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World War I Vocabulary Foldable
Directions: Cut out this foldable graphic organizer along the dotted lines and then fold and glue into your
notebook. Underneath each term write a definition in your own words on one side and then draw a picture to
represent the term on the other side of the flap.
Central Powers
Glue here into Your Notebook
Allied Powers
Lusitania
Zimmerman Note
Selective Service Act
War Industries Board
Treaty of Versailles
14 Points
Self-Determination
Mandate System
League of Nations
Directions: Use your textbook to determine the order
of the following events. Write the year each took place
on the blank line (note that some will occur in the
same year.).
1. Austria feowfmno
2. Germany jlef e
Once you have them in the correct order, cut them out and
paste them into your notebook in the correct order.
3. The Ottoman Empir
4. Gavrilo Princip shoots
5. Triple Alliance is ..
6. England & France…
7. Kaiser Wilhelm …
Events:
______ Austria declares war on Serbia.
______ Gavrilo Princip shoots Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
______ The Triple Alliance is formed between Germany, Italy, & Austria-Hungary.
______ Great Britain declares war on Germany.
______ Germany takes Alsace-Lorraine region from France in the Franco-Prussian War.
______ Austria takes over Bosnia & Herzegovina.
______ The Triple Entente is formed between France, Britain, & Russia.
______ Germany declares war on Russia & France.
______ The militaristic Kaiser Wilhelm forces Otto von Bismarck to resign in Germany.
List and explain the 4 MAIN causes of WWI
1.
2.
In the box below,
draw a picture of
the immediate cause
of WWI that
occurred on June28,
1914. Be sure to
include a caption.
1914
3.
Battle of The Marne
What was the “Miracle of the
Marne?
4.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
1915
1916
Gallipoli
What was the Gallipoli campaign?
Was it successful? Why/why not?
Trench Warfare
In the space below, draw a typical Western Front trench and label the key parts and what they were for.
Add each battle to the map below then describe its
significance in the box.
Verdun
America Joins
What prompted America to join the war?
Battle of The Somme
What impact did US troops have on the war?
1917
1918
Russia Leaves
Why did Russia leave the war?
What impact did this have on
the Allies?
1919
Armistice Signed
When was the
Armistice signed that
ended WWI?
Directions: The Zimmermann Telegram of 1917 was
hugely important in bringing the United States into
World War I. Cut out the envelope shape below and
fold along the dark lines to create an envelope to
paste into your notebook. Then, cut out the
“Zimmerman Telegram” and “American
Response” and describe what each
was and its significance for the war.
__The Zimmerman Telegram__
__America’s Response__
Directions: After America joined World War I, government agencies began producing propaganda posters to
support various aspects of the war effort. Below are four examples. After cutting out the graphic organizer along
the dotted lines, describe the purpose of the poster on your notebook page beneath each flap.
New
Weapons of
World War I
Directions: The
Industrial
Revolution of
the preceding
several decades
saw huge
technological
advancements
for weapons of
warfare.
Glue Goes Here and
Paste in Notebook
Cut out this
graphic
organizer along
the dotted lines
and flue it into
your notebook.
On the page
under each flap
write down any
new weapons
that were used.
Then, draw a
picture of one of
them on the flap
that you lift up.
New Weapons of World War I Student Sample
Comparing the 14 Points and Treaty of Versailles Venn Diagram Foldable
Directions: As World War I was coming to an end, President Woodrow Wilson drew up his plan for a lasting
peace which he termed his 14 Points. He brought this plan with him to the Paris Peace Conference. However, the
Treaty of Versailles that came from the conference was not exactly how Wilson expected it to be.
Cut along the dotted lines and place glue only behind the title so that the 3 parts can be folded up and down.
Underneath each flap, write characteristics that apply to only Wilson’s 14 Points or the Treaty of Versailles
and then some that apply to both.
