Reading and Note Taking Study Guide



World War I and the 1920sLesson 2 The Home Front During World War I Key Terms Selective Service ActBernard BaruchCommittee on Public Information (CPI)George Creelconscientious objectorsEspionage ActGreat MigrationAcademic Vocabularyconserve: to keep from wastingcurtail: to reduce or limit something; to cut offfervor: a strong feeling of excitement and enthusiasmobjective: something worked toward; goalLesson ObjectivesAnalyze how the U.S. government mobilized the public to support the war effort.Describe opposition to World War I and how the federal government responded to it.Analyze the causes and effects of migration and social changes that occurred during World War I.Mobilizing for War: Text1.Use Visual Information Look at the infographic "U.S. Economy in World War I." What conditions in America and the world explain the changes in the workforce? 2.Draw Conclusions Many World War I soldiers were drafted. How did this fact influence the way the U.S. government handled the war? 3. Evaluate Explanations Was it necessary for the United States government to get involved in private industry during wartime? Explain why or why not. Opposition to the War: Text4.Draw Conclusions How were pacifists and conscientious objectors treated during World War I? Why were they treated this way? 5.Identify Supporting Details? Use the graphic organizer below to identify the positive and negative aspects of the work of the Committee on Public Information (CPI) during World War I. Use information from the previous text as well as this one.6.Summarize? How did the United States government limit people’s freedoms during World War I? Why? 7.Draw Conclusions? What was the national sentiment toward the Germans during World War I? Support your conclusion using evidence from the text. The War Changes U.S. Society: Text8.Analyze Interactions? How did World War I affect the women’s suffrage movement? 9. Categorize? Use the graphic organizer below to categorize information about the “push” and “pull” factors that caused African Americans to move to the North during the Great Migration.10.Identify Cause and Effect Identify and explain at least one push factor and one pull factor that drove Mexicans to cross the border and settle in the United States during World War I. ................
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