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Transcript of High School World History
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HighSchoolWorldHistoryCycle5Week2Lifework
ThispacketisdueMonday,June19th
LifeworkAssignment Completeoneveningof
WWIIResolutions Monday,June12th
WWII Tuesday,June13th
WWIArticlePart1 Wednesday,June14th
WWIArticlePart2 Thursday,June15th
LetterfromWWI Friday,June16th
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WWIIResolutions:ADividedGermany1945TheYaltaandPotsdamconferenceswerecalledtohelptheAllies(Britain,France,SovietUnion,andUnitedStates)decidewhatwouldhappentoEurope,andinparticularGermany,attheendoftheSecondWorldWar.Thisreadingwillhelpyouunderstandthedecisionsmadeatthesetwoimportantconferencesandthedifferencesthatemergedbetweenthealliedleaders.Yalta-February1945:Germanywasnotyetdefeated,so,althoughthereweretensionsaboutPoland,thebigthree-Stalin,RooseveltandChurchill-managedtoagreetosplitGermanyintofourzonesofoccupation,andtoallowfreeelectionsinEasternEuropeancountries.SovietUnionwasinvitedtojointheUnitedNations(agroupwithrepresentativesfromeverycountrywhoisamember),andSovietUnionpromisedtojointhewaragainstJapanwhenGermanywasdefeated.Potsdam-July1945:Germanyhadbeendefeated,RoosevelthaddiedandChurchillhadlostthe1945election-sotherewereopendisagreements.TrumancameawayangryaboutthesizeofreparationsandthefactthatacommunistgovernmentwasbeingsetupinPoland.TrumandidnottellStalinthathehadtheatomicbomb.
ComparisonofYaltaandPotsdam
Yalta Potsdam
Churchill,RooseveltandStalin
Attlee,TrumanandStalin
Germanytobesplitintofourzones. Argumentsaboutthedetailsoftheboundariesbetweenthezones.
Germanywillpayreparations. DisagreementsabouttheamountofreparationsSovietUnionwantedtotake.ItwasagreedthatSovietUnioncouldtakewhateveritwantedfromtheSovietzone,and10percentoftheindustrialequipmentofthewesternzones,butBritainandtheUSthoughtthiswastoomuch.
Agovernmentof'nationalunity'tobesetupinPoland,comprisingbothcommunistsandnon-communists.
TrumanwasangrybecauseStalinhadarrestedthenon-communistleadersofPoland.
Freeelections(peopleofacountrycouldelecttheirownleaders)inthecountriesofeasternEurope.ThispartoftheagreementwascalledtheDeclarationofLiberatedEurope.
AmericaandBritainwerealarmedbecausecommunistswerecomingtopowerinthecountriesofEasternEurope.
SovietUnionwouldhelpagainstJapanwhenGermanywasdefeated.
TrumandroppedtheatomicbombsothatJapanwouldsurrenderbeforeSovietUniontroopscouldgointoJapan.AmericahadthebombinJuly1945,butTrumandidnottellStalinaboutit.Whenhesawhowhehadbeentricked,Stalinwasfurious.
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WWIIResolutionsQuestions
1. Whichcountrieswereinvolvedinthedecision-makingprocessesofPotsdamandYalta?
a. Arethecountriesinvolvedpowerfulornot?Explainwhy!
2. Whichcountrywasn’tinvitedtohelpmakedecisionsforGermany?Whydoyouthinkthiscountrywasn’tinvited?
3. CompareandcontrastYaltaandPotsdam:
Yalta SIMILARITIES Potsdam
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4. Inyouropinion,whichdecisionmadebytheAlliesattheconferencesdoyouthinkbesthelpedEurope(thisincludesGermany)afterWWII?
5. MAKINGCONNECTIONS:Howdoesthisarticlerelatetoanevent/topicwelearnedaboutinclasslastweek?
WWIIPhotoAnalysis
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Compareandcontrastthetypesofwarfarefromthephotosabove:
AviewtakenfromDresden'stownhallofthedestroyedOldTownafterthealliedbombingsbetweenFebruary13and15,1945.Some3,600aircraftdroppedmorethan3,900tonsofhigh-explosivebombsandincendiarydevicesontheGermancity.Theresultingfirestormdestroyed15squaremilesofthecitycenter,andkilledmorethan22,000.ManycitiesinGermanylookedlikeDresdenbytheendofthewar.DoyouthinkGermanywouldbeabletorebuildontheirownafterthewar?Whyorwhynot?
