Name: __________________________________
Unit 3: World War I
Part 1: Causes (Pages 226-229)
1. Imperialism, __________________, and nationalism were 3
causes of the war.
2. Define militarism:
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
3. Define nationalism: __________________________________
_________________________________________________
4. What was the “spark” that set the whole thing, or war, off?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
5. Define alliance:
_____________________________________________
6. Define allies:
_______________________________________________
7. The Allied Powers were made up of the countries of :
a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
d. ________________________
e. ________________________
f. ________________________
8. The Central Powers were made up of:
a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
d. ________________________
9. President Teddy Roosevelt believed in imperialism. However, the
next president did not. Taft believed in ___________________
which was ________________________________________
________________________________________________.
Woodrow Wilson, who was the next president and president
during the war believed
________________________________________________.
10.
World War I began in the year _____________________.
The next few years, the U.S. was _____________________.
11. What was the Lusitania and what happened to it?
_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________
12. Why did the U.S. decide to enter the war with Germany? (3
reasons)
a. _____________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________
13.When did the U.S. enter the war? ___________________
14.How did the U.S. become prepared for war?
_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
15.Define military draft:
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Part 2: The War Years (Pages 234-239)
1. How did soldiers fight before this time?
_________________________________________________
2. World War I would be fought on land, at sea, and
________________________________________________.
3. New weapons included:
a. ________________________
b. ________________________
c. ________________________
d. ________________________
4. Define trenches: ____________________________________
5. The area between the trenches was known as
__________________________________.
6. The Germans used submarines called ___________________ as
part of their navy.
7. To fight the German U-boats, the Allies used:
a. _____________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________
8. Planes were now used for scouting and as weapons of war because
______________________________ were mounted to them.
9. How did the war help the American economy?
a. ____________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________
10.
How did the U.S. factories help meet the needs of the war?
____________________________________________
11. The people of the U.S. helped meet the needs of the war by
using less:
a. _______________________
b. _______________________
12.
Citizens also loaned the government money by buying
____________________.
13.
Since the number of immigrants dropped during the war,
_________________________ and ____________________
helped fill the jobs left empty by the men who went to war.
14.
Name 2 groups that helped to make the lives of the soldiers
better. ___________________________________________
15.
Name 3 jobs women did in the military: _______________
_________________________________________________
Part 3: The End of the War and Post-War America
(Pages 239-241)
1. How did the U.S. surprise both sides of the war? __________
_________________________________________________
2. What happened in 1918 that caused a greater need for U.S.
troops? _________________________________________
3. Russia’s new government was called ____________________.
This means ______________________________________
______________________________________________.
4. When did the war end? _____________________________
5. What was this day called? ___________________________
6. Who won? _______________________________________
(Pages 242-245)
7. The president’s peace ideas were called
______________________________________________.
8. 4 major points were:
a. ___________________________________________
b. ___________________________________________
c. ___________________________________________
d. ___________________________________________
9. Some countries were not as worried about peace as they were
with ___________________________________________.
10.
30 countries met near Paris to sign the peace treaty called
______________________________________________.
11. The treaty said that ______________________ was
responsible for the war and it should ___________________
______________________________________________.
12.
Trying to pay for the damages left Germany _________.
They had to repay some of this debt in _______________.
13.
President Wilson wanted to form ___________________
_________________________. This group of countries
would work together for world peace. Did the U.S. join? _____
14. When soldiers returned home after the war, what problem did
this cause? ______________________________________.
15. The demand for war supplies ended. What 2 things happened
to workers?________________________________________
_________________________________________________
Part 4: The 1920’s
1. The 1920s were known as the _____________________ or the
________________________________.
2. Jazz was music that came from ______________________. It
was a mix of the ___________ and ___________________.
3. How did Jazz make its way North? _________________
________________________________________________
4. Americans found new form of entertainment, including:
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
d. ___________________________________
5. __________________ earned the right to vote with the passing
of the 19th amendment.
6. More people were __________________________ than ever
before.
Harlem Renaissance
7. Harlem is a section found in ___________________________.
8. It is rich in _________________________ heritage.
9. Renaissance means ___________________________. It was in
culture of African Americans from 19___ to the 19___s.
10.
One reason for this was the ______________________.
11. The common themes of this area and time were ____________
and ______________.
12.
Langston Hughes was a famous ________________ who
had a very emotional, joyful style of writing.
Louis Armstrong
13.
He was born in _______________________ which was
also where jazz was born.
14.
He was said to have ______________ in his voice.
15.
He sang and played the _____________________.
16.
He was known for his _________________ and a white
_________________ that he waved while singing.
17.
“___________________” is what it was all about.
Babe Ruth
18. Babe’s real name was _________________________________.
19. He was famous in the sport of _______________________.
20. He played for the Boston Red Sox, but was sold to ____________
__________________________.
21. His nicknames were the “Great Bambino” and the “Sultan of Swat”
which he earned by becoming the __________________ king.
22. He hit a record of ________ homeruns during his career.
23. Because he drew so many fans, they could afford to build Yankee
Stadium. They called it ___________________________________.
24. He was great at bat, but was also an amazing ________________.
25. When he retired from baseball, he played ______________.
Charles Lindbergh
26. Charles Lindbergh was an ________________________.
27. He set a ________________________ record for flying from
California to New York.
28. He entered the transatlantic race to fly from ______________
to __________________ alone. The 3,600 mile flight took him
_____ hours. He won $____________________.
29. He was greeted in Europe and the U.S. with ______________,
speeches, and _________________.
30. Later he worked with the Air Force to _____________________
_____________________________.
Henry Ford
31.He did not invent the automobile, but he
________________________________________________.
32.
When cars were first invented, they were considered only
____________________________________________.
33.
His first car was called the
___________________________.
34.
He could produce a car in ______ minutes.
35.
He is known for starting the
________________________ in 1903.
36.
His hero was his friend __________________________.
37.
His greatest idea was the
__________________________. This helped to mass produce
cars more quickly which made them more affordable.
38.
He was fair to his workers and was one of the first to pay
$____ per day.