Name ___________________________________________________ Date ______________________ Period _________
World War I and the 1920s in America
Directions: Follow along with the PowerPoint Presentation and answer the following questions.
Comprehension (6 Points Each)
1.
World War I is also known as what? _________________________________________________
2.
World War I was fought between Great Britain, __________, ___________ and Austria-Hungary and _________.
3.
Germans sank what U.S. ship, bringing the U.S. into WWI? ____________________________________________.
4.
The Zimmerman Note asked for an alliance between what two countries? ______________ and _____________.
5.
Who was president of the United States during WWI? _______________________ _______________________.
6.
Women helped out during the war by ___________________________________________________________.
7.
Mexican-American leaders urged their people to do what? __________________________________________.
8.
A popular slogan on posters during WWI was what? ________________________________________________.
9.
Because of anti-German feelings, what did some schools stop doing? __________________________________.
10. What is Camp Logan today? ___________________________________________________________________.
11. Who won the Great War? _____________________________________________________________________.
12. Rural means _______________________. Urban means _________________________.
13. This era ended during the 1920s ______________________________________.
Critical Thinking – Do the following activities on the back of this page. (11 Points Each)
14. Draw a cartoon convincing people to move from the rural areas to the urban areas. Use the words “rural” and “urban” in
the cartoon.
15. Make an advertisement convincing people to join the U.S. army to help in the war. Use the slogan “Do Your Bit” in your
advertisement.