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United States: History and Geography of Modern Times 11th

Mrs. A. Rodríguez
The United States and the World War I Outline (Value ____/70 points)
Through the late 1800s and early 1900s, imperialism, shifting national boundaries, old alliances, and nationalist sentiments among European
nations set the stage for World War I. Attacks on U.S. ships and American support for the Allies eventually caused the Unites States to enter
the war.
I. The Causes of World War I (pages 232-234)
1. What political circumstances in Europe led to World War I?
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2. What happened between Germany and France?
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3. Explain the Triple Alliance.
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 4. While Germany formed alliances with Italy and the Austria-Hungary Empire, two countries wanted to create an alliance against this
Triple Alliance. Mention the countries and the name if this alliance.
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5. Define militarism.
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6. What was the Triple Entente? What role played Britain in this alliance?
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7. Explain the imperialist vision of Europe united with the strong feeling of nationalism and how this contributed to the beginning of
World War I?
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8. How did the conflict between the policy of imperialism and the principle of nationalism led to war between Austria-Hungary and
Serbia?
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9. Mention all the European countries that were involved in the first stages of World War I.
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II. The United States enters World War I
When World War I began, president Wilson was determined to keep the United States out of a European conflict. He immediately declared
the United States neutral. A series of events erode American neutrality and drew the United States into war.
1. How did Germany’s use of unrestricted submarine warfare bring the United States into World War I?
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III. The Home Front (pages 237-241)
To fight World War I, the U.S. government used progressive ideas and new government agencies to mobilize the population and organize the
economy. When the United States entered the war in April 1917, progressives controlled the federal government. Their ideas shaped the U.S.
participation in the war.
1. Mention the agencies created by the government and their contribution to the organization of economy.
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2. Explain what the National War Labor Board was.
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The government used propaganda and limited opposition to the war and fight espionage.
3. Explain the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918. Do you agree with this? Do you think it is correct that the
government restricts the freedom of speech?
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World War I was the first war in which women officially served in the armed forces, although they served only in noncombat positions. By
the end of the war, more than 11,000 women had served the navy.
2. Mention the duties that women performed in the military.
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IV. A bloody conflict (pages 243-249)
New technology caused both sides to lose millions of lives during World War I. The arrival of American troops helped the Allies win, but the
peace treaty set the stage for another war to come. By the spring of 1917, the war had devastated Europe. New technologies resulted in
terrible destruction.
1. List the kinds of warfare and technology used in the war.
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 2. Explain Russia’s conflicts, how it changed into a communist nation and the effects of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk on March 3, 1918.
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3. Do you agree with Wilson’s Fourteen Points? What were the reasons the U.S. Senate refused to give its consent to the Treaty of
Versailles?
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