7.00:The World at War and the Fires Between- Introduction

What Should I Know For Module 7?

7.00:The World at War and the Fires Between- Introduction

After completing the Module 7Pre-Test, please open the Pre-test and look over the questions you missed. It is a great idea to write down all of the questions you missed so that youre sure to add this information to your notes.

7.01:Allies and Enemies - World War I

-What are the main causes of WWI?Be sure to include an example to represent each cause.

M-The M is for militarism. In the wake of the Franco Prussian War, Europe was struggling to find a new balance of power. The nations of Europe built up weapons and military forces in an effort to “one up” neighboring nations. At this point in history, Europe had a tendency to settle disputes through a good old-fashioned war, rather than diplomacy.

A-A, for alliances. The Germans realized that no matter how mighty their military, they would never be strong enough to withstand the forces of several European powers at once. So Bismarck arranged a series of alliances with several other countries to reduce the threat of war against Germany and to protect themselves in the event that war did occur. They also wanted to isolate France, who the Germans were convinced would try to recapture the disputed territories of Alsace and Lorraine.

N-nationalism, another powerful source of tension in Europe. National and ethnic pride has a way of stirring up strong emotions. In existing countries, nationalism took the form of extreme national pride. For ethnic groups like the Slavs, many of whom were living in lands ruled by Austria-Hungary, it took the form of a political movement calling for their own country. The movement was concentrated in the Balkans region, so nationalist tension there was especially high.

Russia added to the tension, making it known they were protectors of their fellow Slavs in Europe. Many Russians called for all Slavs to be united in a federation…that would be controlled by Russia, of course.

Then you throw competing imperialist interests in the mix. As nations sought to expand their global empires, rivalries and competition developed. Germany was late to the empire building game, putting them in conflict with the established imperial powers.

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A- assassination—the event that sparked war.

In 1911, a secret nationalist organization called the Black Hand formed with the goal of joining all Southern Slavs (called Serbs) in a united, independent Serbia. The leaders of the Black Hand believed that they could move closer to this goal by killing Austria-Hungary’s Archduke Franz Ferdinand. They saw his policies as a threat to their plans for Serbia. The group sent seven agents to Bosnia, where Ferdinand was inspecting troops, to carry out the assassination. Their initial attempt to bomb the archduke’s car failed.

Later that day, the archduke and his wife made their way to the hospital to visit an officer who had been wounded during the earlier assassination attempt. When the archduke’s driver made a wrong turn, by a mere accident of history, they encountered one of the assassins. The archduke and his wife were shot and both died within minutes.

If Germany still held its alliance with Russia, the assassination might have remained a localized issue between Austria-Hungary and Serbia. In the Europe that existed in 1914, it triggered a series of events, igniting a powder keg that eventually exploded in global war.

-What does mobilization mean?Preparing a nation for war is a complex operation. Soldiers have to be supplied and transported to the front lines, while new soldiers have to be drafted and given uniforms, weapons, and supplies. Food has to be delivered to the soldiers and support personnel wherever they may be. If navies are involved, ships have to sail to their areas of operations. This entire process is called mobilization

-Where are the Balkanslocated? What region of Europe does this term apply to?

-What was the Schlieffen Plan?

-How did WWI go from a war between two nations to a World War?

7.02: Modern Warfare and Its Legacy

-What is “total war?”

a conflict affecting not just battlefields and soldiers but also civilians, cities, and the countryside

-What were some of the new weapons that were introduced during WWI?

Zepplins aircrapfts, gas, tanks, submarnies, machine gun

-What were the conditions like for the soldiers fighting in the trenches of WWI?

Cold wet, unsanitary and many soldiers died purely due to the diseases

-How were the Western and Eastern Fronts Different?

the Central Powers were surrounded by countries aligned with the Allied Powers. To the west, the Central Powers had to contend with France, Great Britain, the United States (starting in 1917), and other Allied forces. To the east, the Central Powers were bordered by Russia and Romania.

-What happened to Russia as a result of WWI?How did WWI cause a change in Russia's government?

-What was going in the US during the first 3 years of WWI?

-What were the immediate effects of WWI?

Treaty of Versailles:

League of Nations:

Aspects of Modern Culture:

7.03: Between the Fires

-What were the delayed or long-term effects of WWI?

Global Depression:

Authoritarian Governments:

-How did the economic depression impact the following areas?

Europe:

United States:

-Describe how the following leaders came to power:

Benito Mussolini:

Adolf Hitler:

Francisco Franco:

Vladimir Lenin:

Joseph Stalin:

7.04:The Spark and Fire

-How did the effects of WWI set the stage forWWII?

-What happened at the Munich Conference?

-How did the US support the Allied forces during the first two years of WWII?

-Why did the US enter WWII?

-Describe the political and military strategies Germany implementedduring WWII:

Blitzkrieg:

Non-Aggression Pact:

-Describe the following major events that occurred during WWII:

Invasion of Poland:

Battle of Britain:

Operation Barbarossa and Battle of Stalingrad:

Pearl Harbor:

Battle of Midway:

Battle of El Alamein:

D-Day (Normandy) Invasion:

Yalta Conference:

-What does the phrase “island hopping”refer to?

7.05: Dropping the Atomic Bomb

-What was the Potsdam Declaration?

-What was the Manhattan Project?

-Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bombs on Japan instead of invading Japan?

-What were some of the effects of the atomic bomb blasts?

-What are nuclear non-proliferation treaties?

7.06: Genocide

-What is anti-Semitism?

-What was the Holocaust?

-Why did the Holocaust begin?

-What were some of the events that occurred during the Holocaust?

-What was Hitlers “Final Solution?”

-How did the Holocaust finally end?

-Briefly describe the genocide in each of the following areas:

Armenia:

Ukraine:

China:

Cambodia:

Rwanda:

Bosnia-Herzegovina:

Darfur Region of Sudan:

7.07: Impact of World War II

-What was the Marshall Plan?How did it help Western Europe's economy?

-What two organizations were created because of WWII?(Not the EU, that wasn't created until 1999)

-How was the world divided after WWII?

-How did WWII help lead to the Cold War?