Unit 9- WWI Test Guide

Honors American History

Unit 9- World War I Test Guide

Text- Ch. 19

Additional Resources

-       WWI map of Europe

-       Shell Shock video sheet

Content (Ch. 19)

-       Identify the 4 underlying causes of WWI

-       What was the immediate cause of the war? Explain how the network of alliances unfolded after the assassination. Be specific.

-       Identify the main countries of the Allies and Central Powers

-       Impact of trench warfare

-       Explain the role of American ethnic ties in the division of public opinion at the start of the war.

-       Define propaganda. Role?

-       Identify and explain the 3 causes that led America to join the war.

o   German unrestricted submarine warfare

§  Sussex Pledge

§  Lusitania

o   Zimmermann telegram

§  What was it?

§  What did Germany promise to Mexico?

o   Russian Revolution

§  Why did this make it easier for the U.S. to join the Allies side?

-       On what date did President Woodrow Wilson declare war? What was his reason?

-       What type of Americans opposed the war?

-       Identify the purpose of the Selective Service Act

-       Sedition and Espionage Acts

-       Identify the purpose of liberty bonds, rationing and daylight savings time

-       When did the armistice take place?

-       Significance of Schenk v. U.S

-       Over all death toll? U.S death toll? 1919 flu death toll?

-       What was the purpose of Wilson’s 14 points? Identify the 3 points from class notes

-       How did Wilson’s attitude toward punishing Germany differ from Britain, France and Italy? Define reparation

-       What was agreed upon in the Treaty of Versailles?

-       Why did the U.S Senate reject the League of Nations?

-       Role of Henry Cabot Lodge?

-       Legacy of WWI