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American History 8 ENRICHED Mrs. Bevan

Chapter Chapter Chapter Chapter 19191919: : : : World War IWorld War IWorld War IWorld War I Please answer all questions Please answer all questions Please answer all questions Please answer all questions

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Chapter 19, Section 1: World War I Begins (p. 554-561) Homework DUE: ________________________

1. What is nationalism?

2. Why did it cause some problems in Europe?

3. What were European nations competing for? (imperialism)

4. What is militarism?

5. Name the TWO major alliance systems and tell who belonged to each.

6. Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

7. What event caused WWI to start? Where? When? Who?

8. Explain how the alliance system caused the other countries to join the war. (Be specific!)

9. Describe the fighting in Belgium and France.

10. Was trench warfare a good idea? Explain.

11. Why did America remain neutral in 1914?

12. List THREE reasons why many Americans felt sympathy for the Allies.

13. What were TWO effects of the British blockade?

14. How did the German U-boat campaign affect U.S. public opinion about the Central Powers?

15. What was the Lusitania? What happened to it? What resulted?

16. Explain what Wilson called for in January 1917.

17. Explain the Zimmermann Note.

18. Explain the last TWO overt acts that pushed the U.S. into war.

19. Why did Wilson say we were fighting this war?

Chapter 19, Section 2: American Power Tips the Balance (p. 562-568) Homework DUE: ______________

20. Describe the U.S. Army when we entered the war.

21. What was the Selective Service Act?

22. What role did women play in the navy, marines, and army?

23. Describe the treatment of African American soldiers.

24. What was the second major task facing the U.S.? What made this task more difficult?

25. List the FOUR steps the U.S. took to get ships built quickly.

26. Explain what the navy did to break the German blockade.

27. Who commanded the American Expeditionary Force? What did he insist upon?

28. Name SIX battles in which Americans played major roles.

29. How many Americans died in battle? From disease? Were wounded?

30. Name SIX weapons used in World War I.

31. Describe the medical care that men received during the war.

32. Why did Germany agree to a ceasefire?

33. Using the chart on p. 568…What accounts for the relatively low number of U.S. casualties?

Chapter 19, Section 3: The War at Home (p. 569-576) Homework DUE: ______________

34. What TWO groups of Americans experienced lifestyle changes because of the war economy?

35. What did the War Industries Board do?

36. What were some of the ways that the Fuel Administration conserved supplies?

37. What did the War Labor Board do?

38. List at least THREE ways that the Food Administration encouraged people to conserve food.

39. What were “victory gardens”? Why were they encouraged?

40. How did the government raise money for the war?

41. What was the job of the Committee on Public Information?

42. Give some examples of anti-German sentiment.

43. What did the Espionage and Sedition Acts do?

44. What did these acts violate?

45. List FIVE factors that contributed to the Great Migration?

46. What jobs did women fill?

47. What did women’s contribution to the war effort help bring about?

Chapter 19, Section 4: Wilson Fights for Peace (p. 577-581) Homework DUE: ______________

48. What was Wilson’s plan for peace called?

49. Summarize Wilson’s first five points.

50. Explain what the next eight points dealt with.

51. What did the fourteenth point call for?

52. Why was Wilson’s view of the peace process unrealistic?

53. What countries were not involved in the peace conference?

54. Name the “Big Four” and tell what country each man was from.

55. List the major points of the Treaty of Versailles.

56. Explain THREE ways that the Treaty of Versailles helped to cause World War II.

57. What did most Americans object to in the treaty? Why?

58. What happened when the U.S. Senate voted on the Treaty of Versailles?

59. Why didn’t the U.S. join the League of Nations?

60. What did most Americans want after the war was over?