Download World War I Review World War I greatly influenced the direction of

World War I Review
World War I greatly influenced the direction of American foreign policy. The United States truly
started following an ________________ foreign policy when it entered World War I. Internationalism is
a foreign policy based on heavy involvement in ___________ affairs.
World War I began in Europe in _______ (date). The two sides, which fought against each other
during World War I, were the ___________ Powers and the ___________. The Central Powers included
_____________, __________-__________, and the _____________ Empire. The Allies included
__________ ____________, ____________, and ___________.
During the first three years of World War I, the United States remained ____________.
However, in 1917 the United States entered World War I on the side of the __________. Two reasons
existed for the United States’ decision to enter the war. First, despite America’s neutrality between 1914
and 1917, ___________ submarine warfare had continued against American merchant shipping. Second,
the United States had close cultural and historical ties with _________ ___________.
____________ ____________ was president during World War I. When the United States
entered the war, President Wilson said the nation’s goal was to “make the __________ safe for
________________.” As a result of America’s entrance into the war, ______________ was defeated in
1918.
The “_______ ___________” was the movement of African-Americans to Northern cities in
search of jobs. It occurred during the early ______ century. These African-Americans wanted to move
north in order to escape ___________ and _______ ________________ in the South that had resulted
from the rise of Jim Crow. African-American movement north during the “Great Migration” speeded up
throughout _______ ____ __, because the enlistment of thousands of white males in the United States
Army opened up jobs for blacks.
Before the war ended, President _____________ announced the Fourteen Points. The
______________ ____________ were Wilson’s statement of plans for peace after World War I,
including plans to eliminate the causes of war. The Fourteen Points contained three key ideas: 1)
_____________ self-determination, 2) freedom of the ________, 3) the ____________ of
___________. National self-determination was the idea that each _____________ group should be in
charge of its own destiny. Freedom of the seas was the idea that ______ nations’ ships would be able to
sail in _______________ waters without threat of ___________ by another country’s ships. The League
of Nations was an organization of nations established at the end of World War ____ to maintain
___________ stability and ____________.
The Treaty of _________________ ended World War I. The Treaty of Versailles included five
major principles: 1) national ______-______________, 2) ____________ of the seas, 3) the
____________ of ___________, 4) the _____________ system, and
5) ______________ responsibility for World War I. Under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, a
mandate was a region administered (run) by another country until it was judged ready for
______________. For example, the Versailles Treaty divided the Ottoman Empire (_________) into
mandates or lands, which the __________ would supervise or govern under the direction of the
___________ of __________. ___________ received Syria as a mandate, while _________
__________ received Palestine and Iraq as mandates. In addition, Great Britain and France insisted that
the Versailles Treaty hold _______________ responsible for starting World War I. As a result, under
the terms of the treaty, Germany had to pay reparations or ______ __________ to the Allies. The
treaty of Versailles implemented (put into effect) the principle of national self-determination, by creating
the European countries of ____________, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and _________. However, the
treaty was inconsistent on the issue of national self-determination, because it recognized this principle in
___________, but not in the ___________ _________, __________, or _________.
President Wilson sent the Treaty of Versailles to the United States Senate for
_________________ or approval. Under the United States Constitution, the ______________, or
executive branch, has the sole power to make treaties with foreign countries, while the United States
___________ must approve them in order for the treaties to become American law. Moreover, the
Constitution requires a _______ vote of the Senate to ratify a treaty with a foreign country. The
______________ party controlled the United States Senate after the 1918 congressional elections.
Republican leaders objected to Senate ratification of the Versailles Treaty, because they did not want an
international organization, like the ___________ of ________, to make American __________ policy
decisions. The Senate did / did not approve the Treaty of Versailles, and consequently the United States
did / did not join the League of Nations. The Senate’s rejection of the Versailles Treaty showed the
lingering (lasting) influence of _________________.