1. Term
Definition
1. U-Boats
A. This message from Germany to Mexico proposed an alliance against the United States; promised the return of New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas to Mexico.
2 Selective Service Act
B. Refers to German submarines.
3. Great Migration
C. This instituted a draft, greatly increased the size of the American military.
4. Espionage and Sedition Acts
D. Refers to the movement of African Americans to the North and Midwest during and after World War I for jobs in defense factories.
5. Zimmerman Note
E. These World War I-era laws made it a crime to speak out against the government and/or the war.

2. The Great War Ends
An Uneasy Peace

3. German surrender
Exhausted and starving, German soldiers rebelled against their leaders in Nov., 1918
The German government surrendered.

4. Fourteen points President Woodrow Wilson
Proposed a peace plan that would have treated Germany fairly and eliminated the causes of World War I.

5. Treaty of Versailles Treaty that officially ended World War I.
Ignore most of the Fourteen Points.
Forced Germany to pay reparations.
Limited German military.
Took away German territory and colonies.
War-guilt clause

6. debate
Many opposed the new League of Nations in the Treaty of Versailles – afraid US would be dragged into more wars.
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S. does not join the League of Nations….

7. Outcomes of World War i Germany economy destroyed. High unemployment.
No military.
Hyperinflation.
Adolf Hitler begins his rise to power…

8. Question #1 What was President Wilson’s plan to end World War I?
A. Treaty of Versailles
B. Fourteen Points
C. Treaty of Paris
D. Have Donald Trump make American great again.

9. Question #2
Which statement best describes the impact of the Treaty of Versailles?
A. Punished Germany for the war.
B. Forced Germany to give up its colonies.
C. Took away the German military.
D. All of the above.

10. Question #3
True (A) or False (B): the United States joined the League of Nations.

11. Question #4
Why did Senator Henry Cabot Lodge oppose joining the League of Nations?
A. Wanted to continue to fight Germany.
B. Membership in the League of Nations was too expensive.
C. Wanted to avoid being dragged into future conflicts.
D. Wanted to build a wall along the US-Mexico border instead.

12. Question #5 What is the main idea of this cartoon?
A. The League of Nations is a success.
B. The US did not join the League of Nations – and it will fail as a result.
C. Germany is a missing member of the League of Nations.
D. IDK