Essential+Knowledge--World+War+I


 * __Essential Knowledge--World War I__**
 * 1) List and explain the causes of WWI.
 * 2) Describe American neutrality prior to U.S. entry into the war.
 * 3) Explain how new technologies dictated the conduct of the war. (U-boats, tanks, chemical warfare, airplanes, machine guns, etc.)
 * 4) Discuss the significance, impact and controversies concerning the key elements outlined in the Treaty of Versailles (reparations, war guilt, League of Nations, demilitarization of Germany).
 * 5) Describe America’s reaction to the Treaty of Versailles.
 * 6) Explain how the Treaty of Versailles affected the geography of Europe and the Middle East.