Download Unit 7 – World War I

Unit 7 – World War I
Important People, Terms, and Places (know what it is and its
significance)
Triple Alliance
Gavrilo Princip
Sedition Act
Militarism
Propaganda
The 14 Points
Armistice
League of Nations
Liberty Bonds
Triple Entente
Zimmerman Note
Nationalism
Alliance
mobilization
Woodrow Wilson
Treaty of Versailles
Self Determination
Archduke Franz Ferdinan
Espionage Act
Imperialism
Stalemate
Lusitania
Trench Warfare
Neutrality
reparations
You should be able to write an essay discussing the following:
1. The long and short term causes of World War I
2. How was the US brought into WWI? Describe at least two events that
affected the American decision for war.
3. Name three goals Wilson had for the peace. Did he achieve them? Why
or why not?
4. How did American participation in WWI change the U.S. at home?
5.
How was propaganda used in encouraging support for the war.
6. How did America change as a result of WWI?
Important Dates to Remember
1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
World War I begins
1915 – Lusitania sunk
1917 – The Zimmerman Note intercepted
Russian Revolution
U.S. Declares war on Germany
1918 - Armistice ends WWI
1919 – U.S. Senate Rejects Treaty of Versailles