OutbreakofWorldWarI PART1-WEDNESDAY
OnJune28,1914,a19-year-oldSerbiannamedGavriloPrincipkilledArchdukeFranzFerdinand,whowastobetheemperoroftheAustria-HungaryEmpire.TheassassinationsetoffachainofeventsthatwouldleadtothestartofWorldWarI.Buttheseedsofthisterrible"GreatWar"hadbeenplantedlongbeforePrincipfiredthosefatalbullets.Europeby1914
From1814to1815,Austria,Prussia,Russia,EnglandandFrancemetattheCongressofVienna,ameeting,tosetupbordersandrulesforcountriesinEurope.However,100yearslater,by1914,EuropewasabouttobetornapartbytheGreatWar.
ProblemsbeganasaresultoftheFranco-PrussianWar(1870to1871).FrancewasdefeatedbyPrussia.FrancelostlandandhadtopaymoneytoPrussia.PrussiagrewstrongerandbecametheGermanEmpire,soFrancefeltitneededapartner.RussiaagreedtobeFrance'sallyin1892.EnglandwasalsoworriedGermanywasgettingtoostrong,soitbecameallieswithFranceandRussia.
Soonafter,Austria-HungaryandRussiawantedcontroloflandsintheBalkans.TheBalkansincludedseveralcountrieslikeSerbia,Greece,Montenegro,BulgariaandBosnia-Herzegovina.In1908,Austria-HungaryclaimedBosnia-Herzegovina,butSerbiafeltitshouldbepartofitscountry.TheGermanEmpiresupportedAustria-Hungary.ThisgrabforterritoryangeredSerbiaandalsoRussia.
Serbia,Greece,MontenegroandBulgariathenformedtheBalkanLeagueandinback-to-backBalkanwarswiththeOttomanTurks(1912and1913),theygotcontrolofmoreBalkanlandsawayfromtheOttomanEmpire.ThiswasseenasathreatbybothAustria-HungaryandRussia.
As1914began,theGermanEmpireandAustria-Hungarywereallies.France,EnglandandRussiahadtheirownalliance,sothismeantthatanyconflictinEuropecouldleadtowar.WhatwastheCongressofVienna? TwoProblemsthatledtoWWII Prediction:Whatwillhappennext?
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AssassinationofFranzFerdinand
Austro-HungarianArchdukeFranzFerdinandwasagreatfriendofKaiserWilhelmofGermany.HemetwithhiminJune1914todiscussthetensesituationintheBalkans.Twoweekslater,onJune28,FranzFerdinandandhiswife,Sophie,cametoinspectthearmyinBosnia-Herzegovina.GavriloPrincip,whowaspartoftheYoungBosniamovementthathatedAustria-HungaryandwantedtojoinSerbia,learnedofthearchduke’svisit.SuppliedwithweaponsbyaSerbianrevolutionarygroupcalledtheBlackHand,PrincipandfiveotherstraveledtothecityofSarajevointimeforthearchduke’svisit.
Theroyalcouplewastouringthecityinanopencar.OneoftheSerbsthrewabombattheircar,butitrolledoffthebackofthevehicle,woundinganarmyofficerandsomebystanders.Laterthatday,thearchduke'scartookawrongturnnearwherePrinciphappenedtobestanding.Seeinghischance,Principfiredintothecar,shootingFranzFerdinandandSophieatpoint-blankrange.Hethenturnedthegunonhimself,butbeforehecouldfire,hewastackledandhelduntilthepolicearrived.Thearchdukeandhiswifediedwithinthehour.
WhowasFranzFerdinand? WhatwasthegoaloftheBlackHand? WhathappenedwhentheArchdukeandhiswifevisitedSarajevo?
PART2-THURSDAYTheroadtoWorldWarI
Austria-HungarywantedtoshowtheBalkancountriesitwasstrongandwouldrespondtothisterriblecrime.However,RussiaalsowantedBalkanlandsandAustria-HungarywasnotpreparedforawarwithRussia.SotheemperorofAustria-Hungary,FranzJosef,wroteapersonallettertoKaiserWilhelmofGermanyaskingforhissupport.Wilhelmwroteback,promisingGermany’sfullsupport.
OnJuly23,Austria-HungarytoldtheSerbiangovernmenttowipeoutterroristorganizationswithinitsborders.ItalsodemandedtherighttoinvestigatewhowasresponsibleforFranzFerdinand’sassassination.Itthreatenedmilitaryactionifthesedemandswerenotmet.
