Name _________________________________________________ 8th grade Social Studies Date _________________________ FINAL EXAM REVIEW Unit 6 – World War I Although World War I began among European powers, the United States entered it in 1917. The end of the war brought great change, and the United States emerged as one of the great powers. M – _______________________________________________________________ A – ________________________________________________________________ I – _________________________________________________________________ CAUSES OF WWI N – ________________________________________________________________ ‐
____________________________________________________________ Allied Powers (Allies): • ____________________ • ____________________ • ____________________ • ____________________ VS. Central Powers: • ___________________ • ___________________ • ___________________ America’s involvement: • President Wilson tried to stay _______________________________ but declared war on Germany in April 1917 for the following reasons: o German U‐Boats sunk the _________________. We wanted ____________________________ o Zimmerman Telegram – _________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points: • ___________________________________________________________________________ •
League of Nations: ___________________________________________________________ Treaty of Versailles: • Germany must take the blame, pay reparations, and disarm. •
League of Nations created. •
U.S. Senate rejects treaty, because _______________________________________________________ Unit 6 Key Terms 1. Isolationism/neutrality 2. Freedom of the seas 3. Alliance 4. 14 Points 5. League of Nations 6. Treaty of Versailles Unit 7 – The Roaring Twenties During the 1920s, many Americans prospered. Radio, movies, and the automobile changed people’s lifestyles. Racial and labor unrest as well as prejudice towards foreigners also affected American society. The 1920s were known as the Roaring Twenties because: 1920s
Political Changes
Red Scare • Red Scare: • Sacco & Vanzetti: Prohibition • 18th Amendment: • Organized Crime: Economic Changes
Booming Economy
Installment buying: Cultural Changes
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Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance: Langston Hughes: Changes for Women
• Flappers: • 19th Amendment: