Impact+and+aftermath+of+World+War+I

=Impact and aftermath of World War I=

Answer each of the following questions in complete sentences. You may work together in researching the answers but must provide your own work for credit. Please answer each question fully in order to recieve credit on this assignment.

Peace of Paris (1919-1920)
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 * 1) Unlike many wars, a total conquest of the enemy did not take place in World War I. Why did Germany seek an [|armistice] on November 11, 1918? What caused the German people to [|revolt] against Kaiser Wilhelm II and how did it proceed (the steps) to his eventual abdication on November 9, 1918?
 * 2) The Paris Peace Conference of 1919-1920 saw a total of five treaties between the victorious Allied Powers and the beaten Central Powers. Name all [|five treaties] signed at Paris and give a "cliffnotes" version about their contents.
 * 3) Each member of the "Big Four" sought something during the Paris Peace Conference. What did [|Clemenceau] (for France) seek? What did [|David Lloyd George] (for the United Kingdom) seek? What did [|Wilson] (for the United States) seek? What did [|Orlando] (for Italy) seek? When the dust settled, did each man get what they sought out of the conference?
 * 4) Why was the creation of a [|League of Nations] so important to the European powers at the end of the war? Why did it [|fail] and could it have succeeded (or was it doomed due to the unjust peace treaties)?
 * 5) What is the "[|Stab-in-the-Back Legend]"? According to Wikipedia, what groups were to blame for Germany's loss in World War I (because their motivations focused on personal instead of national interests)? Why was such an idea so attractive to "fringe" politcal groups of the 1920's...like the Nazis?
 * 6) One of the keys results of World War I was the spreading of nationalism. What problems were solved and what problems were created when former [|parts of Austria-Hungary] were given independence?
 * 1) Why did the Allied Powers need the help of [|Arabs in the Middle East] during World War I? How did the [|Balfour Declaration of 1917] go against the promises made by the British Government in the [|Hussein-McMahon Correspondence of 1915-1916]? What actually happened to the Middle East after the war, as laid out in the secret (to the Arabs) [|Sykes-Picot Agreement] and formalized in Paris? How do these agreements of nearly a century ago continue to affect the attitudes of Arabs toward Israel and "the West" today?

Influenza Outbreak of 1918-1919

 * 1) Where did the [|Infleunza Outbreak] start? Why was it called the Spanish Flu and why was it so deadly in contrast to other flu viruses?
 * 2) How many people did the virus infect and how many are believed to have died in the outbreak worldwide? Why do you think the pandemic only lasted a few months, as opposed to other epidemics/pandemics that lasted decades (like the Black Plague in 15th century Europe, Smallpox in 16th century N. and S. America, or AIDS in the 20th century)?
 * 3) What made this outbreak odd, compared to other types of flu? What were the characteristics of fatality with this virus (what were the symptoms)?

Armenian Genocide of 1915-1917

 * 1) Who were the [|Armenians] and why were they targeted by the Ottomans? How many lived in modern day Turkey before World War I and how many were killed?
 * 2) What is the definition of [|genocide] and explain how this event is classified by some countries as such? Why (or how) would other countries dispute that claim? What do you think? (Make sure you explain your answer)

Wrap-up

 * 1) Math problem: Take the number of [|people killed in World War I] (civilian and military) + The number of people [|killed in the Influenza] (take the percentage given and multiply by the World Population number) + The number of people [|killed in the Armenian genocide] / [|The population of the World in 1910]. What percentage of the world's population died?