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Pre-Packet
World War I: 1914-1920
I. Period Focus:
 When Europe went to war in 1914, the United States sought to stay out of the conflict. Both Republicans and
Democrats disregarded American neutrality. Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare and our economic
ties to England eventually brought the United States into the bloody European conflict. Mobilization called for
many to sacrifices by the American people. At the conclusion of the war, the U.S. Senate rejected President
Wilson’s plan for prolonged peace, which led to the rise of nationalist governments in Europe and ultimately,
World War II.
II. Key Concepts
 How conflict became evident in American society during and after World War I.
 How Wilson’s idealism and American economic interests led to controversy over foreign policy.
III. Essential Questions:
 Was world war inevitable in 1914?
 Was it possible for the US to maintain neutrality in World War I?
 Should the United States fight wars to make the world safe for democracy? Should the United States have entered
World War I?
 Should a democratic government tolerate dissent during times of war and other crises?
 Was the Treaty of Versailles a fair and effective settlement for lasting world peace?
IV. People to Know:
 Note: you don’t have to identify these individuals. However, these are figures that you will be reading about and
discussing in class.
o Jeannette Rankin
o Woodrow Wilson
o Franz Ferdinand
o Charles Evans Hughes
o John J. Pershing
o Oliver Wendell Holmes
o Bernard Baruch
o George Creel
o Henry Cabot Lodge
o David Llyod George
o Georges Clemenceau
o Charlie Chaplin
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V. Vocabulary:
Section1: WWI Begins
Militarism:
Alliances:
Trench Warfare:
Section 2: American Power Tips the Balance
Selective Service Act:
Conscientious Objector:
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Mechanized Warfare:
Section 3: The War at Home
War Industries Board:
Espionage and Sedition Acts:
Great Migration:
Section 4: Wilson Fights for Peace
Fourteen Points:
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League of Nations:
Treaty of Versailles:
Reparations:
War-Guilt Cause:
Article X:
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VI. Categories
 Group the previous vocab words into categories that you make up. You can have as many categories as you
want (you should have at least 4-5). Put the words (even the ones that I have defined for you into groups that
make sense to you. Try to be as specific as you can with your group categories.
Category 1:____________________________________
Category 2:____________________________________________
Category 3:___________________________________
Category 4:____________________________________________
Category 5:__________________________________
Category 6:____________________________________________
Category 7:____________________________________
Category 8:____________________________________________
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