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Unit 5—World War I
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What were the causes of World War I?
Describe the methods of warfare used during World War I.
What was America’s foreign policy regarding European wars prior to
World War I and how was it challenged during the war?
4. Why did the United States enter World War I on the side of the Allies?
5. What did the United States do to mobilize for war?
6. How did World War I affect American society and politics?
7. How did events in Russia impact World War I?
8. How did American military action impact the result of World War I?
9. What were the “Fourteen Points?”
10. What effect did the Treaty of Versailles have?
11. Why did the U.S. Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
12. What was the legacy of World War I?
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Words to know:
1. militarism
2. nationalism
3. isolationism
4. pacifist
5. mobilization
6. conscription
7. rationing
8. propaganda
9. communism
10. disarmament
11. reparations
12. internationalism
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Facts to Know for Unit 5
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What event was the immediate cause of World War I?
Which nations were members of the Allies during World War I?
Which nations belonged to the Central Powers during World War I?
What type of warfare was a characteristic of the Western front?
Which new weapons were developed during World War I?
Which event was a threat to U.S. neutrality during World War I?
What were the primary reasons for U.S. entry into World War I?
What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act of 1917?
What government agency supervised the production of weapons and war
materials during World War I?
What did the Committee on Public Information do during World War I?
What war-time measure was promoted by the Food administration during World War I?
What act was passed to limit the free speech of anti-war activists
during World War I?
Who was prosecuted by the U.S. government for sedition during World War I?
Which Supreme Court ruling upheld the government’s ability to limit
civil liberties during World War I?
What progressive reform was a result of women’s efforts during World War I?
What was the movement of African-Americans to northern cities
during World War I called?
What resulted in Russia’s withdrawal from World War I?
Where did the American Expeditionary Force help the Allies stop the
German offensive during World War I?
Which nations were part of the “Big Four” at the Versailles peace conference?
What were the primary goals of Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”?
Which international organization was proposed in Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”?
What were the results of the Treaty of Versailles?
Which part of the Treaty of Versailles was opposed by the U.S. Senate?
What did the government do to act against communists during the Red Scare (1919)?