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US History Ch. 12 Sec 1-3 Week 8 Reading Guide Name_____________________________ Hour___________ Ch. 12 Sec 1 The Road to War As you read the section answer the following questions. 1. Which event sparked World War? ______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Describe the first few years of World War I. ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which country actively encouraged anti-German feeling in the United States? ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What were the four underlying causes of World War I? Briefly explain each. ___________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What was the Schlieffen Plan? How did it impact the war? _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. How was the generals’ inexperience with the killing power of modern weapons lead to greater numbers of dead? ____________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Why did most Americans oppose the Central Powers? ______________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 8. Preparedness advocates argued that the United States should be doing what? ____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 9. The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany after what event? ________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 10. How did militarism help start the Great War? ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 11. Which of the Allies began mobilization first? ________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 12. Which of the Central Powers was led by an autocrat? __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What tactics did the two armies use to try to break the stalemate? _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Key Terms Who/Why Where/When Definition Term Mobilization Central Powers Allies Stalemate Propoganda Ch. 12 Sec 2 The United States Declares War As you read Section 2, complete each of the following sentences in the space provided. 1. German submarine warfare pushed the United States toward war because___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Americans received a pro-Allied version of war events in Europe because__________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. President Wilson began to support the idea of war preparedness because___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 4. In February 1917, Wilson broke off diplomatic relations with Germany because _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The Zimmermann note pushed the United States closer to war because_____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 6. The Russian Revolution pushed the United States closer to war because___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ 7. On March 20,1917, Wilson's Cabinet voted unanimously for war because___________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ As you read the section answer the following questions. 1. What was the major factor in the decision of the United States’ to enter World War I? __________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was the Sussex pledge? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What did Russia do after Vladimir Lenin seized control of Russia in 1917? _________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. How did the German U-boat change the rules of naval warfare? ___________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What did most Americans think about German submarine warfare? ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. German submarines aimed to attack ships that were carrying what? ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How did the Russian Revolution change Americans view of the war? ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What event caused Wilson to urge Congress to declare war on Germany? ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Key Terms Term Definition Where/When Who/Why U-Boat Zimmerman Note Autocrat Russian Revolution Ch. 12 Sec 3 Americans on the European Front As you read the section, answer the questions on the lines provided. 1. Describe the convoy system. What was its purpose? ___________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was the role of African Americans in the military during World War I? ________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Describe the Selective Service Act. _________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Why did Congress pass the Selective Service Act? _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. How did Americans respond to the Selective Service Act? _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. At Château-Thierry, American Marines achieved what strategic victory? ____________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 7. How did Germany weakening military strength affect the Allies end of war objectives? ________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 8. What divisions existed among Allied troops in Europe? _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 9. How did Lenin’s takeover of Russia affect Germany’s war strategy? _______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 10. What was the effect of Russia’s exit from the war? _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 11. How did American forces turn the tide of the war? _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. How did illness add to the death toll in the final months of the war? ________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 13. What was the cost in World War I in terms of lives? ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Key Terms Term Definition Where/When Who/Why Convoy Zeppelin Armistice Genocide