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World War I WebquestImmediate
Cause
o f
World
Wa r
I
Militarism,
Alliances ,
Imperialism
and
Nationalism
were
all
underlying
causes
for
World
Wa r
I
to
begin
but
one
specific
incident
brought
those
many
causes
to
a
climax.
Click on the
link
below
to
READ
about
the
immediate
cause
of
the
war.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_explosion.html
1. How
did
the
death
of
Archduke
Franz
Ferdinand
instigate
(urge
on)
the
collapse
of
peace
in
Europe?
Germany
“would
have
Paris
for
lunch,
St.
Petersburg
for
dinner.”
~Kaiser
Wilhelm
II
The
assumption
that
the
European
wa r
would
end
quickly
was
far
from
correct.
Click on
the
link
below
to
watch
the
animation
of
the
“Outbreak
o f
War”
in
Europe.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/maps_outbreak.html
(Play
the
animation
on
the
map)
2. How
did
the
Schlieffen
Plan
support
Kaiser
Wilhelm’s
goals
in
the
quote
above?
Life
in
the
Trenches
After
the
initial
invasion
of
France
by
the
Germans,
the
Allied
troops
pushed
the
German
troop s
back
to
a
stalemate
position.
Neither
side
would
back
down;
so
they
‘dug
in.’
Click on
the
link
below
to
view
the
chapter
1
–
Trench
warfare.
(try
to
watch
the
videos
–
if
available)
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch1_trench.html
3. In
the
section
“Organization
of
Trenches,”
what
were
the
four
types
of
trenches
used
by
the
Allies?
4. Enlarge
the
picture
–
Diagram
of
trench
system
‐
Why
do
you
think
the
trenches
were
formed
in
a
zig‐zag
type
pattern?
5. Describe
“no‐man’s
land.”
Total
War By
1915,
the war had become
a global
war. Click on the link below
and read about
how the war had
become
global.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_war.html
6. Name
3
ways
that
the
war
had
become
a
global
war
–
as
opposed
to
simply
a
ground
war
fought
in
Europe.
Slaughter
The
battles
on
the
Western
front
are
known
for
their
huge
number
of
losses
sustained
by
the
Allied
troops. Click on
the
link
below
to
read
about
the
battles.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch2_slaughter.html
7. How
many
soldiers
were
lost
at
the
Battle
of
Somme,
Verdun
&
Ypres?
Mutiny
In
1917,
after
years
of
combat,
trench
warfare
and
the
disruption
of
daily
lives
in
European
nations,
many
countries
wanted
to
continue
fighting
to
victory.
However,
as
time
passed
and
the
nations
rejected
all
peace initiatives ,
people
on
both
sides
began
to
question
the
manslaughter
and
violence.
Click
on
the
link
below
to
read
about
the
disillusionment
and
disobedience
of
soldiers
on
the
front lines.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_mutiny.html
8. How
did
mutinies
(or
rebellions)
affect
the
French
and
Russian
armies?
Read the
section
labeled
‐
The
End
o f
Heroism
–
on
the
right
side
of
the
Mutiny
page.
9. Explain
how
the
soldiers
living
in
the
trenches
‘lived
with
the
dead.’
Collapse
Despite
the
sinking
of
the
Lusitania
in
May
1915,
President
Woodrow
Wilson
was
able
to
negotiate
trade
with
belligerents
of
th e
war
with out
provoking
Germany.
Click on the
link
below
to
read
about
how
America
got
involved
in
World
War
I.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/historian/hist_kennedy_01_wilson.html
10. What
led
to
the
American
involvement
in
the
Great
War?
By
1918,
5
million
American
soldiers
were
in
uniform
and
helping
the
Allied
forces
end
the
Great
War.
Copy and Paste
the
link
to
read
about
how
the
war
ended
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch3_collapse.html
11. Describe
what
events
led
to
the
collapse
of
the
German
army/navy
and
their
war
effort.
How
did
the
Kaiser’s
abdication
(giving
up)
of
the
throne
affect
the
war
effort?
Hatred
& Hunger
On
the 11th
day
of
the
11th month,
the
Allies
and
Central
Powers
agreed
to
an
armistice
or
cease‐fire.
People
all
over
the
globe
experienced
feelings
of
nationalism,
self‐determination
and
the
opportunities
of
democracy
but
many
knew
the
peace
was
not
likely
to
last.
Click on the link to
read
about
the
peace
agreement
and
treatment
of
Germany
following
the
armistice.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch4_hatred.html
12. Though
the
armistice
was
in
effect,
how
did
the
Allies
stil l
wage
war
on
Germany?
13. When
Woodrow
Wilson
arrived
in
Paris
in
1918,
what
was
the
one
thing
he
wanted
from
the
peace
negotiations?
Loo k
at
the
photograph
above
“Hatred
&
Hunger”
14. Who
were
the
Big
Four
at
the
peace
conference?
War
Without
End
Once
the
war
ended,
many
military
men
were
very
attached
to
their
experiences
of
war.
They
had
experienced
camaraderie
like
never
before.
Click on
the
link
below
to
read
about
how
people
were
affected
by
th e
war.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/chapters/ch4_war.html
15. How
did
Germans
feel
differently
than
other
Europeans
about
the
war?
Look
at
the
map
o f
Europe
1918‐1920.
16. How
many
new
countries
were
created
by
the
Treaty
of
Versailles?
Compare
this
map
to
the
map
of
Europe
in
1914.
http://www.pbs.org/greatwar/maps/index.html Powered by
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