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United States History
Chapter 11: The First World War
Guided Reading Assignment
Answer the following questions over Chapter 11 using a blue/black pen or pencil. Answers do not need to be in complete
sentences, unless otherwise stated.
Section 1: World War I Begins (pg 372-380)
1. What caused World War I?
2. What alliances divided Europe in 1914?
3. What diplomatic crisis sparked the war?
4. What was Germany’s Schlieffen Plan?
5. What characteristics describe trench warfare during World War I?
6. What motivated those who opposed entering the war?
7. What motivated those who favored entering the war?
8. What factors increased American sympathy for the allies?
9. Why did the German threat to sink all ships in British waters push the United States to declare war?
10. What did the Zimmerman note reveal about Germany’s plans?
Terms and Names: Please define the following (be complete):
a. Nationalism:
b. Militarism:
c. Allies:
d. Central Powers:
e. Archduke Franz Ferdinand:
f. No Man’s Land:
g. Trench Warfare:
h. Lusitania:
i. Zimmerman Note:
Name:
Hour:
United States History
Chapter 11: The First World War
Guided Reading Assignment
Answer the following questions over Chapter 11 using a blue/black pen or pencil. Answers do not need to be in complete
sentences, unless otherwise stated.
Section 2: American Power Tips the Balance (pg 381-387)
1. How did the United States raise an army during World War I?
2. How did the United States increase ship production?
3. What was the significance of the convoy system?
4. How did the arrival of the new American troops affect the spirit of the Allied troops?
5. Who led the American troops in Europe?
6. What new weapons were used during World War I?
7. How did medical services respond to the physical and emotional wounds suffered by the soldiers?
8. In what important battles did the U.S. troops fight?
9. What made Alvin York a hero?
10. What caused the collapse of the Germany?
11. How many people died during World War I?
Terms and Names: Please define the following (be complete):
a. Eddie Rickenbacker:
b. Selective Service Act:
c. Convoy System:
d. American Expeditionary Force:
e. General John J Pershing:
f. Alvin York:
g. Conscientious Objector:
h. Armistice
Name:
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United States History
Chapter 11: America Claims an Empire
Guided Reading Assignment
Answer the following questions over Chapter 11 using a blue/black pen or pencil. Answers do not need to be in complete
sentences, unless otherwise stated.
Section 3: The War at Home (pg 388-395)
1. Why was the WIB established?
2. How did the war affect the U.S. economy?
3. How did U.S. civilians respond to the war?
4. How did the government finance the war?
5. How did the government build support for the war?
6. What groups were the main targets for anti-immigrant hysteria during the war?
7. How did the Espionage and Seditions Acts affect civil liberties in the United States?
8. What was the Great Migration?
9. What new opportunities did the war offer to women?
10. What were the effects of the worldwide flu epidemic that erupted during the war?
Terms and Names: Please define the following (be complete):
a. War Industries Board:
b. Bernard M Baruch:
c. Propaganda:
d. George Creel:
e. Espionage and Sedition Acts:
f. Great Migration
Name:
Hour:
United States History
Chapter 11: America Claims an Empire
Guided Reading Assignment
Answer the following questions over Chapter 11 using a blue/black pen or pencil. Answers do not need to be in complete
sentences, unless otherwise stated.
Section 4: Wilson Fights for Peace (pg 398-403)
1. What were Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
2. Why did the Allies reject Wilson’s peace plan?
3. What were the main provisions of the Treaty of Versailles?
4. What were some weaknesses of the Treaty?
5. How did Americans react to the Treaty?
6. Why did Americans disagree about the League of Nations?
7. Why did Germany disagree with the Treaty of Versailles?
8. How did the War affect Germany?
9. How did the War affect U.S. power and prestige in the world?
Terms and Names: Please define the following (be complete):
a. Fourteen Points:
b. League of Nations:
c. George Clemenceau:
d. David Lloyd George
e. Treaty of Versailles:
f. Reparations:
g. War-guilt clause:
h. Henry Cabot Lodge: