Newton South High School
MGC World History
Mr. Stein
World War I/Ottoman Empire Study Guide
Chapter 15.1 (p. 457 – 463)
Terms and People
janissarygrand vizier
pashaulema
gunpowder empireSuleyman the Magnificent
sultan
Questions to Consider
1. Who were the Ottoman Turks and what factors led to their rise in power?
2. What were the facts behind the Ottoman’s conquest of Constantinople?
3. What were the facts behind their expansion into Western Asia, Africa and Europe?
4. What was the structure of the Ottoman Empires government? How did they govern their empire?
5. What were some of the problems the Ottoman Empire would encounter after its highpoint?
6. What was religious and cultural life like in the Ottoman Empire?
Chapter 23.1 (p. 717 - 720)
Terms and People
conscriptionmobilization
Triple AllianceTriple Entente
Archduke Franz FerdinandGavriloPrincip
Emperor William IICzar Nicholas II
Schlieffen Plan
Questions to consider
1. What were some of the big factors that contributed to the start of World War I?
2. How did the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand lead to the beginning of World War I?
3. What was the Schlieffen Plan and how did that contribute to the beginning of the War?
4. What factors pulled other countries into the conflict between Serbia and Austria-Hungary?
Chapter 23.2 (p. 721 - 727)
Terms and People
propagandatrench warfare
war of attritiontotal war
planned economiesLawrence of Arabia
Woodrow WilsonDORA
Questions to Consider
1. What conditions caused a stalemate on the Western Front? What conditions helped certain powers on the Eastern front?
2. Who were the Central Powers and who were the Allied Powers?
3. What factors lead to the huge casualties at the front?
4. What widened the war into a truly world war? Where did this expansion occur?
5. What led to the United States entrance of the war?
6. How did the war affect the home front? Know several examples.
Chapter 23.4 (p. 739 - 744)
Terms and People
armisticeraparation
mandateFriedrich Ebert
David Lloyd GeorgeGeorges Clemenceau
Questions to Consider
1. What happened to the final German offensive? Why did it not succeed?
2. Why did the German government collapse? What problems did the new government face?
3. The following things are important to know about the Treaty of Versailles.
- What were the main parts of Wilson’s 14 points we discussed in class?
- How did the borders in Europe and the Middle East change after the treaty?
- What were the flaws in the treaty that led to a failure of its goals? (Stopping another world war.)
- Why did the United States not join the League of Nations?
4. What was the legacy of World War I?
Propaganda Analysis – Review your worksheet from this day in class.
P. 741 – 744 (Treaty of Versailles)
1. What were the results of the Treaty of Versailles? (refer to power point notes)
2. How did the map of Europe change?
P. 781 – 784, ElifShafak Interview & Armenian Genocide Video Worksheet
1. What facts did our textbook mention about the Armenian Genocide?
2. Who were the 3 pashas and what positions did they hold?
3. What led to the deportation of the Armenian population in the Ottoman Empire?
4. What are some of the arguments the Turkish government uses to oppose the idea that the deportation of Armenians was not an act of genocide?