Study Guide SG#7 WW1

Cause: Prior to WWI, U.S. foreign policy would be described as...

• Imperialist
• Isolationist
• War-hawking
• Internationalist

Cause: Which of the following events did NOT lead to the U.S. entering WWI?

• The sinking of the Lusitania and the German policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
• The discovery of the Zimmermann Telegram
• The attack on Pearl Harbor
• Economic ties between the United States and the allied powers

Course: World War I began in (blank) and ended in (blank). However, the U.S. did not join the war until (blank).

• 1914, 1918, 1917
• 1861, 1865, 1864
• 1776, 1783, 1778
• 1939, 1945, 1941

Course: The U.S. maintained stronger trade relations with ____________ as a result of _____________.

• Britain, the British naval blockade surrounding the German Coast
• Germany, German unrestricted submarine warfare
• France, Polish blockade of the German coastline

Effect: Which of the following was NOT an effect of WWI on the homefront?

• As soldiers traveled home, they brought Spanish Flu home with them
• Civil liberties, such as the freedom of speech, were restricted by wartime legislation such as the Espionage and Sedition Act
• Wartime production led to more women joining the workforce and African Americans migrating from the South to the North
• The war led to a construction boom in the United States following the destruction of the war

Effect: Which of the following could be considered a piece of evidence to support the argument that after WWI the U.S. returned to the foreign policy of isolationism?

• President Wilson travelled to Versailles to be part of the peace treaty negotiations to end WWI.
• The United States maintained strong trade relations with Britain and other European nations after the war
• The U.S. congress refused to join the League of Nations following WWI.
• Veterans returned home just as the American economy was shrinking.

Effect: As WWI came to an end in 1918, what new challenge did the United States (and the world) face?

• The collapse of the United States' economy
• The spread of the deadly Spanish Flu
• The relocation of American troops from Europe to America
• The collapse of the Russian government following WWI

Source Analysis (Purpose/Message): Which of the following best describes the purpose of this propaganda poster?

• This poster was created by the War Industries Board to encourage American factories to produce the supplies needed for the war
• This poster was created by the Food Administration to encourage Americans to grow food in home gardens
• This poster was created by the Navy to encourage enlistment in the U.S. Navy
• This poster was created by the Committee of Public Information to encourage women to join the war effort by working in war industries

Source Analysis (Purpose/Message): This WWI propaganda poster was meant to encourage Americans....

• to conserve their food supplies
• to buy liberty bonds to fund the war effort
• to enlist in the armed forces
• to sign up to work in a war productions plant

Four Worlds: Select the (W) world and (J) justification which best matches the (E) explanation below. Ordinary Americans helped pay for 2/3rds of the cost of the war through voluntarily purchasing Liberty Loans and Victory Bonds.

• W = Politics, J = Taxes
• W = Economic, J = Means of Exchange
• W = Social, J = Civic Duty, Common Good
• W = Culture, J = Identity