World War 1 Study Guide - SHE 5th Grade
World War 1 Study Guide
World War 1 Facts
• Nationalism caused Germany, Russia, and France to compete for land and power.
• Austria-Hungry declared war on Serbia in 1914 leading to World War 1.
• Russia, France, Great Britain, Italy, and Serbia were the Allied Powers (Allies).
• An ally is similar to having a friend; an alliance is similar to having a partnership.
• The Central Powers were Austria-Hungry, the Ottoman Empire, Germany, and Bulgaria.
• Trench warfare changed the way war was fought because soldiers fought and lived on the battlefield.
• Germany renewed attacks on American ships causing the United States to enter World War 1.
• During World War 1 many people, including African Americans and women, moved to cities to work in factories or other businesses.
• During the war, the U.S. government created more supplies for soldiers by selling rations on goods that civilians could have.
• Some of the Allied leaders used the Treaty of Versailles as a way to punish Germany by taking their land and money.
• The purpose of the League of Nations was to allow nations a way to solve problems peacefully.
Economic Facts
• There was a boom in the United States economy as a result of World War 1.
• A boom is a period of fast economic growth.
The 1920’s
• The invention of the electric vacuum cleaner and washing machines made chores easier and gave women more free time.
• The most important change for women in the 1920s was that they won the right to vote.
• Henry Ford’s factories used assembly lines and division of labor to build cars.
• Mass production was used in the 1920s to make automobiles. This made cars less expensive.
• The Harlem Renaissance was a period of cultural rebirth when a neighborhood in New York City became the center for African American musicians, writers, and artists.
• Entertainment in the 1920s changed when more people started to listen to the radio.
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