HW9

Sorry, meant to send this on Friday.

Noah Senzel

9/11/08

Period F

HW9

1. Which theory for the cause of WWI do you most agree with?

I agree the most with (h), “A 'tragedy of miscalculation',” because the countries made miscalculations:

• Austria didn't think Russia would back Serbia.

• Germany miscalculated the recklessness of the Austrians once they got the blank check.

• German and Russians thought mobilization wouldn't mean/cause war.

• The generals thought their plans would provide a quick&decisive victory.

2. Which theory for the cause of WWI do you least agree with?

I agree the least with (a), “The alliance system or 'armed camps' made war inevitable,” because:

• These alliances were not so binding—French didn't help Russia in the war against Japan, Austria did nothing to help Germany in its unsuccessful attempts to invade Morocco, etc.

• Germany was had suspiciousness before these alliances; the alliance system did not cause them

• The countries could have avoided these crises—crises had been dealt with before.

9/2/08 notes: WWI video documentary

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WW1 video clip

Noah Senzel

9/2/08

Period F

alliance system

arch duke ferdinand's assassanation

chain reactions caused 3 main powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

Allied: France, GB, Russia, Serbia

new technology destroyed more people than ever before

“Total War”

trench warfare

posion gas

first war w/airplanes, great number of u-boats

Lusatania sunk: 100 americans dead

note to mexico: kill America!

More sub attacks: wilson can't take it, declares war

With America's support, germany surrenders on november 11, 1918

50K americans dead

6.5mil civilans killed

Values of the Video:

disscusses key points

explains all technology

contains live footage of WW1

Limitations:

Skips through most of the details

Made by an American company that does TV shows

HW8

Noah Senzel

9/10/08

Period F

HW8

(a) The Moroccan Crisis

The Moroccan Crisis was an attempt by the Germans to expand their empire and test the recent alliance between France and Britain.

(b) The British agreement with Russia

This agreement was regarded as a militaristic move by the Germans—they thought that Russia, France and Britain were aligning to “encircle” them.

(c) The Bosnia Crisis

Although there were 3 million Serbs in Bosnia when Austria took it from Serbia, neither Britain, France or Russia provided help for their own reasons.

(d) The Agadir Crisis

After the Agadir Crisis, public German opinion became intensely anti-British.

(e) The First Balkan War

The Austrians wanted Albania, which had an outlet to the sea, to become an independent state rather than a Serbian one because they didn't want Serbia to become more powerful.

(f) The Second Balkan War

The Second War occurred because the Bulgarians were dissatisfied with the peace agreement, blamed Serbia, and then attacked them.

(g) The assassination of the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand

The Austrians started a war with Serbia because a Serbian terrorist assassinated the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand.                                              

HW7

Noah Senzel

9/10/08

Period F

HW7

The origin of “Mastering World History” is Palgrave Macmillan(an international company) in association with Norman Lowe and a group of historians. It was published on 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, 10010, in 2005.

 The purpose of this document is to teach high school students about world history from 1914 up to the modern era, and to earn money. 

The value of this document is that it provides information to high school and college students regarding world history between 1914 and 2005. Also, it comes from a group of trusted historians writing for a book published by a company that has been making world history books for about 30 years. They are also an international company, making them not as biased.

The limitations are:

• 3 years old
• One purpose is to make money
• Doesn't have color pictures
• Other limitations may appear as you read the document

Long Term or Short Term?

Noah Senzel

9/7/08

Period F

I think my topic, "The Cult of the Offensive," is a long term cause of World War I because it was the basis for most countries' strategy throughout the entire war.

HW 5

Noah Senzel

HW5

Period F

9/2/08

One Cause of WW1 was the Alliance system, where countries were allied so that if anybody attacked anybody, everybody became invloved.

<http://mars.wnec.edu/~grempel/courses/ww1/lectures/causes.html>

I knew the site was reliable because it was a ".edu" (education-based) site.