The World War I Era (1914-1920)
THE RoAD To WAR
THE
GIDEA
World War I began in
July 1914, and quickly
spread across Europe.
The United States
remained neutral.
European Alliances in World War I
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The Road to War
A. AsYou READ
As you read Section 1, complete the sequence chain below to show the series of
events that led to World War I and shaped the American response to the war.
1. Archduke Francis
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3.
5.
6.
8.
9.
Ferdinand and his
wife Sophie are
assassinated in Bosnia.
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Answer each of the following questions.
10. How did militarism help start the Great War?
11. Which of the Allies began mobilization first?
12. Which of the Central Powers was led by an autocrat?
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13. How did the two armies try to break the stalemate?
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THE UNITED STATES
DECLARES WAR
THE GIDEA
Attacks by German
submarines against
American ships pushed
the United States to
enter World War I on
the side of the Allies.
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iuly 1914
World War I
Ibegins.
The United States Enters World War I
March 1916
German submarine
sinks the Sussex, a
French passenger ship.
:March 1917
Russian Revolution
brings republican gov
ernment to Russia.
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May 1915
German submarine
I sinks the Lusitania,
killing 128 Americans.
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1 United States declares
war on Germany.
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1 February 1917
In Zimmermann note,
Germany
proposes
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I German submarines sink
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The United States Declares War
A. As You READ
As you read Section 2, complete each of the following sentences on
the lines provided.
1. German submarine warfare pushed the United States toward war because
2. Americans received a one-sided version of war events in Europe because
3. President Wilson began to support the idea of war preparedness because
4. In February 1917, Wilson broke off diplomatic relations with Germany because
5. The Zimmermann note alarmed the American public because
6. The Russian revolution pushed the United States closer to war because
7. On March 20, 1917, Wilson’s Cabinet voted unanimously for war because
B. REVIEWING KEY TERMs
Use each of the following terms in a sentence.
8. U-boat
9. Sussex pledge
10. filibuster
11. Zimmermann note.
12. Russian Revolution
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AMERIcANs ON THE
EUROPEAN FRONT
THE GIDEA
American troops joined
the war in 1917,
helping the Allies to
defeat the Central
Powers.
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American Soldiers in World War I
How did American troops help the Allies win the war?
Three million American
men serve with United
States forces.
Thousands of women
serve as drivers, nurses,
and clerks.
African American 369th Infantry
Regiment fights for French Army.
Entire regiment awarded
France’s highest combat medal.
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American troops help
save Paris from German
attack.
Americans join Allied counter
attack against Germans, forcing
Germany’s surrender in 1918.
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Americans on the European Front
A. As You READ
As you read Section 3, answer the following questions on the lines provided.
1. Why did Congress pass a Selective Service Act?
2. Why was the convoy system established?
3. What divisions existed among Allied troops in Europe?
4. How did Lenin’s takeover of Russia affect German war strategy?
5. How did Americans help turn the tide of war and send the Germans into
retreat?
6. Why did the Allies refuse to accept a negotiated peace settlement?
7. What was the cost of World War I, in terms of lives?_________________________________________
B. REVIEWING KEY TERMs
Define or identify each of the following terms.
8.
Selective
Service
Act
9. American Expeditionary Force
10. convoy
11. armistice
12. genocide
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ON THE HOME FRONT
THE BOIDEA
To strengthen the war
effort, the American
government expanded
its control over the
economy and brought
changes to American
society.
.-ICJVIV Enforcing Loyalty
Committee on Public Education
Rallies popular support for the war with
films, posters, and pamphlets.
Literacy test for immigrants
Congress passes law forcing immigrants
to prove they can read before entering
country. Law leads to nativism and
increased anti-German feeling.
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Makes it illegal to make “disloyal” state
ments about United States government
or military.
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Espionage Act of 1917
Passed in response to fears that German
secret agents might try to weaken
American war effort. Act makes it illegal
to interfere with the draft.
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On the Home Front
A. As You READ
As you read Section 4, fill in each box in the diagram below to describe
wartime activities on the home front.
1. Financing the War
2. Managing the Economy
On the Home Front
(
3. Enforcing Loyalty
)
4. Changing People’s Lives
B. REVIEWING KEY TERMS
Use each of the following terms in a sentence.
5. Liberty Bonds
6. price controls
7. rationing
8. daylight saving time
C)
C
Ca
9.
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sedition
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10. vigilante
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GLOBAL PEA CEMAKER
THE
GIDEA
Wilson’s plan for
world peace met with
opposition at home
and in Europe.
I-CSLJWV After the War
American economy slows as wartime production ends.
Returning troops face difficult adjustment to civilian society.
.
Many women and minority workers faced with loss ofjobs as
men return to work force.
• Despite contribution to war effort, returning African American
troops continue to face discrimination and segregation.
• Death and destruction of war leads to feelings of gloom among
many Americans.
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Global Peacemaker
A. As You
READ
As you read Section 5, fill in two supporting details under each of the following
main ideas.
Main Idea:
At the Paris Peace Conference, President Wilson was forced to compromise
on his vision for peace.
1.
2.
Main Idea:
The proposal for a League of Nations produced resistance to the Versailles
Treaty in the United States.
3.
4.
Main Idea:
Several challenges faced Americans after the war, making the transition to
peace difficult.
5.
6.
B.
REvIEwING
KEY TERMS
Explain how each of the following terms relates to postwar peacemaking.
7. Fourteen Points
8. self-determination
9. spoils
10. League of Nations
11. reparations
12. Versailles Treaty
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