of the treaty Russia signed to get out of WWI? Who did they sign the treaty with? How did it affect the country?
  1. During WWI, what did the women who were left at home do (did they go on with their normal life or what did they do differently)?
  1. Explain the term “total war.”
  1. What is an armistice? When was the armistice signed in WWI?
  1. The Treaty of Versailles officially ended WWI. How did it affect Germany?
  1. How were the economies of the European countries affected by World War I?
  1. Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles was insisted on by the victorious allies. What did it make Germany do? What other name was it known by?

Vocabulary Terms to know for this chapter - *** You do NOT have to define the vocabulary terms, but you MUST understand their definitions as used in the context of the chapter. These words will be on quizzes, homework, and tests and you will not be successful if you don’t know what they mean!

Ch. 8 -

conservative / liberal / nation-state / russification / red shirt / kaiser
radical / nationalism / Balkans region / junker / realpolitik

Ch. 13 –

militarism / annex / trench warfare / total war / atrocity
Chancellor / ultimatum / eastern front / rationing / abdicate
nationalism / Central Powers / intelligence / propaganda / tank
rivalry / Allies / submarine / armistice / reparations
Balkans / western front / submarine warfare / blockade / mandate

***Instructions for I/S Terms(Identify/Significance) -Terms should be identified in complete sentence form including these things: 1)who 2)what 3)when 4)where 5)significance

Ch. 8

  1. Revolutions of 1848
  1. Edict of Emancipation
  1. Franco-Prussian War
  1. Seven Weeks War

Ch. 13-

  1. Triple Alliance
  1. Triple Entente
  1. Black Hand
  1. Fourteen Points
  1. Treaty of Versailles
  1. League of Nations

Important People Chart

Name / Date(s) / Location(s) / Significance/Major Achievements
Camillo de Cavour
Garibaldi
Otto von Bismark
Kaiser Wilhelm I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Franz Ferdinand
Gavrillo Princip
Nicholas II
Woodrow Wilson
George Clemenceu