Wilson’s
14 Points
Both
The Treaty of
Versailles
Comparing the 14 Points and Treaty of Versailles Venn Diagram Sample
Directions: After America entered World War I, the government created several agencies to help the war effort.
Use your book or the internet to take notes about what agency did for the war effort and write this on the
notebook pages under each flap. On top of the paper, draw a propaganda poster that each might use to help its
mission.
War Industries Board
Food Administration
Fuel Administration
National War Labor
Board
Committee on Public
Information
Espionage Act
Directions: The Big Four were the Allied leaders who met at the Paris Peace Conference in January 1919
following the end of World War I. They were Woodrow Wilson of the United States, David Lloyd George of
Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and Georges Clemenceau of France. Each had their own goals for the treaty
that would end the Great War. In each box, write what their goals were for the peace conference and their
reasoning for the goal.
David Lloyd
George
Vittorio
Orlando
Georges
Clemenceau
Woodrow
Wilson
Directions: The Treaty of Versailles finally put an end to World War I, exactly five years after the assassination
of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. However, it was not a perfect treaty and left several countries upset at the outcome.
Use this graphic organizer to outline the key aspects of the Treaty and the reaction to it.
A. France wanted _________________________________________
B. England wanted _______________________________________
C. America wanted ________________________________________
1. ____________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
In Germany _____________________________________________
In America ______________________________________________
A. France wanted __to punish Germany for the war and regain its
territory in the Rhineland___
B. England wanted _reparations payments from Germany and to
prevent a war in the near future._____
C. America wanted __to create a lasting peace and a treaty that was
fair to all nations (even defeated Germany)____
1. Germany must accept full responsibility for the war (War Guilt Clause)_
2. Germany must disarm, give up many colonies, and pay reparations__
3. A League of Nations was created to hopefully prevent future wars
4. League of Nations mandates gave control of African & Middle Eastern
colonies to Allied Powers (France took Syria, Iraq went to Great Britain)
In Germany _people hated the war (especially the war guilt clause) and
thought it was all an insult to Germany__
In America _the Senate thought the League of Nations would drag the US
into future conflicts and they never ratified the Treaty of Versailles.___
Directions:
Prohibition was
the nationwide
ban on the sale,
production,
importation, and
transportation of
alcoholic
beverages in the
US from 1920
to 1933.
Cut out this
graphic
organizer, then
behind each
flap, describe
(1) who
supported
Prohibition; (2)
what
Amendment
created it (3)
why was the
Amendment
passed; (4)
what were the
unintended
effects of
Prohibition; (5)
why was
Prohibition
repealed; and
(6) what
Amendment
eventually
repealed
Prohibition?
Glue Goes
Here and
Paste in
Notebook
Prohibition
Directions: The 1920s' were a period of economic prosperity, changing social roles, advances in technology, and
a new and vibrant culture. Cut out the graphic organizer below and use it to take notes on each aspect of the
1920's.
Where?
What?
Who?
Scopes
Monkey Trial
Prohibition
Women
Fear of
Communism
Popular Culture
Directions: The Harlem Renaissance was a movement of African-American culture that began in the New York
City neighborhood of Harlem in the 1920's. Many famous artists, writers, musicians, actors, and performers were
part of it. Cut out the graphic organizer along the dotted lines and fill in information about important figures on
your notebook below. Draw pictures to represent each aspect on top of each flap.
Art
Music
Literature
Roaring 20’s Vocabulary Foldable
Directions: Cut out this foldable graphic organizer along the dotted lines and then fold and glue into your
notebook. Underneath each term write a definition in your own words on one side and then draw a picture to
represent the term on the other side of the flap.
Great Migration
Glue here into Your Notebook
Prohibition
Speakeasy
Bootlegger
Flapper
Red Scare
Scopes Trial
Harlem Renaissance
Jazz
Black Tuesday
Isolationism
Here are some additional resources for teaching about the World War I and the Roaring 20’s that fit in perfectly
with these Interactive Notebook graphic organizers!