Name___________________ Chapter 21: World War (1914— 1919 ...



Name___________________ Chapter 21: World War (1914— 1919) Section 1 and 2 Social Studies 8

Section 1— The Road to War (pgs. 706 — 711)

1. European nations competed for _________ and _______________ in _____, _______, and the. This is known as ___________________. France and England looked on distrustfully as _______________________________.

2. Imperialism fed a rise in __________________, glorification of the military. For self-protection and national glory, nations built up their ____________________.

3. A surge of, or ___________________________________ boosted tensions.

4. As tensions mounted, European nations formed ______________. Germany allied

with ________________________ France, Britain, and Russia pledged to ______________________ ________________________________. The alliance system meant that any ____________ between _______ powers would quickly involve _______________.

5. The spark that set off the war came on _____________________, in the Bosnian city of __________.

6. A Serbian nationalist assassinated __________________________________, heir to the ___________. Austria-Hungary accused the government of ______________ of supporting ___________________ On July ____, Austria Hungary declared war on __________.

7. In time, over _____ countries became involved in the fighting, Britain, France and Russia were known as the ______________. Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were the ____________________.

8. What is a stalemate?

9. What is trench warfare?

10. How did technology make the war more deadly?

11. How did the war in Europe divide Americans?

12. President Woodrow Wilson sought to keep the US ________________________.

13. Britain used propaganda to win American support. Propaganda is ____________

__________________________.

14. On ___________________, a German U-boat sank a British passenger liner, the _______________ off the coast of Ireland. Nearly _________ people died, _______ of them Americans.

15. Describe the Zimmerman Telegram.

Section 2— Supporting the War Effort (pgs. 712 — 717)

16. What steps did the United States take to mobilize for the war?

17. Explain the Selective Service Act.

18. Some Americans opposed the Selective Service Act. Do you think the government had alternatives? Explain.

19. Some ______________ African Americans served during the war. Their opportunities were restricted by official _____________ and widespread __________________.

20. How were African Americans discriminated against during World War I?

21. What was the role of the War industries Board?

22. How did the government suppress dissent during World War One?

23. What were some examples of ant-German hysteria in the US?

24. Look at the posters in the “on the Home Front” section pages 716-717.

A. “Food Will Win the War I!” – Americans planted _________________ to grow _____________ so that there would be adequate supply of ________.

B. “Mistrust of German Americans” - German Americans faced ____________

restrictions and even _____________.

C. “Buy Victory Bonds” - To Raise _______ for the war effort, the government issued ________________ and _______________.

D. “Support the Troops” - Volunteer organizations such as the ___________

looked to keep soldiers _______________ and _______________.

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