chapter 7: world war i and its aftermath
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Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 7: World War I and Its Aftermath Lesson 1: The U.S. Enters World War I (pp. 184-188)
C7,L1 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. militarism:
b. nationalism:
c. propaganda:
d. contraband:
C7,L1 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. How did militarism contribute to the beginning of WWI?
2. Why did the majority of Americans sympathize with the Allies
even before the U.S. entered the war?
3. What events motivated the U.S. to join the war?
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Reading Assignment #1
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 7: World War I and Its Aftermath Lesson 2: The Home Front (pp. 189-193)
C7,L2 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. victory garden:
b. espionage:
c. draft:
C7,L2 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. What did Congress do to prepare the U.S. economy for war?
2. How were progressive ideals used in preparing the U.S.
military for war?
3. What were the contributions of women and African-Americans on
the home front during the war?
4. How did government efforts to ensure public support for the
war effort lead to restrictions on civil liberties?
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Reading Assignment #2
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 7: World War I and Its Aftermath Lesson 3: A Bloody Conflict (pp. 194-199)
C7,L3 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. convoy:
b. armistice:
c. Fourteen Points:
d. national self-determination:
e. reparations:
C7,L3 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. How did new technologies increase the number of casualties?
2. Why was the arrival of U.S. troops crucial for Allied
victory?
3. How did ideas of national self-determination influence the
Treaty of Versailles? Which of Wilson’s Fourteen Points
wound up in the treaty?
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Reading Assignment #3
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 7: World War I and Its Aftermath Lesson 4: The War’s Impact (pp. 200-203)
C7,L4 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. cost of living:
b. deport:
c. general strike:
d. Red Scare:
C7,L4 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. What circumstances caused economic and racial unrest in 1919?
2. Why did many Americans come to fear Communists and other
radicals after the end of WWI?
3. Do you agree or disagree with A. Mitchell Palmer’s efforts to
prevent a “radical” revolution in the U.S. (Be sure to
support your answer with examples from the reading.)
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Reading Assignment #4
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 8: The Jazz Age Lesson 1: The Politics of the 1920s (pp. 208-211)
C8,L1 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. supply-side economics:
b. cooperative individualism:
c. isolationism:
C8,L1 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. Describe two major scandals that plagued the Harding
Administration.
2. What government policies helped the economy recover from the
post-war recession?
3. What initiatives did the U.S. take in the 1920s to help
ensure economic stability and peace in Europe?
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Reading Assignment #5
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 8: The Jazz Age Lesson 2: A Growing Economy (pp. 212-216)
C8,L2 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. mass production:
b. assembly line:
c. Model T:
d. disposable income:
e. consumer credit:
C8,L2 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. How did new industrial innovations such as assembly lines and
mass production affect the American worker and consumer?
2. How did changing attitudes about credit affect people’s daily
lives?
3. How did the growing nationwide availability of radio programs
affect Americans’ sense of their culture?
4. Why did farmers miss out on the prosperity of the 1920s?
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Reading Assignment #6
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 8: The Jazz Age Lesson 3: A Clash of Values (pp. 217-220)
C8,L3 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. nativism:
b. anarchist:
c. evolution:
d. creationism:
e. speakeasy:
C8,L3 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. How did the Sacco-Vanzetti case exemplify the rise of
nativism in the U.S.?
2. How did the National Origins Act help deal with the tensions
created by nativism?
3. Why do you think some Americans feared the “new morality”?
4. What political, social, and economic contributions did women
make to American society in the 1920s?
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Reading Assignment #7
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 8: The Jazz Age Lesson 4: Cultural Innovations (pp. 221-223)
C8,L4 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. bohemian:
b. mass media:
C8,L4 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. Why did many artists, poets, playwrights, and novelists move
to Paris in the 1920s?
2. Why did many Americans have more time for entertainment?
3. Why did new national pastimes emerge during the 1920s? What
were some of the most popular ways for Americans to spend
their leisure time?
