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Mrs. Gabriel
World History
Name______________ Period _______
January 9-13
HOMEWORK POLICY
 Weekly HW sheets will be given out every week and will also be available online. As the
year progresses, students will ultimately be responsible for downloading his/her own homework sheet. Each
assignment will be given a number.
 Homework is to be handwritten, unless otherwise specified.
 HW quizzes are given weekly; please carry assignments with you.
Monday, January 9
In class:
The World in 1900; alliances – The Causes of First World War - use Source 6
HW 61:
Political Cartoon Handout – “If You Make a Move I’ll…..”;
Color and label map Europe in 1914
Tuesday, January 10
In class:
Life during World War I
HW 62:
Finish reading the packet assigned to you today and answer the questions on page 1b WWI
Warfare Document Exploration.
Wednesday, January 11
In class:
Assassination; Dynamite Cartoon
HW 63:
The Causes of First World War – Answer any one of the two questions on the bottom left margin
of the page titled “Source 3”. Your response must be on a separate piece of paper.
Thursday, January 12
In class:
Headed to War Image Analysis; Trench Warfare
HW 64:
Letter home from Western Front due Wednesday, January 18.
****MIX IT UP DAY TOMORROW IN THE CAFETERIA -MEET SOMEONE NEW***
Friday, January 13
In class:
The US Enters the War
HW 65:
WWI – Primary Source Exercise
Mrs. Gabriel
World History
Name______________ Period _______
Directions: Read the documents below and answer the questions.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson outlined the case for declaring war upon Germany in a speech to
the joint houses of Congress in April 1917.
“Whereas the Imperial German Government has committed repeated acts of war against the Government and the people of the United States
of America; Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
Assembled, that the state of war between the United States and the Imperial German Government which has thus been thrust upon the United
States is hereby formally declared; and that the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to employ the entire naval and military
forces of the United States and the resources of the Government to carry on war against the Imperial German Government; and to bring the
conflict to a successful termination all of the resources of the country are hereby pledged by the Congress of the United States.”
Approved, April 6, 1917
WOODROW WILSON
1. What is the historical context of this document?
2. What is the purpose of the speech? Why did the author create the source?
3. Identify the intended audience the author expects to inform or influence. How does this impact
the author’s message?
4. What is the author’s point of view? How does the author’s background (race, gender,
socioeconomic class) impact his speech?
5. Connect this speech/document to any other time period in World History? Explain.
Mrs. Gabriel
1. What is the message of the cartoon?
2. List the causes of WWI below:
3. Which cause is represented in the cartoon? Explain.
Name______________ Student # _______