World War I – Study Guide

Directions: Using your unit notes, complete the questions below to prepare yourself for your unit assessment. If you cannot
find an answer, bring your study guide and unit packet to me and I will help you locate it within your packet. Your unit
assessment is 25 questions and consists of multiple choice questions, matching and a map.

Key Terms & Ideas

Directions: Be able to define, describe and apply the following terms from our WWI unit. Each term is on your test in some way.
It is important that you understand, the definition from your packet is not enough – and a googled definition won’t help you. Use
your notes, and record any information regarding these topics into the chart below. The significance or importance portion of
this study guide is just as, if not more helpful than the definition.

Key Terms & Ideas

Alliance System Allied Powers Central Powers

Triple Alliance Franz Ferdinand WWI Weapons

Trench Warfare Unrestricted Submarine Warfare Sinking of the Lusitania

Wartime Economy Selective Service Act Liberty Bonds

Espionage Sedition Act Propaganda

Russian Revolution Treaty of Versailles The Big 4

Reparations Wilson’s 14 Points Inflation

Race Riots Red Scare Palmer Raids

Overarching Questions
Directions: The following topics are on your test, be sure you can answer these questions.
1. What led to the outbreak of World War I? (4)

2. Why did the US restrict immigration, look down upon free speech during WWI?

3. In what ways did US women support the war effort?

4. What were American troops able to do for the Allies when they joined World War I?

5. Describe American society after World War I.

6. Describe the impact of the League of Nations.

7. Put the following events in order - Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassination, America Enters WWI,
Lusitania Sinks, Treaty of Versailles, Austria-Hungary Declares War on Serbia.

Map
Directions: Make sure you are able to locate
the following places on a map:
a. Great Britain
b. Germany
c. Serbia
d. Atlantic Ocean
e. Russia
f. Austria-Hungary
g. France