Major Turning Points of World War IPacket #23

S. GerhardtGlobal II

DO NOW:

  1. Base your answer on the excerpt and on your knowledge of social studies. This excerpt is taken from a poem written about World War I.

"If I should die, think only this of me:

That there’s some corner of a foreign field

That is for ever England. There shall be

In that rich earth a richer dust concealed;

A dust whom England bore, shaped, made aware,

Gave, once, her flowers to love, her ways to roam,

A body of England’s, breathing English air,

Washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home…."

— Rupert Brooke, "The Soldier"

Which idea is expressed in this excerpt from Brooke’s poem?

  1. pacifism
  2. neutrality
  3. nationalism
  4. anarchy
  1. What was a major cause of World War I?
  1. rebellions in colonial lands in Africa and Asia
  2. expansion of communism into western Europe
  3. militarism in the nations of Europe
  4. inability of the League of Nations to keep the peace
  1. “Bombardment, barrage, curtain-fire, mines, gas, tanks, machine-guns, hand-grenades — words, words, but they hold the horror of the world.”

— Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

This quotation best describes the effects of the

  1. technological developments used during World War I
  2. formation of alliances in World War II
  3. tension between the superpowers during the Cold War
  4. protests against reforms during the Indian independence movement
  1. “Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy Form Triple Alliance”

“Serbian Nationalism Grows in Balkans”

“Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Bosnia”

The events in these headlines contributed most directly to the

  1. beginning of World War I
  2. outbreak of the Cold War
  3. development of communist rule in Europe
  4. strengthening of European monarchies
  1. The Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente contributed to the start of World War I by
  1. failing to include Germany and France as members
  2. threatening countries in the Western Hemisphere
  3. allowing Japanese aggression in Korea
  4. increasing tensions between European countries
  1. Base your answer to the question on the posters below and on your knowledge of social studies.

Which concept is represented in these World War I recruiting posters?

  1. justice
  2. diversity
  3. nationalism
  4. humanism

Essential Vocabulary / Notes
War Fatigue:
•Long casualty lists
• Food shortages
• Failure of generals to win promised victories
• Troops mutinied
• Britain was going bankrupt
• Germany was sending 15 year old recruits to the front
Revolution in Russia:
•Three years of war hit Russia hard
• Stories of incompetent generals and corruption eroded public confidence
• Riots erupted into a Revolution that brought down the Russian monarchy
Vladimir Lenin:
•Lenin comes to power with a promise to pull Russian troops out of the war
• Lenin signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany
• The treaty ended Russian participation in WWI
The United States Declares War:
•Germany declared they would resume unrestricted submarine warfare – this angered President Wilson
• Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany in April of 1917
• Zimmerman Telegram: British intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico. Asking for support against the United States and in return Germany would help Mexico gain back their lost territories (New Mexico, Texas and Arizona)
Why Join the Allies:
•Many Americans supported the Allies because of cultural ties.
– Shared cultural history and language with Great Britain
– Sympathized with France
– Democratic ties

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Dreamers

By,

Siegfried Sassoon

Soldiers are citizens of death's gray land,

Drawing no dividend from time's tomorrows.

In the great hour of destiny they stand,

Each with his feuds, and jealousies, and sorrows.

Soldiers are sworn to action; they must win

Some flaming, fatal climax with their lives.

Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin

They think of fire lit homes, clean beds, and wives.

I see them in foul dug-outs, gnawed by rats,

And in the ruined trenches, lashed with rain,

Dreaming of things they did with balls and bats,

And mocked by hopeless longing to regain

Bank-holidays, and picture shows, and spats,

And going to the office in the train.