Chapter 19 The First World War – (1914-1920)
Textbook Study Guide
Section 19-1 World War I Begins
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary:
neutral
refugee
trench
inconclusive
contraband
provocation
3. Identify: (Define and explain the significance of) People to Know
British Blockade Jeannette Rankin
Lusitania and Sussex Gavrilo Princip
Zimmermann Note
4. Answer:
A. Do Guided Reading 19-1/A.
B. List the Central and Allied powers at the outset of the war (1914).
C. Why did stalemate on the battlefields of Europe lead to trade blockades and submarine warfare?
Section 19-2 American Power Tips the Balance
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary:
inductee
bayonet
innovative
flimsy
stench
amputate
mutiny
3. Identify: (Define and explain the significance of) People to Know
convoy system Eddie Rickenbacker
American Expeditionary Force (AEF) (doughboy) John J. Pershing
western front (def. only) Alvin York
conscientious objector (def. only)
armistice (def. & date)
4. Answer.
A. Do Guided Reading 19-2/A.
B. What was the experience of African Americans and women in WW I?
C. Make a list of at least five (5) ‘threats’ to US forces that existed besides enemy attack.
D. In which country did the US troops do most of their fighting? (one word answer will suffice)
OVER
Section 19-3 The War at Home
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary:
suffragist
wholesale price vs.retail price
propaganda
muckraker
to bombard
exodus
epidemic
3. Identify: (Define and explain the significance of) People to Know
daylight savings time Bernard Baruch
Liberty Loan Herbert Hoover
Great Migration George Creel
Eugene Debs
Emma Goldman
4. Answer.
A. Do Guided Reading 19-3/A.
B. Give a brief example of when free speech should be limited. (your opinion)
C. Play the role of someone in America who opposed the war: Write a brief letter to the editor of a newspaper that explains who you are and why you oppose the war.
D. How did wartime conditions help spread the flu?
Section 19-4 Wilson Fights for Peace
1. Read Section.
2. Vocabulary:
idealism
forum
reparations
war-guilt clause
mandate
ominous
3. Identify: (Define and explain the significance of) People to Know
Treaty of Versailles Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations Georges Clemenceu
David Lloyd George
Vittorio Orlando
Henry Cabot Lodge
Warren G. Harding
4. Answer:
A. Do Guided Reading 19-4.
B. What did Allied Commander Ferdinand Foch mean when he said of the Versailles Treaty “This is not peace. It is an armistice for twenty years.”?
C. History Through Film p.608 #1&2
The Great War Map (World War I)
Use p. 581 in your textbook to complete the outline map of Europe before the war. Label the following and then shade the alliances and neutral nations. Don’t forget to look at inset map. Prepare for a map quiz.
Land –
Great Britain, London
Ireland
Iceland
France, Paris
Spain
Portugal
Africa
Italy, Rome
Switzerland
Germany, Berlin
Belgium, Brussels
Netherlands
Norway
Sweden
Russia, Petrograd, Moscow
Romania
Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Constantinople
Bulgaria
Greece
Albania
Serbia
Montenegro
Austria-Hungary, Sarajevo, Vienna
Denmark
Western Front – 7/1/1916
Water-
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Black Sea
Baltic Sea
Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Bay of Biscay