4. How is today’s mass media similar to that of the 1920s?
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Reading Assignment #8
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 8: The Jazz Age Lesson 5: African-American Culture and Politics (pp. 224-227)
C8,L5 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. Harlem Renaissance:
b. jazz:
c. blues:
d. NAACP:
e. “Back to Africa” Movement:
C8,L5 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. What does the Harlem Renaissance reveal about African-
American culture during the 1920s? Why did blues emerge as
a main musical form of the Harlem Renaissance?
2. What impact did the Great Migration have on African
Americans’ political power?
3. How did African-American leaders differ in their approaches
to political actions during the 1920s?
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Reading Assignment #9
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 9: The Great Depression Begins Lesson 1: The Causes of the Great Depression (pp. 232-236)
C9,L1 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. stock market:
b. bull market:
c. speculation:
d. margin:
e. margin call:
f. bank run:
g. installment:
C9,L1 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. Using the chart on page #233, what generalization can you
make about the variation in highs and lows of the stock
market from 1920 to 1932?
2. How did speculation cause the stock market to crash in 1929?
3. What were three existing economic conditions that contributed
to the Great Depression? (Review the chart on page #235.)
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Reading Assignment #10
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 9: The Great Depression Begins Lesson 2: Life During the Great Depression (pp. 237-239)
C9,L2 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. bailiff:
b. hobo:
c. Dust Bowl:
d. “Okies”:
e. soap opera:
C9,L2 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. What changes to daily life occurred for people affected by
the economic hardships of the Great Depression?
2. Why did “Okies” migrate to California during the Depression?
What happened to them once they arrived?
3. How did the Great Depression impact the culture of the 1930s?
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Reading Assignment #11
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 9: The Great Depression Begins Lesson 3: Hoover’s Response to the Depression (pp. 240-243)
C9,L3 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. public works:
b. relief:
c. foreclose:
d. “Bonus Army”:
C9,L3 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. What three major initiatives did President Hoover take to
help the U.S. economy?
2. Why did citizens try to change government policy during the
Great Depression’s early years? How did they change it?
3. Between 1931 and 1932, what Federal Government programs and
acts were created to promote economic recovery? What was
each intended to do?
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Reading Assignment #12
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 10: Roosevelt and the New Deal Lesson 1: The First New Deal (pp. 248-254)
C10,L1 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. polio:
b. gold standard:
c. bank holiday:
d. “fireside chats”:
e. TVA:
C10,L1 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. What characteristics did FDR have that made him popular with
Americans?
2. Why did FDR broadcast “fireside chats”?
3. How did the government restore confidence in the banking
system?
4. How did New Deal legislation try to stabilize agriculture
and industry?
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Reading Assignment #13
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 10: Roosevelt and the New Deal Lesson 2: The Second New Deal (pp. 255-258)
C10,L2 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. deficit spending:
b. binding arbitration:
c. sit-down strike:
C10,L2 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. How did the political left’s criticism of the New Deal differ
from those of the political right?
2. What happens when the Federal Government starts a policy of
deficit spending?
3. What factors encouraged FDR to introduce the Second New Deal?
4. How did the Wagner Act and the Social Security Act affect
Americans?
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Reading Assignment #14
Read the following pages in the course textbook to locate the
key vocabulary and answer the questions below.
Chapter 10: Roosevelt and the New Deal Lesson 3: The New Deal Coalition (pp. 259-261)
C10,L3 KEY READING VOCABULARY:
a. court-packing:
b. broker state:
c. safety net:
C10,L3 KEY READING QUESTIONS:
1. Why was the court-packing plan such a mistake for FDR?
2. Which groups were a part of the New Deal coalition?
3. What impact has New Deal legislation had on federal and state
governments?
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Reading Assignment #15
Answer these questions about the causes of World War I:
A. Militarism – How did the arms race between the nations of
Europe cause WWI? What new weapons were introduced?
B. Imperialism – How did overseas expansion and a desire to
create empires cause WWI?
