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Name ___________________________________________________ Date ___________
U.S. History
Unit - WWI
World War I (1914-1918)
Causes of WWI
M-
A-
I-
N-
Militarism
Many of Europes ___________________ competed to have the _________________ military
Having a large _________________ made each _________________ think they could never
____________.
Made war look _________________
Alliances
The most _________________ countries in Europe formed _________________ to
_________________ each other and their _________________.
Thought that it would prevent ________
Imperialism
European countries _________________ to _________________ the world
_________________.
This _________________ other countries who continued to _________________
_________________ on their _________________ to _________________ their interests.
Nationalism
_________________ ethnic groups wanted to _________________ away from old European
_________________.
Examples: _________________ Region
_________________ nations: _________________ and
________________________________
Germany & France

France and Germany hated each other!
When _________________ became _________________ country in 1870-1,
_________________ went to ______ to try to __________ it but got _________________!
_________________ also__________ Alsace-_________________ in 1871.
The _________________ never _________________ the _________________.
They wanted _________________.
_________________ BIG _________________ was that it was IN THE _________________
of _________________.
That made it _________________________ if it came to a __________.
Alliances
Franco-Russian Alliance
_________________ made an alliance with _________________.
Although it was only a _________________ alliance, it was _________________ worst
nightmare!
Entente Cordiale

Triple Entente

But _________________ was also ___________ to _________________, Romania and
Bulgaria.
These nations were _______________ like _______________
They hoped their _________________ with _________________ would help them keep their
_________________ independence from ________________________________

Issues
___________________________controlled _________________
_________________ was a _________________ nation in the _________________
_________________ wanted _________________ to belong to them = _________________
Previous attempts at freeing Bosnia had failed.
Tinderbox Event

Next in line to rule throne for _________________________________
Wanted to make _________________ feel more like Austria-Hungary
Decides to visit _________________, the capital of _________________.
Gavilo _________________assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in ____________.
American Neutrality
Officially, the _________ was a _________________country.
Nation of ________________________

However, we traded _______________, _________________, oil, _____________, and other
goods far more with the _________________ Powers than with the _________________
Powers.
Freedom of the Seas

The U.S. claimed the _________________to ________________ with either side in the war.
However, _________________ and _________________ set up _________________ around
the British and German _________________.

U-Boats
German _________________, called U-boats, torpedoed enemy _________________ and
_________________ ships _________________ with the _________________.

Lusitania
In ___________, a German _________________ torpedoed the _____________________, a
British _________________ ship, _________________ approximately ______________
people, including 128 ______________________.

_________________ claimed it was carrying _________________ from _________________.
_________________ in how quickly it ________.
Zimmermann telegram
Secret _________________ from Germany to _________________
_________________ urges Mexico to _________________ the ________.
Germany _________________ to help _________________ regain ____________ it lost to the
U.S. in the _________________ War.

The U.S. _________________ war on the _________________ Powers in __________.
USA Joins WWI
USA joins with the _________________
Wanted to protect _________________ of the_________
__________________________________ (1917) required all _______ from the age of ____ to
_______ to _________________ for the _________________ draft

By 1918, approximately _______ million _________________ joined the
_________________ forces.
US War Effort
Americans learned to conserve food for the soldiers.
Examples:
_________________ Mondays
_________________ Tuesdays
In order to support the troops _______________________ were _________________ by
people throughout the _________________.

The __________________________________ told factories what to _________________ and
the __________________________________settled _________________ disputes.

_________________ took over the __________ of ________ fighting in the ____________.
The _____________________ raised over _______ billion through the __________ of Liberty
_________________.
Great Migration
_________________ of _________________-Americans moved ______________ to fill jobs.
They were ________with heavy _________________.
German-Americans
Huge _________________ against _________________-Americans
German businesses _________________
German _________________ destroyed
Americans with German names were _________________
Progressives
Many _______________________ opposed the _________.
The _________________ Act of 1917
It made it a crime for a person to _________________ with the _________________or
_________________ of the _________________ forces of the United States or to promote the
success of its _________________.
It was ______________________ by a maximum $_________________ fine (almost $170,000
in today's dollars) and _______ years in _____________.
__________________________, Socialist candidate for _________________, was arrested for
_________________ the ________________.
Nearly _________________ people were _________________ for breaking these _________.
African- American Troops

An African-American regiment, known as the ___________________________ Fighters,
_________________ alongside _________________troops against the _________________
The entire _________________ was _________________ the Croix de Guerre, a
_________________ medal of _________________, for their _________________.
More than _________________African Americans _________________ in
_________________ units during World War I, mostly as _________________ troops.
Several units saw action alongside French soldiers fighting against the Germans, and 171
African Americans were awarded the French Legion of Honor.
German Surrender
At _____ a.m. on November ______, 1918, _________________ agreed to an
_________________, ending World War I.
Loss of
Loss of
Loss of
Loss of
Loss of Public
o Many _________________ Protests
USA & Treaty of Versailles

____________ agreed to Treaty of _________________, but rejected _________________ of
_________________
Thought it would __________ USA into _________________ issues
USA wanted to return to ____________________

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World War I (1914-1918)

Germany & France

But ___________ was also _ to _____________, Romania and

_ independence from ________________

Freedom of the Seas

the British and German _________________.

_________ ships _ with the _________.

British _________ ship, _ approximately ______

people, including 128 ______________________.

U.S. in the _________________ War.

_ to _ for the _______ draft

people throughout the _________________.

the __________________settled _ disputes.

African- American Troops

USA & Treaty of Versailles

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