Week S–12 Reading Notes
A Story That Matters
The Battle of the Somme
From the article, how can you tell that even as early as 1916, the Germans were having a manpower problem as a result of fighting in France and Russia?
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The Road to World War I
Nationalism and the System of Alliances
Triple Alliance: _____________________________________________________
Triple Entente: _____________________________________________________
Did the growth of nationalism in the first half of the 19th century lead to increased
Competition or increased cooperation among European nations?
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Internal Dissent
According to some historians, how might internal disorder have been one of the causes of World War I? ______________________________________________________
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Militarism
Conscription: ________________________________________________________
What was the effect of conscription on events leading up to World War I ?
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The Outbreak of War: Summer 1914
Serbia: _____________________________________________________________
Arch-duke Francis Ferdinand: ___________________________________________
Bosnia: _____________________________________________________________
Gavrilo Princip: _______________________________________________________
Emperor William II: ___________________________________________________
Czar Nicholas II: ______________________________________________________
Mobilization: ________________________________________________________
General Alfred von Schlieffen: ___________________________________________
What was the Schlieffen Plan and how did it complicate the events leading to World
War I ? _____________________________________________________________
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The War
1914 to 1915: Illusions and Stalemate
Propaganda: _________________________________________________________
Marne: _____________________________________________________________
Trench Warfare: ______________________________________________________
Tannenberg & Masurian Lakes: __________________________________________
How did the war on the Eastern Front differ from the war on the Western Front?
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Focus on Everyday Life
What was the rational behind the “live and let live” system? __________________
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1916 – 1917: The Great Slaughter
Verdun: ____________________________________________________________
War of Attrition: _____________________________________________________
Why were military leaders baffled by trench warfare? _______________________
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Widening the War
Gallipoli: ___________________________________________________________
Lawrence of Arabia: __________________________________________________
What caused the widening of the war? ___________________________________
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Entry of the United States
Admiral Holtzendorff: __________________________________________________
Why did the Germans resort to unrestricted submarine use? ___________________
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The Home Front: The Impact of Total War
Total War: ____________________________________________________________
Planned Economies: ____________________________________________________
Woodrow Wilson: ______________________________________________________
What was the effect of total war on ordinary citizens? _________________________
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The Lusitania
How did the Lusitania contribute to drawing the United States into World War I?
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Describe the Lusitania’s route and where was it when it sank?
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What mysteries were researchers able to solve by using underwater robot technology?
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