C. Nationalism – How did the love of one’s country cause WWI?
How did the desire of individual nationalities to create their
own country cause WWI?
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Using the Guided Notes, class lectures/discussions, and reading
assignments, answer the following 20 Essential Questions. The
unit test will assess your mastery of each of these EQs.
EQ 3.01
Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.01 continued...
Answer these questions about the causes of World War I:
D. Alliances – How did the alliance system cause WWI?
E. Assassination – How did the assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand cause WWI? (Be sure to show the chain reaction that
happened following his murder.)
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.02
Explain these key battles/events of World War I:
A. First Battle of the Marne – Winner? Impact on war?
B. The Christmas Truce – Impact on war?
C. Second Battle of Ypres – Winner? Impact on war?
D. Gallipoli Campaign – Winner? Impact on war?
E. Battle of Verdun – Winner? Impact on war?
F. First Battle of the Somme – Winner? Impact on war?
G. Battle of the Meuse-Argonne – Winner? Impact on war?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.03
Explain these key people of World War I:
A. Baron Manfred von Richthofen – Which side did he support? For
what is he known?
B. Kaiser Wilhelm II – Which side did he support? For what is he
known?
C. Archduke Franz Ferdinand – Which side did he support? For
what is he known?
D. Gavrilo Princip – Which side did he support? For what is he
known?
E. President Woodrow Wilson – Which side did he support? For
what is he known?
F. General John J. Pershing – Which side did he support? For
what is he known?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.04
Explain these key people/events of the Russian Revolution:
A. Czar Nicholas II – Which side did he support? For what is he
known?
B. February Revolution – When? What happened? Impact on Russian
Revolution?
C. October Revolution – When? What happened? Impact on Russian
Revolution?
D. Bolshevik Party – Which side did this party support? Who led
this party?
E. Vladimir Lenin – Which side did he support? For what is he
known?
F. Leon Trotsky – Which side did he support? For what is he
known?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.05
Answer these questions about the U.S. entering World War I:
A. What 2 key events pushed the U.S. into World War I?
B. How did these 2 key events sway U.S. public opinion in favor
of the Allies?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.06
What impact did these items/events have on American society
during World War I?
A. Propaganda.
B. Liberty Bonds.
C. Espionage Act.
D. Sedition Act.
E. Schenck v. United States.
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.07
Answer these questions about the end of World War I:
A. What is the official date listed for the end of World War I?
B. Why was that exact date picked?
C. What was this date originally called?
D. In 1954, the original name for this date was changed. What is
now celebrated in commemoration of this date?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.08
Answer these questions about the Treaty of Versailles:
A. What countries took part in drafting this treaty?
B. What were the 4 key parts of this treaty?
C. What were the Fourteen Points? What was the only “point” that
wound up getting included in the Treaty of Versailles?
D. Why do historians credit this treaty with helping to start
World War II?
E. Why didn’t the U.S. sign this treaty? What treaty did the
U.S. sign instead?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.09
Answer these questions and explain why the title of “Roaring” is
no longer historically accurate when discussing the 1920s.
A. Why was the decade not as prosperous as it appeared on the
surface?
B. Why did the country choose to ignore many of its internal
problems following World War I?
C. How did the internal problems of the 1920s rise to the
surface in later decades?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.10
What impact did these mass culture items have on revamping the
way in which Americans enjoyed their lives during the 1920s?
A. Automobiles.
B. Advertisements.
C. Radio.
D. “Talkies”.
E. The “Golden Age” of Sports.
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.11
Answer these questions about key celebrities/entertainers of the
“Roaring” Twenties:
A. Al Jolson – For what is he known?
B. Charlie Chaplin – For what is he known?
C. Harry Houdini – For what is he known?
D. Charles Lindbergh – For what is he known?
E. Amelia Earhart – For what is she known?
F. F. Scott Fitzgerald – For what is he known?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.12
Answer these questions about the rebellious teenage flappers:
A. How did they dress and behave? Why was this “scandalous”?
B. What kind of music did they listen to?
C. Give 2 examples of the slang words they used. What did these
words mean?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.13
Answer these questions about African-Americans during the 1920s:
A. From 1910-1930, 1.6 million African-Americans moved out of
the rural South and into the Northeast, Midwest, and West.
