DOING HISTORY WITH MR. JABLONSKY



22. World War I and its AftermathLEARNING OBJECTIVES1. Summarize the factors that led to the US decision to declare neutrality at the start of WW1. 2. Examine the factors that led to growing anti-German sentiment. 3. Analyze both sides of the war debate. 4. Examine the impact of the war on the election of 1916. 5. Analyze the factors that led to the US declaration of war. 6. Summarize actions taken by the government to support the war effort in each of the following areas: a. industryb. laborc. finance7. Examine the effects of the war on civil liberties. 8. Identify steps taken to build up the nation’s armed forces. 9. Examine the effects of the war on society. 10. Analyze the role of the US in the eventual Allied victory. 11. Summarize Wilson’s goals for the post-war world. 12. Analyze the reasons for the Senate’s refusal to ratify the Treaty of Versailles. 13. Examine the nation’s post-war problems. KEY TERMS BY THEME(KTBT), p 469. Select YOUR TOP KTBT from the lists. ID and significance of each.1. neutrality2. submarine warfare; U-boat3. Lusitania4. Sussex Pledge5. Allied Powers6. Central Powers7. propaganda8. preparedness9. Zimmermann Telegram10. Russian Revolution11. unrestricted submarine warfare12. mobilization13. George Creel; Committee on Public Information14. Espionage Act (1917)15. Sedition Act (1918)16. Schenck v. United States (1919)17. Selective Service Act18. Bolsheviks19. Fourteen Points20. Treaty of Versailles21. Big Four (name the leaders, the countries they lead, and their motivations at Versailles)22. League of Nations23. Henry Cabot Lodge24. reservationists25. irreconcilables 26. Red Scare27. Palmer Raids28. Strikes during 191929. 1919 Chicago Race RiotWar Industries Board - The most powerful agency of the war, it had to satisfy the allied needs for goods and direct American industries in what to produce. It was headed by millionaire Bernard Baruch.Food Administration -- An administration created to feed wartime America and its allies. Herbert Hoover, a Quaker humanitarian, was chosen as the leader, mostly because of his already existent title of "hero" that he acquired leading a massive charitable drive to feed the starving people of war-racked Belgium. This was the most successful of the wartime administrations.Collective Security - An Article 10 provision of the League charter, it stated that if one country was involved in a confrontation, other nations would support it. Collective security is agreements between countries for mutual defense and to discourage aggression.Self-determination - The idea that all people can have independence and make up their own government or at least choose with which government they’ll belong. This was one of Wilson's fourteen points.Industrial Workers of the World – IWW; Also known as "Wobblies," a more radical labor organization that was against war.Eugene V. Debs – Socialist accused of espionage and sent to a federal penitentiary for ten years. All this came about because of a speech that he made in Canton, Ohio at an anti-war rally. Despite his imprisonment he ran for presidency in 1920. Although he didn't win, he had the most votes that any candidate from the Socialist party had ever had.HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES: Wilson’s Decision for War, p 468HistorianMotives & EvidenceRevisionistsRealistsLinkOtherMultiple-Choice Questions, p 15-18. Question & Letter AnswerResponse Answer Document Significance1. Which of the following does this excerpt support as the primary cause of the U.S. declaration of war in April 1917?Doc. 1-32.When the Zimmermann message was made public, many people in the United States3. The issue of freedom of the seas in WWI most closely resembles the cause of which of the following conflicts?4. What does the author imply by the phrase, “ not one of the rights…”?Doc. 4-65. Which of the following during WWI proved the most direct threat to the perspective on civil rights in this excerpt?6. Which of the following conflicts raised the most similar concerns about the violation of civil rights as did WWI?7. During WWI, the gov’t propaganda, such as the poster shown above, most likely contributed to which of the following?Doc. 7-88. During the war, a gov’t agency named the Committee of Public Information, headed by George Creel, wasShort Answer. Bullet point answer. Use KTBT whenever possible in responses. Highlight ALL KTBT terms in response. 475-71a. Briefly explain ONE example how the gov’t mobilized industry or labor during WWI.WomenAfrican AmericansGerman AmericansMexican Americans1b. Briefly explain the impact of WWI on ALL of the following groups:2. Using the photo, answer a, b, c2a. Briefly explain ONE context or purpose of the photograph.2b. Briefly explain ONE way the poster may represent the morale or make-up of troops that served in WWI.2c. Briefly explain ONE role of U.S. troops such as those shown in the photograph in Europe during WWI.3. Using the excerpt, answer a, b, c3a. Briefly explain ONE cause for the failure of the Treaty of Versailles in the U.S. Senate, in addition to the one given by Kissinger.3b. Briefly explain ONE example what the author meant in the excerpt by “Woodrow Wilson’s precepts.”3c. Briefly explain ONE reason for the influence of Wilson’s ideas on U.S. foreign policy over time.4. Answer a, b, c4a. Briefly explain ONE way the Red Scare was related to WWI.4b. Briefly explain ONE way the post-war labor problems were related to WWI.4c. Briefly explain ONE way the race riots of 1917-1919 were related to WWI.Thinking as a Historian: Organizing evidence for comparisons. Is each example below organized by topic or by trait? ................
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