KEY IDEAS

A WW1 Study Guide

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• Be able to:
• Define each
• Provide an example of each
Total War
• What is it?
• War with no regard for life outside of war:
• Destroys farmland and cities equally
• No regard for loss of life
• Everyone at home (not on the battlefield) is also involved in the war
• All of a country’s resources are put towards the war effort

• How was WW1 a Total War? (KNOW 2 WAYS, see Task 20)
Treaty of Versailles
• How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
• They had to give up ALL of their territorial gains from during the War, as well as all of their colonies around the world.
• They had to pay reparations (money to repair or fix) to the Allies for damages during the war. These reparations were
extremely expensive, so much that Germany went into debt to the Allies to pay them. They were charged interest.
• They had to cut the size of their military significantly, so they had a very very very small army/ navy. And they weren’t
allowed to import weapons, and were solely responsible for cleaning up any mines on the battlefields (very dangerous
work)
• Admit guilt for the entire war
• How did the Treaty of Versailles affect France?
• France and the other Allies were given land and responsibility to govern the ex-German territories as the League of
Nations
• All territory lost to Germany and any territory sought from Germany (Alsace-Lorraine in particular) was returned/ given
to France
• How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Austria-Hungary?
• It was split into Austria and Hungary and Czechoslovakia as separate countries
• No more monarchy
• How did the Treaty of Versailles affect the Ottoman Empire?
• It fell apart, and was broken into various Allied possessions and modern Turkey