Why were they so willing to move during this “Great Migration”?
B. What was the Harlem Renaissance? What impact did it have on
African-Americans and on U.S. society?
C. What was the Jazz Age? Who were some key artists? What impact
did it have on the music industry?
D. Who was Marcus Garvey? What role did he play in the rise of
Black Nationalism in the 1920s?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.14
Answer these questions about key Presidents from the “Roaring”
Twenties:
A. President Warren G. Harding – For which political party did
he serve? For what is he known?
B. President Calvin Coolidge – For which political party did he
serve? For what is he known?
C. President Herbert Hoover – For which political party did he
serve? For what is he known?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.15
Answer these questions about political conflicts of the 1920s:
A. The Red Scare – What caused it? What roles did A. Mitchell
Palmer and J. Edgar Hoover play? How did the Red Scare of the
1920s plant the seeds for the Red Scare of the 1950s?
B. Sacco & Vanzetti – What caused this court case? Who were
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti? What was the court’s
decision? Why did the verdict spark protest?
C. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) – Why was there a resurgence of the KKK
during the 1920s? Who were some of their “new” targets? How did
this hatred carry over into the KKK of the 1950s?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.15 continued...
Answer these questions about political conflicts of the 1920s:
D. Scopes Monkey Trial – What caused this court case? Who were
John T. Scopes and Clarence Darrow? What was the court’s
decision? Why was the verdict later overturned?
E. Prohibition – What made people want Prohibition? Who were
the “Drys” and the “Wets”? Where did the Prohibition movement
begin? What Amendment started Prohibition? What Amendment ended
Prohibition? Why do historians consider Prohibition to be a
failure?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.16
Answer these questions about the Great Depression:
A. When did it “start”?
B. When did it “end”?
C. What was it?
D. How did installment plans, buying on credit, and buying “on
margin” contribute to the Stock Market Crash in 1929?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.17
Answer these questions about key people of the 1930s:
A. President Herbert Hoover – For what is he known?
B. President Franklin D. Roosevelt – For what is he known?
C. John Maynard Keynes – For what is he known?
D. James J. Braddock – For what is he known?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.18
Answer these questions about key items/events of the Depression:
A. Hoovervilles – What were they? Why did they form?
B. The Bonus Army – What was it? What did this “army” want?
C. “Fireside Chats” – What were they? Why did FDR give them?
D. Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) – What was it? What kind of
jobs did the TVA create?
E. The Dust Bowl – What caused it? What impact did it have on
farming in the U.S.?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.19
Answer these questions about the New Deal:
A. What are 2 positive effects that FDR’s New Deal had on the
U.S.?
B. What are 2 negative effects that FDR’s New Deal had on the
U.S.?
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.20
Provide a 1 sentence summary for these economic terms:
A. Boycott.
B. Business Cycle (including: expansion, peak, contraction &
trough).
C. Capitalism (a.k.a. Free Enterprise & Market Economy).
D. Communism.
E. Consumer Price Index (CPI).
F. Deficit Spending.
G. Depression.
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H. Embargo (including: civil & hostile).
I. Gold Standard (including: Silver Standard & Mixed Metal).
J. Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
K. Inflation (including deflation).
L. Interest Rate.
M. Laissez-faire.
N. Minimum Wage.
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O. Monopoly (including: vertical integration & horizontal
consolidation).
P. National Debt.
Q. Socialism.
R. Standard of Living.
S. Stock Market (including: stock, Bull Market & Bear Market).
T. Strike.
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Essential Questions (EQs)
EQ 3.20 continued...
U. Supply & Demand.
V. Supply-Side Economics (a.k.a. Trickle-Down Economics).
W. Tariff.
X. Taxation (including: income tax, sales tax & property tax).
Y. Unemployment Rate.
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