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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| effects of war on the Homefront | - mobilization (industry to military goods) - women (factories, freedom, farming) - propaganda (censorship, security) - rationing (sugar, medal, meat) |
| New technology | -tanks, submarines, airplanes, trenches - guns, poison gas, barbed wire |
| Results of the war | - treaty of Versailles - new nations formed, empires broke apart - US became strongest, poor economies - soldiers killed, womens rights, flu |
| 14 point plan | - self determination - reduction of punishment - no reparations - League of Nations |
| Central powers | Germany, Austria, Ottomans |
| Allies | Russia, France, Britain (Italy, US) |
| Changes in the 20th century | - empires ended, decolonization - Europe weakened, capitalism increased, pollution increased - population increased, cultural diffusion, communication and transportation increased |
| WW1 began b/c | Austria attacked Serbia because of assassinations |
| War at sea | - Britain and German blockade - Germany used unrestricted warfare (Lusitania) - Japan attacked Germany |
| Western Front | - France vs. Germany - attrition, stalemate |
| Eastern Front | - Germany pushed back Russia - Russia beat Austria - Austria beat Italy |
| Effect on the world | - new nations, empires |
| Effect on colonies | - believed they deserved independence (provided resources and were promised independence |
| Effect on US | - now strongest nation |
| Effect on Asia | -Red Scare - didn't get land promised |
| Began and Ended | 1914-1918 |
| What ended the war | Treaty of Versailles |
| Results in Europe | - split up - no longer strongest - poor economy led to depression led to dicators |
| Results in Ottoman Empire | - defeated by allies, split apart - Arabs promised land but didn't get |
| Russia during the war | - attacked Austria, attacked by Germany - left war because of communist rev |
| Who was at Versailles | - US, France, Britain, Italy - Germany there but not allowed to participate |
| Nationalism in colonies | - believed they deserved independence - Europe not supreme, used for resources, promised independence |
| Colonial rule effect on Palestine | - part of mandates - promised to both jews and arabs |