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U.S.

HISTORY
WORLD WAR I READING GUIDE
Section 10.1
Directions: Read section 10.1, define the vocabulary and answer the questions.
Vocabulary
Kaiser William II:

Woodrow Wilson:

Militarism:

Western Front:

U-Boat:

Contraband:

Lusitania:

Zimmerman note:

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WORLD WAR I READING GUIDE
Study Questions
What factors and events contributed to the outbreak of World War I?

What was Americas response to the start of World War I in 1914?

What led to the stalemate on the Western Front? Why was it so difficult for the armies on the
Western Front to break the stalemate? How did technology play a role?

What factors led the United States to enter the war on the side of the Allies in April 1917?

U.S. HISTORY
WORLD WAR I READING GUIDE
Section 10.2
Directions: Read section 10.2, define the vocabulary and answer the questions.
Vocabulary
Selective Service Act:

Contentious objector:

Bernard Baruch:

War Industries Board:

Espionage Act:

Great Migration:

Committee for Public Information:

George Creel:

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WORLD WAR I READING GUIDE
Study Questions
What steps did the United States take to mobilize to fight World War I? How did it mobilize its
human and industrial power?

How did the war affect African-Americans? How did the war affect American women?

What steps were taken to ensure Americans supported the war? What steps were taken to punish
those that publically objected to the war?

U.S. HISTORY
WORLD WAR I READING GUIDE
Section 10.3
Directions: Read section 10.1, define the vocabulary and answer the questions.
Vocabulary
Vladimir Lenin:

General John Pershing:

Versailles Treaty:

League of Nations:

Fourteen Points:

Convoy:

U.S. HISTORY
WORLD WAR I READING GUIDE
Study Questions
How did American entry into the war change the balance of forces on the Western Front?

What events led Russia to withdraw from the war?

How did the Allies stop the U-boat threat to their merchant shipping?

What did Woodrow Wilson want to achieve at the peace conference in Paris? What were the key
points of his peace plan?

Why did the United States reject the Versailles Treaty and fail to join the League of Nations?
What did this mean for the League of Nations?

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