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WWI Test Study Guide
1. Identify the nations that made up the two major alliances of WWI.
Allied Powers (6)
Central Powers (4)
2. List and explain the 4 causes of WWI in Europe.
3. What 4 reasons caused the US to get involved in WWI?
4. What is American foreign policy at the beginning of WWI?
5. Put the following in the correct chronological order by number them 1-8. Be sure you can explain all events.
_____ U.S. Declares War on Germany
_____ Sinking of the Lusitania
_____ Wilson presents his 14 Points
_____ Armistice Day
_____ Germany Retreats
_____ Treaty of Versailles
_____ Archduke Ferdinand is assassinated
_____ War breaks out in Europe
6. What is propaganda?
7. What propaganda character was created to recruit soldiers during World War I?
8. Who had to pay reparations for the war?
9. What was the purpose of the League of Nations and who created it? What country did not join?
10. Why did the U.S. not join the League of Nations?
11. List all the new weapons used in WWI.
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Prepare for Short Answer – You must answer the three short answer questions in paragraph form on the test.
1. Describe why the United States is neutral at the beginning of WWI.
a. topic sentence (rewrite the statement above as a complete sentence):
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b. supporting details (think of at least 2 motives that caused US to stay neutral in the beginning):
i.
ii.
2. How did the United States’ foreign policy shift from neutrality to involvement during WWI?
a. topic sentence (rewrite the statement above as a complete sentence and include the year the U.S.
entered the war):
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b. supporting details (think U.S. IN):
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
3. How did the United States’ return to neutrality after the war?
a. topic sentence (rewrite the statement above as a complete sentence):
After WWI, ______________________________________________________________________
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b. supporting details
i. What was Wilson’s plan?
ii. How did Americans feel about the specifics of his plan and how does Senate react?
On the test, you will have to analyze a political cartoon. Use this one to practice.
1. What are some symbols you see in the cartoon? What do these symbols represent?
Symbol
2. What is the message of the political cartoon?
What does it represent?