12. America Helps Hammer the Hun

Chapter 30.2 Guided Reading

12. America Helps Hammer the Hun

Define:

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·  Who was Marshall Foch?

·  What happened at the Battle of Chateau-Thierry and Second Battle of the Marne?

·  Who was John J “Blackjack” Pershing?

·  What happened in the Meuse-Argonne offensive?

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·  For what three reasons did Germany wish to surrender?

12. Describe the effect of the American troops on the fighting.

13. The Fourteen Points Disarm Germany

(This section describes the role the US played in bringing Germany to surrender)

Know: Armistice

·  What happened to Kaiser Wilhelm?

·  What five main contributions did America make to World War I war effort?

·  When would the United States truly become the ‘arsenal of democracy’?

14. Wilson Steps Down from Olympus (This section discusses the political mistakes which hurt Wilson in the months following the armistice)

1)  What did “politics is adjourned” mean?

2)  Why did Wilson go to Paris as a diminished leader?

3)  What blunder did Wilson make when he decided on a peace delegation to go to Paris?

4)  Who was Henry Cabot Lodge?

15. The Idealist Battles the Imperialists in Paris (This section tackles how Wilson’s desire for the League of Nations impacted his bargaining at the Versailles (Paris) peace conference)

·  Who were the Big Four?

·  What was Wilson’s ultimate goal at the Conference?

16. Hammering Out the Treaty (Discusses the compromises Wilson had to make at the peace conference)

·  Who were the “irreconcilables” or “the Battalion of Death”? They believed what about the League of Nations?

·  How did American politics hinder Wilson?

·  What did the French, Italians and Japanese want for land after World War I?

17. The Peace Treaty That Bred a New War (Discusses the compromises Wilson made on his 14 Points that ensured a New War)

·  How did the Treaty of Versailles treat Germany?

·  What did Wilson hope would solve the inconsistencies of the Treaty of Versailles?

18. The Domestic Parade of Prejudice

18. Why was the treaty criticized back in America?

·  Why were American isolationists against the Treaty of Versailles?

19. Wilson’s Tour and Collapse (1919)

·  How did Henry Cabot Lodge slow the process of approving the peace treaty?

·  What happened to Wilson on his speaking tour?

20. Defeat Through Deadlock (Points out how the Treaty was finally rejected)

·  What were the Lodge Reservations?

·  What did Article X of the League of Nations do?

·  Why the Treaty of Versailles was finally defeated? Five reasons

21. The "Solemn Referendum" of 1920

21. What did the results of the 1920 election indicate?

·  Who did Republicans nominate as President and Vice President in 1920?

·  What did the Republican platform say about the Treaty of Versailles?

·  Who ran for the Democrats as their Presidential candidate in 1920? What did their platform say about the League of Nations?

·  With the election of Harding as President America was returning to what?

22. The Betrayal of Great Expectations

·  How much should the U.S. be blamed for the failure of the Treaty of Versailles?

·  How did the failure of America to agree to the Treaty of Versailles led to World War II