APUSH Chap 21 pgs. 684-696- United States in WWI “Great War”
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For starters, a couple of review questions.
1. Explain America’s “open door” policy.
2. What do historians mean by “American Exceptionalism”?
3. How did the Monroe Doctrine influence the building of the Panama Canal?
4. Summarize the principles reflected in the Roosevelt Corollary.
5. Explain Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy.
6. What were the major differences between Roosevelt Corollary and Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy?
Time for some new stuff
7. Which event marked the beginning of the Great War in Europe?
8. Define neutrality and preparedness.
9. Other that the Zimmermann Telegram, identify the 2 major reasons/causes for the US to enter the Great
War.
10. Why was the Zimmermann Telegram the event that finally pulled America into WWI?
11. Given the attached is a copy of Wilson’s War Message, please complete the related assignment.
12. How did the following affect the American public?
Selective Service Act (you might have to look a little deeper into this one)-
War Industries Board-
National War Labor Board (NWLB)
Fuel Administration-
Railroad Administration-
Food Administration-
13. Explain the purpose of the Committee on Public Information (CPI).
14. What role did “Four Minute Men” play related to CPI?
15. Research and attach 2 examples of war time propaganda. Don’t use the ones in your book. Find some
different ones! Come on!
15. Which legislative acts gave the government power to deal with people who openly opposed American
involvement in the war?
16. Why didn’t the government’s actions violate peoples’ civil liberties? (hint: Schenck v. United States)
Yea- add this to your list of Supreme Court Cases.
17. What did the government do to people who openly opposed the war effort? (hint: Eugene Debs)
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18. What roles did African Americans have in the war effort at home and “Over There”?
19. How did this influence the Great Migration?
20. What roles did women have in the war effort at home?
21. How was this influential towards the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment?