U3 HOMEWORK #1
pp 857, 863, & 956
Name ________________________________________________
DUE DATE: THURSDAY, March 24
p 857 – Answer the question listed below for each source:
(A) Woodrow Wilson:
1. What 2 reasons does President Woodrow Wilson give for asking the US to declare war?
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(b) ______________________________________________________________________________
(B) Erich Maria Remarque:
2. How would a soldier be affected by seeing the scene described? __________________________
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(C) Wilfred Owen:
3. Why is the man described as “drowning”? What has happened to him? _____________________
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p 956 – Read the headline & NOTICE! about the Lusitania & answer the following:
1. This happened in 1915 & the US is not in the war. Why would Americans be upset by this incident?
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2. Why did Germany post the NOTICE before the Lusitania was sunk? What were they worried about?
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p 863 – Read the Primary Source & look at the poster and answer the 3 multiple choice questions
_____ 1. Which of the following best describes the sentiments of the writer?
(A) The sinking of the Lusitania was a tragic mistake.
(B) America was right to blame Germany for the attack.
(C) The American government failed to protect its citizens.
(D) England should keep its vessels off the Atlantic Ocean.
_____ 2. The sinking of the Lusitania ultimately played a role in prompting Germany to
(A) abandon the Schlieffen Plan
(B) halt unrestricted submarine warfare
(C) declare war on the United States
(D) begin a widespread rationing program
_____ 3. Which of the following best describes the depiction of the German soldier in the poster?
(A) noble & courageous
(B) weak & disorganized
(C) cruel & barbaric
(D) dangerous & cunning