AP History
Mr. Dunn
Chapter 23 study guide
America and the Great War: 1914-1927
Important terms, people, and ideas
Alliance
Nationalism
Imperialism
Militerism
Unrestricted submarine
warfare
Lusitania
Zimmerman Telegram
Russian Revolution
AEF
War Industry Board
National War Labor Board
Great Migration
CPI
Espionage Act
Sedition Act
14 Points
Woodrow Wilson
Self determination
League of Nations
Treaty of Versailles
Marcus Garvey
Red Scare
Palmer Raids
Sacco and Vanzetti
Warren G. Harding
Normalcy
1. Describe British actions taken to prevent supplies reaching Germany and the US reaction.
2. Describe US reaction to the sinking of the Lusitania and the Sussex.
3. What was the slogan Wilson ran with for re-election in 1916?
4. What did the Zimmermann telegram propose?
5. Describe what happened in Russia and the implications it held for US involvement in the war.
6. Describe the immediate effect of US entrance in the war.
7. Describe the impact of Russia leaving the war.
8. What was the AEF?
9. Describe the contributions of African American soldiers.
10. Make a list of all of the new technology used in WWI.
11. Describe the role of the war boards and what they were designed to control.
12. Why was the National War Labor Board created and what did it accomplish?
13. Describe the impact the war had on the economy.
14. Explain the push pull actors involved in the Great Migration.
15. What was the CPI? Describe the efforts it made during WWI.
16. Who were the most frequent targets of the new legislation designed to suppress anti-war behavior.
17. Explain the ideas outlined in Wilson’s 14 points.
18. Describe the American involvement in the Bolshevik Revolution.
19. Describe Wilson’s view of compromise and the Treaty of Versailles.
20. Describe the relationship between Wilson and Henry Cabot Lodge and the impact it had on the
ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
21. Describe Wilson’s efforts to gain public support for the Treaty and the impact these efforts had on his
health.
22. Describe the post war economy.
23. Explain the views of Marcus Garvey’s Black Nationalism.
24. Describe the events that transpired in the US supporting the idea of a foreign threat.
25. What were the Palmer raids? Describe their outcome.
26. Describe why the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti is a symbol of the Red Scare.
27. What did Warren G. Harding promise the American public to secure the presidency?