Links to the Past: Course Sites for Dr. Christopher Lovett

updated as of 9 Feb 03

Announcements

Age of Revolutions Bibliography

Back to Iraq: The Search for Saddam's Weapons of Mass Destruction

Bioterrorism

Tony Blair's Dossier

Bush's Case Against Saddam

Bush's New National Security Strategy of the United States

Cloak & Dagger

Contemporary Terrorist Organizations

Coming War with Iraq?

Eisenhower Library Research Topics

Elderhostel Alumni News

Electronic News

George Kennan on Iraq

Harry and Ike Elderhostel

Holocaust News

How to Write an Essay

KSDE    Academy

Map of Islamic Terrorist Cells in the U.S.A.

Middle East

Middle East Bib  

Military Affairs

Palestinian Crisis

Pi Gamma Mu News

PowerPoint Notes

Reaction Papers

Situation in North Korea

TASK Information Updates

Terrorism Cybrary

Terrorism Filmography

Terrorism Glossary

War on Terrorism

Yahoo! Groups TASK Teachers

World War I

Handout Nine

Topic: Lafayette, We are Here

 OUTLINE:

 IX. Lafayette, We Are Here: The Yanks Arrive.

A. The World Situation.

B. The Situation in Mexico.

C. Changes in German Battlefield Tactics.

D. Mobilization.

E. U-Boats and Troop Transfers to Europe.

F. American Operations in Europe.

 QUESTIONS:

1. What was the military and political situation in Europe on the eve of the U.S. entry into the war?
2. What role did the Germans play in bringing Lenin back to Russia? What was Berlin’s objective? Did they succeed?
3. What was the Pless Conference? What was the rationale for the Germans to return to unrestricted submarine warfare in early 1917? What did the Germans believe could happen? Explain.
4. Why did the United States become involved in Mexico during the Wilson administration? What was Wilson’s objective? How effective was Wilson in bringing democracy to Mexico?
5. How did the Germans alter their military doctrine in 1917? How did it work? Why did the Germans ultimately fail? Explain.
6. The U.S. Army was not ready for war in 1914. What changes did the War Department introduce to improve the U.S. Army? How effective was the preparedness program?

 TERMS:

 Nicholas II                March/November Revolution               V.I. Lenin

Pless Conference      Frederick Funston                                 John J. Pershing

Porfirio Diaz            Madero                                                  Carranza

Pancho Villa              Veracruz/Tampico Incidents                 Huerta

Oscar von Hutier      Hutier Tactics                                       Grenville Clark

ROTC                       Selective Service                                 William S. Sims

Billy Mitchell             Square Division