Name ____________________________________________
AP US, Mr. Stillman
CHAPTER 22 – WORLD WAR I (1914-1918)
“The War to End All Wars”
DUE: Monday, February 4th, 2013
Directions. Read p. 764-795 (Chapter 22). Then define the each key term AND explain its historical significance
in the WORLD WAR I ERA (Note: The Historical Significance means how that term relates to the overall themes
of the chapter). If there are multiple terms listed together, define them and then explain how they relate to
one another. Then, answer the chapter questions that follow completely and in your own words.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER KEY TERMS (DEFINITIONS AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE)
“Big Stick Diplomacy”
Roosevelt Corollary
Panama Canal
Dollar Diplomacy
Lusitania
“He Kept Us Out of War”
Unrestricted German submarine warfare
Zimmerman note
Selective Service Act
“doughboys”
Liberty Bonds
Espionage Act (of 1917) / Sedition Act
Great Migration
“The Big Four”
Fourteen Points
League of Nations
Self-determination
Irreconcilables
Red Scare
Palmer Raids
Warren G. Harding
“A return to normalcy”
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CHAPTER QUESTIONS (ANSWER EACH PART IN DETAIL AND IN YOUR OWN WORDS)
1. What did Teddy Roosevelt mean when he said the US should “speak softly and carry a big stick”? Explain how he
used this strategy to make the dream of the Panama Canal a reality.
2. How did the Roosevelt Corollary build on the Monroe Doctrine, which was the US’ original foreign policy toward
Latin America (established in 1823 by President James Monroe)?
3. How was President William H. Taft’s (1909-1913) Dollar Diplomacy similar and different to Roosevelt’s (1905-1909)
“Big Stick” Diplomacy?
4. President Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921) came into office totally inexperienced in foreign policy, but that ended up
being the most important part of his presidency (because World War I began in 1914). Answer the following
questions relating to Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policy:
a. Explain the message of the political cartoon on p. 768. Is the political cartoonist supportive or critical of
Wilson’s foreign policy toward Latin America?
b. How would you sum up Wilson’s dealings with Mexico?
c. Explain the ideas and values that Wilson wanted the United States’ foreign policy to be based on.
d. How did Wilson believe his foreign policy was different than the foreign policy of the “old nations” of
Europe? In your opinion, was it totally different, partially different or the same with a different name? Why?
5. US “neutrality” in World War I:
a. Why was it hard for many Americans to have neutral feeling with World War I broke out?
b. Even though the US was officially and militarily neutral from 1914-1917, the country was definitely not
economically neutral. Explain this.
c. How did signs of antiwar sentiment show up in American culture between 1914-1917?
d. What three events were instrumental in pushing the US to join the Allies?
6. Grade Wilson’s speech making the case for the US to enter the war on April 2, 1917 (from A-F: explain your grade).
What rhetorical tools [word/idea choices] did Wilson use to make his case?
7. How did the federal government try to influence public opinion about US involvement in World War I? Be specific.
8. How did Woodrow Wilson succeed in winning over many liberals and progressives to the war cause?
9. What was the big difference in the way the draft was used in World War I compared to the Civil War? Why was this
a smart in gaining popular support for the war?
10. Evaluate the validity of the following statement [Note: validity = accuracy or truthfulness]: “Blacks were allowed to
serve in the US army in World War I, showing that racism had virtually disappeared in the United States.” Give
examples to support your response.
11. What impact did American troops (the “doughboys”) have on the Allied war effort in 1918?
12. How did mobilizing for war change the US economy and its relationship to government? Be specific.
13. What effects at home did World War I have on:
a. American industry/business
b. Agriculture
c. The labor movement
d. Women
14. For the following reform movements, explain how World War I helped strengthen them:
a. Women’s Suffrage Movement
b. Prohibition Movement
c. Public Health Movement.
15. What were the reasons for the regional differences across the country in support of woman suffrage?
16. What steps did the federal government take to suppress [put down] the antiwar movement? Were they only used
against the antiwar movement? Do you agree with the right of the federal government to take steps like these
during a time of war? Why or why not?
17. How did WWI help bring on the Great Migration? Which four cities had the biggest increases in African-American
population from 1910-1920?
18. What principles guided Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (his peace plan for WWI)? How would you explain the
United States’ failure to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
19. The Red Scare:
a. What caused the Red Scare?
b. What actions did the Red Scare cause the US government (and many Americans) to take? (name as many as
you can)
c. Why do you think the US was so afraid of the Bolsheviks and communism?
20. Why do you think Americans wanted to elect Warren G. Harding in 1920?
Bonus (3 points): What did historian John Cooper say about Woodrow Wilson’s legacy as president of Princeton
University?