Darnell/APUSH
WWI 1 Pager
Directions:
Write a 1 Page expository essay explaining the reasons for U.S. involvement in WWI, how the industrialization of war
affected life on the frontlines and how the war affected the homefront.
Specifications:
1. You may write single space on one page or double space up to 13 lines on the second page.
2. You must incorporate all of the terms below in a cohesive essay
3. You may add additional terms you deem essential to conveying your message
4. Times New Roman 12 font with ½ inch margins (narrow) all around
5. Title Page: Name, Class Title, Date, Period and Effective title. No title or personal information on text page(s)
Recommendations:
Step 1: Start by organizing the terms into one of three categories:
1. Causes of U.S. involvement
2. Impact of industrialization of war on the frontlines
3. Impact of the war on the homefront
Step 2: Determine the relationship between the terms and the categorical focus so you can thread them together in your
explanation. i.e.: are they political, economic, geographical, social, idealistic, realistic, catastrophic, empowering,
limiting, expanding government powers, protecting individual liberties, promoting common good, etc.
Step 3: See the big picture connection between the three categories and create a thesis statement reflecting that
relationship. Even though it is an expository essay you still need a thesis focus!
Required Terms:
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U.S. Policy of Neutrality
Freedom of the Seas
Self-determination
Wilsonian Idealism: “War to end all wars”
Allied Propaganda
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
British Naval Blockade
Sinking of the Lusitania
Sussex Pledge
Zimmerman Note
George Creel and the Committee on Public
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Industrialization of War (examples)
Trench Warfare (The Western Front)
Armistice
The Great Black Migration
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Liberty Bonds and the Four-Minutemen
Food and Fuel Administrations
War Industries Board
Selective-Service Act
Espionage and Sedition Acts
National War Labor Board
Industrial Workers of the World
Women’s Peace Party
Schenck v. U.S. 1919