SerbiaaskedRussiaforhelp.TheleadersoftheRussianEmpirewerealwayscalledtheczar.Now,theczarstartedgettinghisarmyready.Austria-HungarydeclaredwaronSerbiaonJuly28.OnAugust1,GermanydeclaredwaronRussia.TheGermanarmythenlauncheditsattack,movingthroughBelgium,onRussia’sally,
France.ThisattackonBelgiumbroughtEnglandintothewar.WhydidAustria-Hungaryaskfor
helpfromGermany?Alliances Whodeclaredwaronwho?
Identifythecountriesofeachalliancebelow
Austria-Hungary=______________________
Serbia=____________________________
Russia=___________________________
AlliancegroupA: AlliancegroupB:
TheGreatWaranditsimpactOverthenextfouryears,theGreatWar(asWorldWarIwasthencalled)wouldgrowtoinvolveItaly,
Japan,theMiddleEast,theUnitedStatesandothercountries.Morethan20millionsoldiersdiedorwentmissingand21millionmorewerewounded.Millionsofother
peoplefellvictimtothefluepidemicthatthewarhelpedtospread.Thewarendedthereigns(governmentbykings/queens)ofroyalleadersinGermany,Austria-Hungaryand
TurkeyandalsoledtotheRussianRevolutionthatendedtheruleoftheczar.Intheend,anuneasypeacewassignedinVersailles,France,in1919.Tensionsbegantogrowoverthenext20yearsandwouldleadtoanotherdevastatingworldwarin1939. INFER:WhatmakesWorldWarIa
worldwar?TwoImpactsofWWI Prediction:Whatwillhappennext?
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FRIDAYPrimarySources:ALetterfromtheBritishTrenchesDuringWorldWarI
Editor’sNote:ThisisoneofmanyletterssentbyworkersoftheGreatWesternRailway,atPaddingtontrain
stationinLondon.TheyhadenlistedtofightinWorldWarI.BritainwasalliedwithFrance,againstGermanyandAustria-Hungary.TheGermanarmyhadinvadedFrance,soBritainsentitsarmytosupportFrance.
JonathanGeorgeSymonswrotethisletteronNovember10,1915,inFrance.HewasamemberoftheCountyof
LondonRegiment,theKing’sRoyalRifleCorps.SymonslivedthroughWorldWarI.DearBert,
JustafewlinestoletyouknowIamalright,hopingyouarethesame.Atthepresenttime,weareindugouts.Theweatherissimplyawful,rainingdayafterdayandespeciallynightafternight.Totellyouthetruth,whilewritingthisletterIamwetthroughtotheskinwithnothingdrytochangeinto.Wehavegotourwinterfurcoatsandrubberboots,butthebootscausemorecursesthanyoucanimagine.
Forinstance,lastnightIwassentofftoselectdugoutsforourgroup,whichisnumber37.Itwaspitchdark,nolightallowedandinastrangeplace,wellhonestlyIfelloveratleast20timesandgotsmotheredinmudfromheadtofeet.Ontopofthat,Igotwetbecauseitrainedinbuckets.WhileIwasinspectingthedugoutsthismorning,toseeiftheywere"comfortable"enoughforthemen,Iwassurroundedbypeoplesaying"Sergeantthis"and"Sergeantthat."Somepeoplesaid,"Howcanyouexpectpeopletoliveinthis?"Evenworse,theyhadoccupiedashelterthathadcollapsed[fallendown]overnight.Theytookshelterunderatreefrom2a.m.afterlookingformeforabouthalfanhour,butcouldn’tfindme,becausetheonlythingthatcouldgetmeupaftersettlingdown,ifyoucancallitthat,wouldbeaGermanshellandthenI’dhavenootheroptionbuttomove.
WhileinthetrencheslastweekJohnandIwereuptoourkneesinwaterandgotourrubberbootshalffull.Theline[war]isabitquietlatelyandonlynowandagaindowegetashelling[fighting],butonegetsusedtoit.That,togiveyouanidea,islikesittingatPaddington[trainstation]andhearingtheenginesscreech.
AfterourstretchthistimeIshallbelookingforwardtoashortleaveforIhavebeenherenearlythreemonthsnowandwestandagoodchance.WellImustnowconclude.
Yourssincerely,JackSymons
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2. AccordingtoJackSymons,whatwaswarlikeduringWWIforhim?Usethereadingtosupportyouranswer!
Definition:'trenchfoot'wasinfactafungalinfectionofthefeetbroughtonbyprolongedexposuretodamp,coldconditions
alliedtopoorenvironmentalhygiene
3. Readthedefinitionabove.DoyouthinksoldiersinWWI,especiallythoselikeJack,could’vegottentrenchfoot?Whyorwhynot?
