Cause and Effect in WWI

​Cause and Effect in WWI

By Corrie Cook

​How did events in the period from World War I to the late 1920s affect American life?

Cause and Effect

• Every event that occurred during WWI and the 1920s has a cause and effect.

• Cause: an event that produces a change

• Effect: The result of that change

  Let's make some cause and effect connections!
  
  

​Let's try and example..

• Gold is discovered in California in 1848 causing a massive increase in westward expansion.

Multiple Choice

Gold is discovered in California in 1848 causing a massive increase in westward expansion. What is the cause?

• Increase in westward expansion

• Discovery of gold

Multiple Choice

Gold is discovered in California in 1848 causing a massive increase in westward expansion. What is the effect?

• Increase in westward expansion

• Discovery of gold

​Now let's analyze cause and effect in WWI and the Roaring 20s..

Open Ended

What could an effect be if the cause is nationalism?

Open Ended

Name 1 effect of women and African Americans joining the workforce during WWI

Multiple Select

What would the cause be if the effect is more people were able to live in the suburbs in the 1920s? Select all that apply

• More leisure time

• Cars became more affordable

• More immigrants remained in the cities

Open Ended

Cause: Alliances

What is the effect?

Multiple Choice

What is the effect of the Zimmerman Telegram?

• US remained isolated

• The US entered WWI

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

• Selective Service Act