Homework 23 - Chapter 19: The First World War
Read pages 576 to 613 and answer the questions below.
Section 1: World War I Begins
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What is unique about Jeannette Rankin?
What are the 4 chief long term causes of WWI?
What is nationalism?
Why is this a dangerous force?
What is imperialism?
IN what way did imperialism lead the nations of the world to war?
What is militarism?
What were the 2 major alliances of WWI?
Who was the Archduke Ferdinand and how did his death lead to WWI?
What nation did Germany invade in 1914?
Why did the Germans fail to capture Paris in 1914?
Describe trench warfare.
Why did this style of fighting result in a stalemate for both sides?
Why were most Americans not interested in getting involved in WWI?
Why did the US have strong sympathies for Great Britain?
In what was the US allied with Great Britain and France thru economics and trade?
What steps did the British take to strangle German trade?
How did the Germans respond to this?
What happened to the Lusitania?
How many Americans were on board?
Why did President Wilson remain neutral despite the deaths of US civilians?
Who was the election of 1916?
Why?
What was the Zimmerman Note?
Why is this document alarming to Americans?
What did the US decide to do in April of 1917?
What was happening at the same time over in Russia?
Section 2: American Power Tips the Balance
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Who was Eddie Rickenbacker?
What makes him the ace of aces?
How large was the US army win war was declared?
What law was passed to raise recruits for the military?
How did the law work?
How many registered for service?
How many made it to Europe to fight?
How many women served in a reserve status?
How many black soldiers were there?
How did the US mobilize the factories for mass production of war goods?
In what way were they successful?
What was the greatest threat to shipping and supplies during the war?
How did the convoy system protect trade, shipping, and supplies?
What was the American Expeditionary Force?
Who was the general in charge?
What nickname did American soldiers get in France?
What did Pershing bring to the battlefield that was badly needed?
What innovations came to the WWI battlefield?
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Which one made the greatest impact on the fighting?
What non combat hazards killed thousands of men and made life miserable?
How did chemical weapons change the fighting?
What was trench foot and shell shock?
How did Alvin York try to avoid WWI?
What made him our greatest hero of the war?
What led to the collapse of the German army?
What was signed on 11/11/11?
How many total deaths were there in WWI?
How many Americans died?
How much did the war cost?
Section 3: The War at Home
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What did Harriot Blatch observe in a New Jersey ammo plant?
Why were women an essential source of factory labor in WWI?
Why was factory production essential to victory?
What did Wilson do to maximize factory production?
What was the War Industries Board?
Who was Bernard Baruch?
How successful was he?
What contributions did the Railroad Administration and the Fuel Administration make?
Name 3 ways that the war helped the factory workers?
Why do you think there were so many strikes at factories during the war?
What did Wilson do to make peace between factory owners and factory workers?
Who ran the Food Administration?
What important contribution did he make?
How did the government pay for the war?
What is propaganda?
Who is George Creel?
How successful was he in promoting patriotism?
Why did German Americans experience so much hate from other Americans?
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Who did the laws target?
What did the Supreme Court say about the laws? Turn to page602
Why did WEB Dubois and William Trotter encourage blacks to oppose the war?
What was the Great Migration?
Why is this one of the most important moments in black history?
What important service did women provide in WWI?
What did Wilson do to reward women for their service?
What happened in the fall of 1918?
How many died worldwide? IN the US?
Section 4: Wilson Fights for Peace
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What did Col. House observe during the Paris Peace Conference?
What was the 14 Point Peace Plan?
What are the 5 most important parts of the plan?
Why did Wilson want to create a League of Nations?
Who were the leaders of Great Britain and France?
Why did they object to Wilson’s ideas?
What did they want to see happen to Germany and its allies?
Why did Wilson give in so easily to them?
What was the Treaty of Versialles?
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What are reparations?
What was the war guilt clause?
How did this make matters worse instead of better?
Why did many Americans oppose the Treaty of Versialles?
Who led the oppositions fight against the treaty?
What was his major objection to the treaty?
Why did Wilson refuse to compromise?
What was the final outcome of the treaty of Versailles?
What was the legacy of WWI?
Who was the last American WWI veteran? He died 2/28/2011.