Effects of World War One

5.4 WWI and its Effects

Unit 5 Lesson #4​

Cullison / World History 2021-2022

Open Ended

Recall: Why were the Central Powers at a geographic disadvantage?

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE: The purpose of the previous image is to show the involvement of various nations in WWI.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many continents were involved in WWI?

• 7

• 8

• 5

• 6

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Advances in weapon technology… and U.S. involvement

• On May 7, 1915, German submarine U-20 torpedoed the Lusitania, a British passenger ship. Nearly 1,200 men, women, and children, including 128 Americans, lost their lives. The Allies and Americans considered the sinking an act of indiscriminate warfare. The Germans asserted the Lusitania was carrying war material and was therefore a legitimate target. 

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Open Ended

Why did the U.S. get involved in WWI?

In other words, what events caused the U.S. to join in on the world war?

Poll

This image is an example of which of the following options?

HINT: you can choose more than one

• rationing

• total war

• propaganda

Open Ended

Rationing was a strategy used during WWI to help make sure there were enough supplies for the soldiers to fight in the war. When would be another example of when rationing is an important strategy/tactic?

In other words, when else might you need to ration in the future?

Multiple Choice

This image is an example of which of the following options?

• propaganda

• rationing

• total war

Poll

Which "ism" do you feel this poster is promoting?

HINT: you can choose more than one option

• militarism

• nationalism

• imperialism

• none of these options

Multiple Select

Why did Russia withdraw from WWI?

Hint: what were the causes for their withdrawal?

MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE ALL CORRECT ANSWERS!

• famine

• massive WWI casualties

• frustration with ruler

• "hanger"

• None of these are correct answers

Multiple Choice

So....Russia changed its name to the USSR (Soviet Union) at the end of the Russian Revolution. Who was the leader of the Soviet Union by the end of the Russian Revolution?

• Vladimir Lenin

• Joseph Stalin

• Winston Churchill

• Czar Nicholas II

Open Ended

Briefly summarize what events took place that allowed the Allied Powers to win? In other words, what happened to the Central Powers?

Multiple Select

The Paris Peace Conference in Versailles (place in France) took place to establish the end (effects, results, consequences) of WWI. Who were the "Big Four"?

HINT: which four nations were involved in the Paris Peace Conference?

MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE 4 CORRECT ANSWERS!

• U.S.

• U.K. (Britain)

• France

• Italy

• Germany

Multiple Choice

Woodrow Wilson (President of U.S.) created a 14-point plan for world peace. What happened during the Paris Peace Conference?

• His plan was accepted as is

• His plan was mostly rejected

• It wasn't Wilson's plan that was accepted, it was Germany's plan that created world peace

Multiple Select

Which of the following options are two major effects of the Paris Peace Conference?

• League of Nations is disbanded

• League of Nations is created

• Treaty of Versailles is signed by Allied Powers and Germany

• Treaty of Versailles is NOT signed due to Germany disagreeing with it

• U.S. becomes the founding nation of the League of Nations

Open Ended

Summarize the effects of the Treaty of Versailles on Germany.

HINT: in other words, "Germany lost...."

Multiple Select

Which of the following options are major effects of WWI?

• New nations were created such as Estonia, Latvia, Czechoslovakia

• Borders of nations changed (some gained land, some lost land)

• Germany lost territory

• The Austria-Hungary empire became two separate nations: Austria and Hungary

• Germany gained territory

Open Ended

How do you think Germany felt about the Treaty of Versailles? How were they impacted by the Treaty of Versailles?

Poll

Do you think the EFFECTS of WWI are going to lead to WWII?

In other words, do you think how WWI ended could be some of the causes of WWII?

• Yes

• No