Part I Part II [work with a partner on both parts] DO NOT USE THE TEXTBOOK AT ALL! (40answers)
____ 1. ________________________ – developed to maintain a balance of power between rival nations in Europe. They were defensive agreements in which each member promised to come to the aid of the others if they were attacked.
____ 2. ________________________ – When European nations competed to acquire resources for continued wealth, markets, industrialization, and military power by adding colonies to their growing empires
____ 3. ________________________ –the increased development of armed forces, & their use as a tool of diplomacy
____ 4. ________________________ - extreme devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation over those of other countries.
____ 5. ________________________ - a biased communication used to influence people’s thoughts and actions
____ 6. ________________________ – refusal to take part in a war between other powers; to not take sides
____ 7. ________________________ – a rebellion that overthrew the czarist regime in 1917 and eventually set up a Communist government in Russia
____ 8. ________________________ – a secret telegram from Germany to Mexico to form an alliance against USA and give back Texas, New Mexico, & Arizona to Mexico
____ 9. ________________________ – congressional law that required men to register with the government to be randomly selected for military service
____ 10. ________________________ –set production priorities & established centralized control over raw materials & prices
____ 11. ________________________ – created by President Wilson to deal with disputes between management & labor. Workers who refused to obey their decisions could lose their draft exemptions, “Work or fight” was their motto.
____ 12. ________________________ – conflict where 300,000 American troops under the command of General Pershing flung themselves into the German lines. Americans cut off their supply lines & when the Germans are unable to sustain the war, they sue for peace.
____13 ________________________ – digging vast networks of tunnels and ditches with no man’s land in between. It led to devastating & inconclusive fighting over mere yards of ground
____ 14. ________________________ – a truce, to stop fighting each other
____ 15. ________________________ – President Wilson’s plan to ensure a “peace without victory” which was rejected by the Allies who wanted to make Germany “pay” for the war
____ 16. ________________________ – peace agreement that ended WWI; established 9 new nations; barred Germany from getting an army; made Germany give Alsace-Lorrain to France and pay $33 billion to the Allies
____ 17. ________________________ – the 14th point of President Wilson’s peace plan. It would provide a forum for nations to discuss and settle their grievances without having to resort to war
____ 18. ________________________ – congressional laws that made it illegal to interfere with the war effort or say anything disloyal about the government
____ 19. ________________________ – the Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of the Espionage Act by concluding the right to free speech could be limited when it represented a “clear and present danger” to public safety.
____. 20. ________________________ – large-scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern Blacks to cities in the North
Part III Organize the terms into 3-6 categories and give the categories a title (2 pts each = 40 pts) Work by yourself
Part IV (use a minimum of two complete sentences per answer) [work by yourself!!] (60 pts)
1. How is militarism related to imperialism? (12pt)
2. What inference or conclusion can one make about trench warfare? (12pts)
3. What is the significance of the Zimmerman note? (12pts)
4. How could President Wilson justify the Espionage and Sedition Acts to an American during WWI? (12pts)
5. What would be going on in the world today if the U.S. government had to activate the Selective Service Act with a draft? (12pts)
Video: World War I: The War in Europe
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Causes of the War in Europe (World War I) (MAIN)
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AMERICA INTERVENES: The U.S. joins the War
When the war first broke out in Europe, President Wilson attempted to follow the traditional American policy of neutrality. In 1916, he even campaigned for re-election on the grounds that he had “kept America out of war.” Yet despite Wilson’s best efforts, the United States eventually became involved in the conflict for several reasons:
Ties with the Allies (Great Britain)
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Allied Propaganda & German Actions
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Zimmerman Telegram
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Freedom of the Seas
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Sinking of the Lusitania –
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