WORLD WAR I
11.1-_____/ 10 Points
11.2_____/ 10 Points
11.3_____/ 10 Points
11.4_____/ 10 Points
11.5_____/ 20 Points
_________/ 60 POINTS
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11.1 The Road to War
Causes of World War I
The Main Causes
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ilitarism
1. Define the terms:
Militarism
lliances
mperialism
Alliances
ationalism
Imperialism
Nationalism
1. Why did European nations begin to form alliances?
2. Who formed the Triple Alliance?
3. What countries formed the Triple Entente?
4. Why were Slavic nationalists angry at Austria-Hungary?
5. Who is Gavrilo Princip? What did he do?
6. What happened on July 28, 1914?
7. List below what nations declared war on what nations:
8. What countries made up the Central Powers?
9. What countries made up the Allied powers?
11.2
Wilson and Neutrality
1. New Weapons and new strategies made WWI like no other war in history. Define the
following words that are examples of the “new war” mentality
Trench Warfare
Trench Foot
No-man’s land
Stalemate
U-boats
2. As the war raged on new weapons were created to help win at any costs. List and explain
four different types of weapons that helped to fight the war.
The United States maintains neutrality
3. How did most Americans view the war? Why were they sympathetic to those countries?
4. In what ways did America contribute to the war while maintaining a neutral position?
American s Under Fire
5. What happened to the Lusitania?
6. What was the Sussex pledge?
7. What was the Zimmerman Note?
Congress Declares War
8. What happens when the Sussex pledge is violated?
9. What date does American declare war on Germany?
11.3 Americans Prepare for War
1. Identify the following terms:
Committee on Public Information
Selective Service Act
Liberty Bonds
War Industries Board
Food Administration
National War Labor Board
2. How did George Creel and the CPI attempt to increase American support for WWI?
3. What did people who were religiously opposed to the war do if they were drafted?
4. What role did the NAACP play in WWI?
5. How did Hoover motivate farmers to produce at high levels?
6. What was the purpose of meatless Mondays, wheatless Wednesdays and victory gardens?
7. Name several ways women contributed to the war effort. (minimum 5)
8. Give 3 Reasons workers benefited from WWI.
9. If you were drafted today what would your reaction be? What options would you have?
(five lines minimum)
11.4 Americans “Over there”
The Americans Arrive
1. What was Germany doing to the Allies before the United States got involved?
2. Who was in charge of U.S. troops in Europe?
3. What was the name of the U.S. troops?
4. What happened in November 1917? What did this lead to?
The Final Battles
5. What was life like in the trenches for American soldiers?
6. How many military personnel were stationed in France?
7. What battle was the turning point of WWI?
8. Who were the Harlem Hell Fighters?
9. By the fall of 1918 what was life like for Germans during war?
10. What happened on November 4, 1918?
11. What did the Allies demand from Germany as a part of the truce?
12. When is Armistice day?
11.5 Establishing Peace
Europe After the War
1. The U.S. lost ________________ troops during the war.
2. More than ½ died of ____________________.
3. ______________ and _________________ had been wiped out in Britain and
France.
4. Many felt _______________ would lead to the expansion of the
___________________ revolution.
Wilson’s Fourteen Points
5. Wilson’s plan to end the war and insure a lasting peace was called the
_____________________ because it contained 14 basic________________.
6. The last point called for the creation of the ______________ _____ ___________.
7. The league of nations was designed to settle ___________________ and
protect ___________________________ .
The Paris Peace Conference
8. The peace conference was held at the palace of ____________________.
9. The new leaders of ______________ refused to attend.
10. No leaders of the ______________ ________________ were invited to attend.
11. It was decided that Germany would have to pay _________________, payments for
damages and expenses brought on by the war, totaling __________________.
Wilson’s Victories
12. The final peace settlement was called the _______________ ______
______________.
13. The nations of ____________________ and ___________________ were created.
14. The colonies of the Central Powers fell under the control of the __________________
____ _____________________.
The League of Nations
15. The League of Nations was intended to settle _________________ and reduce
_____________________.
16. The League of Nations would include representatives from ________________
nations.
Peace Without a Treaty
17. A group of 14 Republican senators, called the ____________________, rejected the
peace treaty.
18. Republicans were concerned with the League of Nations using ________________
___________ to carry out its decisions.
19. The U.S. negotiated separate treaties with the _______________ powers.
20.
The U.S. never joined the __________________ ____
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