Chapter 19-4 (pg 604)
1. What was Wilson's 14th Point?
Creation of an international orginization to address diplomatic crises like those that had sparked the war.
2. What terms of the treaty specifically affected Germany?
Establishing the 9 new nations.
3. What were the weaknesses of the treaty?
It contained war-guilt clause which forced Germany to admit that they had started the war, There was no way that Germany could pay the huge financial reparations, and it ignored claims of colonized people for self-determination.
4. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge object to the treaty?
He was suspicious of the provision for joint economic and military action against aggression.
5. How did Wilson help bring about the Senate's rejection of the treaty?
He went on an 8,000 mile tour and gave 34 speeches in 3 weeks explaining why the U.S. should join the league of nations.
6. What circumstances at this time would eventually lead many Germans to support Adolf
Hitler?
7. Who is George Clemenceau?
The French premier who had lived through 2 German invasions of France and was determined to prevent future invasions.
8. Who is David Lloyd George?
The British prime minister.
9. Describe the participation of Russia at the peace conference.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
WWI - The War at Home
Please read Chapter 19-3 (pg 594)
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board: encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency.
2. Railroad Administration: controlled the railroads
3. Fuel Administration: monitered coal supplies and rationed gasoline and heating oil. People adopted "gasless Sundays" and "lightless nights" to conserve fuel. Introduced daylight savings.
4. National War Labor Board: it was either you worked or you would fight in the war. Also worked to improve factory conditions.
5. Food Administration: to help produce and conserve food.
6. Committee on Public Information: persuaded people to do things. For example they created paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts: a person could be fined up tp $10,000 and sentenced 20 years in prison for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
Bernard M. Baruch reorganized the war industries board and was the leader. George Creel was the head of the CPI.
What were some things accomplished by the following wartime agencies and laws?
1. War Industries Board: encouraged companies to use mass-production techniques to increase efficiency.
2. Railroad Administration: controlled the railroads
3. Fuel Administration: monitered coal supplies and rationed gasoline and heating oil. People adopted "gasless Sundays" and "lightless nights" to conserve fuel. Introduced daylight savings.
4. National War Labor Board: it was either you worked or you would fight in the war. Also worked to improve factory conditions.
5. Food Administration: to help produce and conserve food.
6. Committee on Public Information: persuaded people to do things. For example they created paintings, posters, cartoons, and sculptures promoting the war.
7. Espionage and Sedition Acts: a person could be fined up tp $10,000 and sentenced 20 years in prison for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government or the war effort.
Briefly explain why Bernard M. Baruch and George Creel are significant historical figures.
Bernard M. Baruch reorganized the war industries board and was the leader. George Creel was the head of the CPI.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
The U.S. enters World War I
19-2 (pg 587)
1. How did the United States raise an army?
They passed the Selective Service Act, which required men to register with government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
About $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
22 million deaths and civilians were more than half of them, 110,000 military deaths (48,ooo in battle & 62,000 from disease), more than 200,000 were wounded, and 10 million became refugees.
5. Define armistice.
Truce.
1. How did the United States raise an army?
They passed the Selective Service Act, which required men to register with government in order to be randomly selected for military service.
2. How did U.S. soldiers help win the war?
3. What were the estimated economic costs of the war?
About $338 billion.
4. What did the war cost in terms of the number of civilian deaths; military deaths?; injuries?; and refugees?
22 million deaths and civilians were more than half of them, 110,000 military deaths (48,ooo in battle & 62,000 from disease), more than 200,000 were wounded, and 10 million became refugees.
5. Define armistice.
Truce.
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