Name______ Chapter 21: World War (1914 1919) Section 1 and 2 Social Studies 8
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Name______Chapter 21: World War (1914— 1919) Section 1 and 2 Social Studies 8
Section 1— The Road to War (pgs. 706 — 711)
1. European nations competed for ______and ______in _____, ______, and the. This is known as ______. France and England looked on distrustfully as ______.
2. Imperialism fed a rise in ______, glorification of the military. For self-protection and national glory, nations built up their ______.
3. A surge of, or ______boosted tensions.
4. As tensions mounted, European nations formed ______. Germany allied with ______France, Britain, and Russia pledged to ______. The alliance system meant that any ______between ______powers would quickly involve ______.
5. The spark that set off the war came on ______, in the Bosnian city of ______.
6. A Serbian nationalist assassinated ______, heir to the ______. Austria-Hungary accused the government of ______of supporting ______On July ____, Austria Hungary declared war on ______.
7. In time, over _____ countries became involved in the fighting, Britain, France and Russia were known as the ______. Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire were the ______.
8. What is a stalemate?
9. What is trench warfare?
10. How did technology make the war more deadly?
11. How did the war in Europe divide Americans?
12. President Woodrow Wilson sought to keep the US ______.
13. Britain used propaganda to win American support. Propaganda is ______. 14. On ______, a German U-boat sank a British passenger liner, the ______off the coast of Ireland. Nearly ______people died, ______of them Americans.
15. Describe the Zimmerman Telegram.
Section 2— Supporting the War Effort (pgs. 712 — 717)
16. What steps did the United States take to mobilize for the war?
17. Explain the Selective Service Act.
18. Some Americans opposed the Selective Service Act. Do you think the government had alternatives? Explain.
19. Some ______African Americans served during the war. Their opportunities were restricted by official ______and widespread ______.
20. How were African Americans discriminated against during World War I?
21. What was the role of the War industries Board?
22. How did the government suppress dissent during World War One?
23. What were some examples of ant-German hysteria in the US?
24. Look at the posters in the “on the Home Front” section pages 716-717.
A. “Food Will Win the War I!” – Americans planted ______to grow ______so that there would be adequate supply of ______.
B. “Mistrust of German Americans” - German Americans faced ______restrictions and even ______.
C. “Buy Victory Bonds” - To Raise ______for the war effort, the government issued ______and ______.
D. “Support the Troops” - Volunteer organizations such as the ______looked to keep soldiers ______and ______.