Mrs. Jordan
U.S. History
Chapter 19: The First World War
Chapter 19 Section 1 World War I Begins: Use pages 1124—1137 of your textbook to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and answer the questions below.
1. Identify the four long-term causes of World War I:
a.
b.
c.
d.
2. How did Russia see itself in relation to Europe’s Slavic people’s?
a. How did this aggravate the issue of nationalism in Europe?
3. How did Germany’s industrialization affect its relationship with Britain and France?
4. Why did European nations seek to build up their militaries during the late 19th and early 20th
centuries?
a. What were the two strongest nations in Europe by 1890?
5. Why had European countries formed systems of alliances by the early 20th century?
a. Which countries were members of the Triple Entente?
b. Which countries were members of the Triple Alliance?
6. Why was the Balkans referred to as the “powder keg” of Europe?
7. Regarding the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand:
a. Who was he?:
b. When was he killed?:
c. Where was he killed?:
d. Why was he killed?:
e. What did his death trigger?:
8. What was the Schlieffen Plan?
9. What was “no man’s land”?
10. Why did trench warfare prove so deadly?
11. Why did Americans remain neutral at the outset of the war?
12. Why did Americans support lean more towards the Allies than the Central Powers?
13. How did the British blockade impact America?
14. How did Americans respond to German submarine warfare?
15. How did Wilson win reelection in 1916?
16. What was the Zimmerman note?
17. When did the U.S. declare war?
a. What did Wilson state was the purpose of American entry into the conflict?
19.1 Review Question answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Chapter 19 Section 2 American Power Tips the Balance: Use pages 1139—1151 of your textbook to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and answer the questions below.
1. What did the Selective Service Act of 1917 call for?
2. How did the U.S. army recruits prepare for war?
3. What roles did women play in the service?
4. What steps did the U.S. government take to speed up production in shipyards?
5. What was the purpose of the convoy system?
6. What was the main contribution of the American troops to the Allied war effort?
7. What does AEF stand for?
8. Who was John J. Pershing?
9. Who were the “doughboys”?
10. Identify three examples of new battlefield technology. For each identify one pro and one con of its use in combat.
Weapon Pro Con
a.
b.
c.
11. Describe the challenges soldiers were faced with in the trenches.
12. When did Russia drop out of the war?
13. Why can Cantigny be considered a turning point in the war?
14. Identify the key events in November of 1918 that led to the end of WWI.
15. Statistically, what did WWI cost in terms of “blood and treasure”?
19.2 Review Question answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Chapter 19 Section 3 The War at Home: Use pages 1153—1165 of your textbook to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and answer the questions below.
1. What was the purpose of the War Industries Board?
a. Who was appointed to lead it?
b. How effective was it?
2. What industries benefitted from the transition to wartime production?
a. Why did union membership climb?
b. Why did Wilson establish the National War Labor Board?
3. What was the purpose of the Food Administration?
a. Who was its leader?
4. Describe how the government raised money to fund the war.
5. What was the purpose of the CPI?
a. Who led it?
6. Why did attacks on Civil Liberties increase during the war, and who were the targets?
7. Who did the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1917 and 1918 target?
8. What was the Great Migration?
9. How did women’s service in the War contribute to political gains?
10. How did the flu epidemic of 1918 affect the war effort?
19.3 Review Question answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Chapter 19 Section 4 Wilson Fights for Peace: Use pages 1173—1183 of your textbook to define/explain the significance or importance of the terms (within the context of the chapter), and answer the questions below.
1. What vision did Wilson put forth in his Fourteen Points?
a. What did the 14th point call for?
2. How did Wilson’s aims for the peace differ from those of the other (“Big Four”) European
leaders at Versailles?
3. Regarding the Treaty of Versailles, how did it deal with each of the following areas?
a. national boundaries:
b. reparations:
c. “war guilt”:
d. colonial possessions:
e. Russia:
4. What were some of the reasons people in the U.S. opposed the Treaty?
5. Why did Henry Cabot Lodge oppose U.S. membership in the League of Nations?
6. How did Wilson’s refusal to compromise cost him politically?
7. Identify/describe some of the changes WWI led to?
8. Why did Americans begin referring to WWI as “the war to end all wars”?
19.4 Review Question answers:
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.