World War I

World War I

1914 ¨C 1918

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The United States

Enters the War on April 6, 1917

U.S. Tried to remain neutral¡­.

But couldn¡¯t

USII.5c

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the changing role of the United States from the late nineteen century through

World War I by explaining the reasons for the United States¡¯ involvement in World War I and its internationals

leadership role at the conclusion of the war.

Reasons for United States involvement in

World War I

United States leadership as the war ended

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At the end of World War I, President Wilson

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Inability to remain neutral

prepared a peace plan known as the Fourteen

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German submarine warfare: Sinking of the

Point Plan that called for the formation of the

Lusitania

League of Nations, a peacekeeping organization.

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United States economic and political ties to

Great Britain

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The Zimmerman Telegram

Major Allied Powers

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Great Britain

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France

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Russia

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Serbia

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Belgium

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United States

Central Powers

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German Empire

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Austro ¨C Hungary Empire

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Bulgaria

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Ottoman Empire

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The United States decided not to join the League

of Nations because the United States Senate

failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.

Vocabulary Test

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Unit Test

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WWI ¨C Vocabulary Practice

1. During World War I, there were two different

________________________________ that worked together to win the war.

2. Both the Central Powers and Allied Powers used

__________________________ to influence the thoughts and actions of their

citizens.

3. At the end of the war, Germany was forced to pay

___________________________ for all of the damages caused by the war.

4. At the end of the war, President Wilson __________________ for the creation

of the League of Nations.

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5. The United States Senate did not _____________________, or approve, the

Treaty of Versailles.

6. The U.S. Senate believed that the League of Nations went against the

Constitution, meaning it was ______________________________.

7. Leaders of the Allied Powers met to discuss ___________________ between

European countries after World War I.

THE GREAT WAR

Word

Definition

Key Words

advocate

alliance

diplomacy

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propaganda

ratify

reparations

unconstitutional

World War I Anticipation Guide

What I thought

before the unit

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

What I know

after the unit

The two alliances of World War I were called the Allied Powers and the

Axis Powers. (USII.5c)

The United States entered WWI when it began in 1914. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

T

F

F

The United States fought as part of the same alliance as the French and

Germans. (USII.5c)

Militarism and imperialism were two of the causes of World War I. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

World War I began in the year 1914. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

The United States was unable to stay neutral in the war because they

were selling war supplies to both alliances. (USII.5c)

The United States had economic and political ties to the country of

Germany. (USII.5c)

The British used submarine warfare and sunk a passenger ship named

the Lusitania. (USII.5c)

The Zimmermann Telegram was one reason the U.S. became involved

in World War I. (USII.5c)

The Zimmermann Telegram urged Mexico to declare war on the United

States. (USII.5c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire were on

the same side during World War I. (USII.5c)

Woodrow Wilson was the President of the United States during WWI.

T

F

(USII.5c)

T

F

The Allied powers claimed the victory for World War I. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

The British created a peace plan called the 14 Points Plan. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

Part of the 14 Points Plan was to create a peacekeeping organization

called the United Nations. (USII.5c)

The treaty that ended World War I was called the Treaty of Versailles.

T

F

(USII.5c)

T

F

The Senate did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

T

F

T

F

The United States was a member of the peacekeeping organization

formed after WWI. (USII.5c)

The United States joined World War I in 1917. (USII.5c)

T

F

T

F

The United States was part of the Allied Powers. (USII.5c)

T

F

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