1. The Test to End All Tests
WWI Study Guide Review

2. Causes of WWI
2. List and describe the four MAIN causes of WWI in Europe
Militarism- Germany and UK built up navies/armed forces
Alliances- treaties between nations pulled Europe into a World War
Imperialism- competition, superiority, and militarism created tensions in Europe
Nationalism- national pride and superiority pushed Europe towards war with “lesser” nations

3. Causes of WWI
3. What role did alliances play in creating a “World War” if one country needed help from just one of its allies?
Pulled all nations into the war through a chain reaction or domino effect
4. What three aspects of imperialism threatened lasting peace in Europe?
Competition
Superiority
Military Bases
5. What event acted as the spark that set off start of WWI?
Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
6. In what year did WWI begin IN EUROPE?
1917

4. America Joins WWI
7. What was America’s official position at the beginning of WWI?
Neutrality
8. Even though America hadn’t entered the war yet, what side did MOST Americans support?
Allied Powers: UK, France, Russia, Italy
9. What kind of “political advertising” did the British use to convince Americans to join the war effort?
Propaganda

5. America Joins WWI
10. What method did the Germans turn to in order to cope with the British naval blockade of German ports?
Submarine Warfare (U-Boats)
11. Describe what happened with the British passenger ship Lusitania.
Attacked and sunk by German U-Boats, civilians were killed
12. What affect did the sinking of the Lusitania have on Americans’ opinions about going to war with Germany and the other Central Powers?
Americans upset and more willing to enter the war

6. America Joins WWI
13. Describe what happened with the Zimmermann Telegram.
German government official offers Mexico U.S. land in exchange for support in the war
14. What affect did the Zimmermann Telegram have on Americans’ opinions about going to war with Germany and the other Central Powers?
Enraged Americans, declaration of war
15. In what year did AMERICA join WWI?
1917
16. What reason did President Wilson give for joining the war in Europe?
Making the world safe for democracy

7. Fighting in WWI
17. What did the troops in WWI build to protect themselves against artillery fire?
Trenches
18. List and describe three hardships/dangers the soldiers faced while fighting in the trenches.
Rats, Lice, Frogs, Trench Foot, Gun fire, stench, disease, boredom, constant death, etc.
19. What affect did the stalemate, or the inability of either side to make any real advances, have on soldiers fighting in the trenches?
Felt like war was pointless, lost morale
20. In what country did most of the fighting take place on the Western Front?
France

8. The Home Front
21. Where did African Americans move to during the Great Migration?
Northern Cities
22. Name one push factor and one pull factor that caused African Americans to move from the South to the North during the Great Migration?
Push: Segregation, discrimination, violence
Pull: Jobs, More Equality
23. What did most Americans participate in to conserve food on the home front as part of the war effort?
Hooverizing

9. The Home Front
24. What did the Espionage Act of 1917 and Sedition Act of 1918 do?
Limited free speech, made it illegal to publically state disapproval with the government or war
25. What did Charles Schenck do to violate the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Mailed anti-draft encouragement to soldiers
26. What is significant about the “clear and present danger” ruling in Schenck v. U.S.?
Established that rights in the Constitution are not absolute

10. The Home Front
27. Name four groups who served in the military during WWI.
Men
Women
African Americans
Native Americans

11. Ending WWI in Peace 30. When did the fighting in WWI finally end?
November 11, 1918
31. Which country did Britain and France want to take the blame for starting WWI?
Germany
32. Which three countries LOST territory as a result of WWI?
Russia
Austria-Hungary

12. Ending WWI in Peace
33. What was President Wilson’s plan for peace called?
The Fourteen Points
34. List and describe the three main aspects of Wilson’s peace plan.
Elimination Causes of the War ex. Open diplomacy
National self-determination
League of Nations
35. What document brought peace between the Allied Powers and Germany?
Treaty of Versailles