Ch 14 Study Guide

 

1.        What was the spark that caused WWI? Why did this take place?

 

 

2.        How did each major country (except the U.S.) get involved? (Eng, Fr. Ger, A-H, Russia)

 

 

 

 

 

3.        How did propaganda effect the US during WWI?

 

 

 

 

4. How did trade affect the US during WWI?

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Name 4 long-term causes of WWI and how each contributed.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. The combination of what and what caused the war to drag on as long as it did and cause many casualties?

 

 

  1. Name two pre-war alliances and who was on each side.

 

 

 

  1. What were the two sides called in the Great War and three who were on each side?

 

 

 

 

  1. Name 6 provisions directed towards Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.

 

 

 

 

  1. Explain how the U.S. benefited from WWI?

 

 

  1. Name four new weapons that effected WWI?

 

 

  1. What country used submarines the most and what was their goal?

 

 

Years

It began-                                                                Armistice- (MM/DD/YY)

 

Treaty of Versailles-                                            US declares war-

 

Lusitania sunk-                                    

 

 

Things

Versailles-                                                                             

 

 

Lusitania-                                                                             Zimmerman Telegram-

                                               

 

  1. What were Wilson’s goals at the Treaty of Versailles and how did they differ from England and France?

 

 

 

 

  1. What happened to A-H as a result of the Treaty of Versailles?

 

 

15. Which of Wilson’s 14 points made it into the Tr. of Versailles?

 

 

 

16. Why did the U.S. Senate not ratify the Treaty of Versailles? Explain.

 

 

 

17. From an American perspective, what was the major result of WWI?

 

 

 

18. How did the Germans use of subs help cause the US to enter the war?

 

 

 

19. What does it mean Wilson wanted self-determination in Europe after WWI?

 

 

 

 

20. Essay: Compare and contrast America’s involvement in Mexico in the years before WWI and America’s involvement in Afghanistan after 9/11.