a) explaining economic causes, political causes, and major events and identifying major leaders of the war, with emphasis on Woodrow Wilson and Kaiser Wilhelm II; b) explaining the outcomes and global effect of the war and the Treaty of Versailles; VDOE Essential VDOE Essential VDOE Essential Understandings Questions Knowledge World War I (1914-1918) was What were the factors that Causes of World War I caused by competition among produced World War I? Alliances that divided Europe into competing camps industrial nations in Europe and a Nationalistic feelings failure of diplomacy. The war What were the major events of Diplomatic failures transformed European and the war? Imperialism American life, wrecked the Competition over colonies economies of Europe, and Who were the major leaders? Militarism planted the seeds for a second world war. What were the outcomes and Major events global effects of World War I? Assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand United States enters the war What were the terms of the Russia leaves the war Treaty of Versailles? Major leaders Woodrow Wilson Kaiser Wilhelm II Outcomes and global effect Colonies’ participation in the war, which increased demands for independence End of the Russian Imperial, Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian empires Enormous cost of the war in lives, property, and social disruption Treaty of Versailles Forced Germany to accept responsibility for war and loss of territory and to pay reparations Limited the German military League of Nations
a) explaining economic causes, political causes, and major events and identifying major leaders of the war, with emphasis on Woodrow Wilson and Kaiser Wilhelm II; b) explaining the outcomes and global effect of the war and the Treaty of Versailles; VDOE Essential Understandings VDOE Essential Questions VDOE Essential Knowledge World War I (1914-1918) was caused by competition among industrial nations in Europe and a failure of diplomacy. The war transformed European and American life, wrecked the economies of Europe, and planted the seeds for a second world war. What were the factors that produced World War I? What were the major events of the war? Who were the major leaders? What were the outcomes and global effects of World War I? What were the terms of the Treaty of Versailles? Causes of World War I Alliances that divided Europe into competing camps Nationalistic feelings Diplomatic failures Imperialism Competition over colonies Militarism Major events Assassination of Austria’s Archduke Ferdinand United States enters the war Russia leaves the war Major leaders Woodrow Wilson Kaiser Wilhelm II Outcomes and global effect Colonies’ participation in the war, which increased demands for independence End of the Russian Imperial, Ottoman, German, and Austro-Hungarian empires Enormous cost of the war in lives, property, and social disruption Treaty of Versailles Forced Germany to accept responsibility for war and loss of territory and to pay reparations Limited the German military League of Nations
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