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WW-I Review: Causes, American Homefront, and Treaty of Versailles

This review focuses on the long-term causes of WW-I, the events that brought the United States into the war, the impact of the war on the American homefront, and the weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles. It includes terms and names, an online quiz, flipcard activity, crossword puzzle, and an extended response/essay question.

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WW-I Review: Causes, American Homefront, and Treaty of Versailles

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  1. Reviewing WW-I [Chapter 19] United States History & Government 11th Grade Boys & Girls Al-Madinah School January 3, 2020

  2. Terms and Names • Blockade • The blocking of a harbor or a shipping lane by hostile ships • Casualties • People killed or wounded • celebrity • A famous person • Consumer goods • Things made for household use

  3. epidemic • A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease • exempted • Allowed to avoid serving in the armed forces • heir • Person who is in line to receive a title • inflation • A sustained rise in the average level of prices • Innovative • Introducing something new and different

  4. intercepted • Stopped before it was delivered • naturalized • People who comes as immigrants from other countries and become citizens – as compared with people who are citizens of a country because of their birth • noncombatant • Not fighting • pacifist • Someone who opposes war and violence • prefabrication • Some assembly in advance, making final assembly easier

  5. Allies • Party of WW-I comprising Britain, U.S., France, Russia, Italy • Central Power • Party of World War-I comprising Ottoman Empire, Germany, Austria–Hungary & Bulgaria • George Creel • Head of the Committee on Public Information • Archduke Francis (Franz) Ferdinand • Austrian crown-prince who was killed by a serbian nationalist in Sarajevo.

  6. Henry Cabot Lodge • Conservative Senator who opposed Treaty of Versailles • Eddie Rickenbacker • An Ace U.S. Pilot who shot down 26 enemy planes • Reparations • Payment for war damage • National War Labor Board • War time regulatory body that controlled war-time industrial production. • League of Nations

  7. Answer the Following Questions • What were the long-term causes of WW-I? • What acts brought the United States to War? • How did the United States govt. sell the War? • What event undermined Americans’ civil liberties during the war? • Why did the United States Senate reject the Treaty of Versailles? • What were the main weaknesses of the Treaty of Versailles?

  8. Online Activity • Complete the online quiz on chapter 19, flipcard activity and crossword puzzle.

  9. Extended Response/Essay • How did Treaty of Versailles failed to solve the causes of WW-I? • How was American Homefront Affected by WW-I?

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