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AMERICAN HISTORY
CHAPTER 11 PACKET:
The First World War
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11.1
World War I Begins
pp. 372-380
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Causes of World War I
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Nationalism
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Imperialism
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Militarism
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Alliance System
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An Assassination Leads to War
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The Fighting Starts
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Americans Question Neutrality
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Divided Loyalties
The War Hits Home
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The British Blockade
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German U-Boat Response
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The 1916 Election
The United States Declares War
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German Provocation
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America Acts
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11.1
World War I Begins
pp. 372-380
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. nationalism
2. militarism
3. Allies
4. Central Powers
5. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
6. no man’s land
7. trench warfare
8. Lusitania
9. Zimmermann note
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11.1
World War I Begins
pp. 372-380
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. How did nationalism and imperialism lead to conflict in Europe?
B. Why were so many European nations pulled into the conflict?
C. Why do you think soldiers were rotated in the trenches?
D. Why did the United States begin to favor Britain and France?
E. How did the German U-boat campaign affect U.S. public opinion?
F. Why did the Zimmermann note alarm the U.S. government?
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11.2
American Power Tips the Balance
pp. 381-387
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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America Mobilizes
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Raising an Army
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Mass Production
America Turns the Tide
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Fighting in Europe
Fighting “Over There”
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New Weapons
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The War Introduces New Hazards
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American Troops Go on the Offensive
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American War Hero
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The Collapse of Germany
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The Final Toll
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11.2
American Power Tips the Balance
pp. 381-387
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Eddie Rickenbacker
2. Selective Service Act
3. convoy system
4. American Expeditionary Force
5. General John J. Pershing
6. Alvin York
7. conscientious objector
8. armistice
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11.2
American Power Tips the Balance
pp. 381-387
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. How did the United States raise an army for the war?
B. How did the United States expand its navy so quickly?
C. How did World War I change the nature of warfare?
D. What were the physical and psychological effects of this new kind of warfare?
E. How did American forces help the Allies win the war?
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11.3
The War at Home
pp. 388-397
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Congress Gives Power to Wilson
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War Industries Board
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War Economy
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Food Administration
Selling the War
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War Financing
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Committee on Public Information
Attacks on Civil Liberties Increase
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Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
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Espionage and Sedition Acts
The War Encourages Social Change
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African Americans and the War
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The Great Migration
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Women in the War
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The Flu Epidemic
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11.3
The War at Home
pp. 388-397
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. War Industries Board
2. Bernard M. Baruch
3. propaganda
4. George Creel
5. Espionage and Sedition Acts
6. Great Migration
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11.3
The War at Home
pp. 388-397
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. Why would labor disputes affect the war effort?
B. How did the government raise money for the war effort?
C. What effect did the war have on the lives of recent immigrants?
D. What impact did the Espionage and Sedition Acts have on free speech?
E. How did the war open opportunities for African Americans?
F. What effect did the war have on women’s lives?
G. How did wartime conditions help spread the flu?
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11.4
Wilson Fights for Peace
pp. 398-405
OUTLINING YOUR NOTES: Take notes as you read the text. Use outline formatting.
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Wilson Presents His Plan
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Fourteen Points
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The Allies Reject Wilson’s Plan
Debating the Treaty of Versailles
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Provisions of the Treaty
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The Treaty’s Weaknesses
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Opposition to the Treaty
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Debate over the League of Nations
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Wilson Refuses to Compromise
The Legacy of the War
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11.4
Wilson Fights for Peace
pp. 398-405
TERMS AND NAMES: For each term or name, write a sentence explaining its significance.
1. Fourteen Points
2. League of Nations
3. Georges Clemenceau
4. David Lloyd George
5. Treaty of Versailles
6. reparations
7. war-guilt clause
8. Henry Cabot Lodge
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11.4
Wilson Fights for Peace
pp. 398-405
MAIN IDEAS: Answer each question as you read the text.
A. Why did the Allies reject Wilson’s plan?
B. How did the Treaty of Versailles affect Germany?
C. Why were some people afraid of the treaty’s influence over American foreign policy?
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