Honors American
History
Unit 9- World War I
Test Guide
Text- Ch. 19
Additional Resources
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WWI map of Europe
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Shell Shock video sheet
Content (Ch. 19)
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Identify the 4 underlying causes of WWI
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What was the immediate cause of the war? Explain
how the network of alliances unfolded after the assassination. Be specific.
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Identify the main countries of the Allies and
Central Powers
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Impact of trench warfare
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Explain the role of American ethnic ties in the
division of public opinion at the start of the war.
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Define propaganda. Role?
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Identify and explain the 3 causes that led
America to join the war.
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German unrestricted submarine warfare
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Sussex Pledge
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Lusitania
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Zimmermann telegram
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What was it?
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What did Germany promise to Mexico?
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Russian Revolution
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Why did this make it easier for the U.S. to join
the Allies side?
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On what date did President Woodrow Wilson
declare war? What was his reason?
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What type of Americans opposed the war?
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Identify the purpose of the Selective Service
Act
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Sedition and Espionage Acts
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Identify the purpose of liberty bonds, rationing
and daylight savings time
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When did the armistice take place?
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Significance of Schenk v. U.S
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Over all death toll? U.S death toll? 1919 flu
death toll?
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What was the purpose of Wilson’s 14 points?
Identify the 3 points from class notes
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How did Wilson’s attitude toward punishing
Germany differ from Britain, France and Italy? Define reparation
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What was agreed upon in the Treaty of
Versailles?
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Why did the U.S Senate reject the League of
Nations?
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Role of Henry Cabot Lodge?
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Legacy of WWI
