Lesson 1 "The War Begins in Europe"

Turn to Page 448 analyze the timeline at the bottom of the page and read the introduction to the chapter.

Scan Pages 449-452; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 449-452 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 449-452.

Read Pages 449-452 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 452? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "The War Begins in Europe" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Emperor - the male ruler of an empire

Allied Powers - A group of allied nations that included Great Britain, France, Serbia, Belgium, and Russia.

Central Powers - A group of allied nations that included Germany, Austria-Hungary, and later Turkey and Bulgaria.

Chain reaction - a series of events linked to one another.

Section Review Answers

1. The Sixteenth Amendment was ratified in 1913, it made an income tax.
2. The Federal Reserve System was a new way of banking.
3. Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914.
4. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
5. France was part of the Allied Powers.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you list some of the measures passed during Wilson's first term as President?

Can yo tell how the war started?

Are you able to explain why the war spread to involve many nations?

Lesson 2 The United States Stays Neutral

Scan Pages 453-455; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 453-455 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 453-455.

Read Pages 453-455 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 455? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "The United States Stays Neutral" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Submarine - a ship that can travel underwater.

Torpedo - a self-propelled bomb that is shot from a tube of a submarine.

Effective - able to cause a desired result.

Section Review Answers

1. President Wilson's policy was to remain neutral.
2. Germany set up a war zone around Great Britain in the Atlantic and patrolled the zone with U-boats.
3. Great Britain and the United States shared democratic practices, language, and customs.
4. A German U-boat sank the Lusitania.
5. Wilson used the fact that he kept the nation out of war in Europe to get re-elected.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify the position America decided to take at the beginning of the war?

Are you able to explain why that position changed?

Lesson 3 "America Enters the Great War"

Scan Pages 456-459; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 456-459 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 456-459.

Read Pages 456-459 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 459? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "America Enters the Great War" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Standstill - Something that is not changing or improving.

Consumer goods - objects and things the average person buys and uses.

draft - the practice of requiring people to serve in the armed forces.

Mine - a bomb that floats in water and explodes when touched.

Section Review Answers

1. The Zimmermann Note stated that Mexico would receive Texas, new Mexico, and Arizona if Mexico helped Germany defeat the United States.
2. Congress declared war on Germany in 1917.
3. The United States used the draft to get more men in the military.
4. In 1918, the Germans realized they could not win the war.
5. The power of the United States increased after the war.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you give reasons why America entered the war?

Are you able to explain what some of America's war strategies were?

Lesson 4 "Wilson's Plan for a Permanent Peace"

Scan Pages 460-463; focus on the gray boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 460-463 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and questions in the colored boxes that you find on Pages 460-463.

Read Pages 460-463 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 463? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Wilson's Plan for a Permanent Peace" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

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Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Conference - a meeting among a large group of people.

Section Review Answers

1. Wilson's fourteen Points was a plan for permanent peace.
2. The Paris Peace Conference took place to discuss a peace treaty acceptable to all the nations who fought in the war.
3. The Treaty of Versailles changed the map of Europe.
4. The League of Nations was part of Wilson's Fourteen Points.
5. The Austro-Hungarian Empire became Austria and Hungary.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe Wilson's plan for peace?

Are you able to tell what happened at the Paris Peace Conference?

Can you explain why Congress did not ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

 Preparing for Chapter 23 Test

Turn to Page 464 and read the article, "Suffragette Letter".

Turn to Page 465 and read the Chapter 23 summary.

On page 466-467 you will find the Chapter 23 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 23 Test "World War I"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 23 Review answers

1. Federal Reserve System
2. Allied Powers
3. Central Powers
4. Francis Ferdidnand
5. submarines
6. Lusitania
7. Woodrow Wilson
8. Zimmermann Note
9. League of nations
10. Treaty of Versailles
11. Germany

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. Early in Wilson's term, the Federal reserve System was established, and the Sixteenth Amendment was ratified.
2. Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria belonged to the Central Powers. Great Britain, France, Serbia, Belgium, and Russia were the Allied Powers.
3. The Lusitania was a passenger ship, not a warship. It was not carrying military supplies. Many people were killed including 128 Americans.
4. In the Zimmermann Note, Germany promised that Mexico would get back Texas, new Mexico, and Arizona after the war if Mexico would support Germany against the United States.
5. Congress did not take part in the treaty negotiations and felt that membership in the League of Nations would weaken America.
6. Once war was declared, American factories began making military supplies, formers stepped up food production, men were drafted into the army, women joined the workforce, taxes were raised, and war bonds wee issued to raise money.
7. At the Versailles conference, the United States was represented by Woodrow Wilson, Great Britain by David Lloyd George, France by Georges Clemenceau, and Italy by Vittorio Orlando.

Congratulations you finished the Chapter 23!!