Chapter 10
World War 1 and Beyond
1. Define each term and briefly explain its connection to World War One and beyond.
a. militarism
m. convoy
b. contraband
n. 14 Points
c. U-boat
o. self-determination
d. Lusitania
p. League of Nations
e. Zimmerman Note
q. reparations
f. Selective Service Act
r. “irreconcilables”
g. Bernard Baruch
s. “reservationists”
h. CPI
t. Influenza
i. George Creel
u. Inflation
j. conscientious objector
v. Red Scare
k. Espionage Act
w. Palmer Raids
l. Great Migration
x. creditor nation
2. List five causes of World War One.
3. List five reasons the United States declared its
neutrality until 1917.
4. Why did the United States enter the war in April of
1917?
5. List three ways the United States readied its people
for war once it was declared.
6. Explain three ways the war provided new
opportunities for women, African-Americans, and Mexican
Americans.
7. Discuss three ways American involvement in the
war helped the Allies win.
8. List three ways the decisions at the Paris Peace Conference violated the 14 Points.
9. Explain the main reason Henry Cabot Lodge and his followers in the Senate had
reservations about the Treaty of Versailles.
10. Describe two ways the economic situation after the war led to labor unrest in the US.
11. How did the rise of communism
in the USSR contribute to the Red
Scare in the US?
12. List three ways the United States
became a leading economic
power after World War 1.