Analyze World War I 1914-1918: MAIN causes; US entry April 6 1917; Harlem Hellfighters; Treaty of Versailles; Wilson 14 Points; League of Nations; postwar disillusionment
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~6 min
hist.g8.s.ex_08
Short Answer
Prompt
In 2-3 sentences, apply Q11 MULTI-PERSPECTIVE to Wilson's 14 Points concept of 'self-determination'. Whose self-determination was applied? Whose was deferred? Cite Ho Chi Minh's 1919 petition to Wilson as direct bridge to Lesson 17.
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Answer criteria
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criteria
- Identifies self-determination applied to Eastern European white nations
- Identifies self-determination deferred for colonial peoples
- Names Ho Chi Minh 1919 petition to Wilson at Versailles
- Connects to Lesson 17 decolonization
Hints
- Polish + Czechoslovak + Yugoslav + Baltic states emerged.
- Vietnamese + Indian + African colonial subjects were ignored.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating self-determination as universal
- Forgetting colonial-soldier WWI participation
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