ASII
Mr. Bossio
WWI Assessment Study Guide. CP
MULTIPLE CHOICE TOPICS:
Official US policy during first three years of WWI
Causes for US entry into WWI
Justifications for convincing the American people to enter WWI
Selective Service Act of 1917
Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918
Versailles Treaty negotiations/Fourteen Points
League of Nations battle in the U.S. Senate
DBQ TOPICS:
US Marines recruitment poster
WWI Photograph
Soldier’s journal entries
Propaganda
EXTENDED ANSWER QUESTIONS:
Be prepared to answer ONE (1) of the following extended questions. Be sure to address the “Think
About” points in the extended questions.
Respond to the U.S. decision to enter the war, considering such issues as whether it should have entered
earlier or not at all. Explain why you agree or disagree with the decisions that were made.
Think About:
 how the war would have been different if the United States had entered earlier or not at all
 whether isolationism makes sense when other democracies are threatened
 whether the United States had a moral obligation to enter then war
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What was the purpose of the Sedition Act passed by Congress in 1918? Do you think these laws were a
good idea at the time? Why or why not?
Think About:
 the importance of people’s support and approval of their government’s actions
 ways in which wartime is different than peacetime
 the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right of free speech
 whether criticizing one’s government poses a threat to it
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How did the U.S. government expand its powers during World War I? What were the benefits and
drawbacks of these actions? Do you believe it was necessary and/or fair for the government to do this
during wartime?
Think About:
 war workers and the draft
 laws involving free speech
 whether a government should have the authority to take unusual actions during wartime