Name: __________________________
Period ____
World War I
The World at War
1. Complete the chart below with the correct countries
The Allies Central Powers
1. Great Britain 1. Germany
2. France 2. austria hungary
3. russia 3. the ottoman empire
4. serbia 4. bulgaria
5. belgium
6. Italy
2. How many people died as the result of WWI? ______30 million____________________
Germany Stirs Up Trouble?
3. Who is the “we” in the Zimmermann Telegram? _____Germany____________________________
4. What was offered in the telegram? ____financial support and
peace________________________________________
5. What was Germany’s viewpoint about the land of Texas? ________it was just lost
territory_____________________
The Lusitania
6. What happened to the Lusitania? ____it was torpedoed______________________________________________
7. Contrast the differing opinions about the Lusitania event…
U.S. view & why did they say that? _______The u.s. said there was just innocent people and cargo
because they wanted to make germany look bad.______________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
German view & why did they say that? ___the warned that they would shoot any submarine that was
carrying cargo to the enemy because it could scare people and make germany look
better._______________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
8. Why was it important to the U.S. to keep shipping lines open to Europe?
because the u.s. has a lot of good cargo.
_______________________________________________________________________________
The U.S. joins the War
9. What were 3 things that led to the United States joining the Great War?
i. ___the president said it would end all wars________________________________
ii. _a bunch of texans drafted to fight.__________________________________
iii. ________they wanted to protected their own interests___________________________
10. What role did women have in the armed forces? ____nurses_______________________
11. Texas’s efforts included sending _____985,000_________________ soldiers into the War and offering
valuable centers/camps for soldiers to be __trained__________________.
The War Effort at Home
12. Name two ways people in the U.S. (non soldiers) helped in the War effort.
A. ___people cut back on fat and sugar_________________________________________________
B. _____entertained troops______________________________________
13. How did Texans express their feelings towards Germany? _____Governor William Hobby even canceled funding
for the German Department at the University of Texas.___________________________
14. How were African Americans and Mexican Americans treated in Texas? Like African Americans, Mexican Texans
were threatened and denied many opportunities. Racist activities against both of these groups would continue
to haunt Texas for many years to come._____________________
War Ends
15. What day did the Great War end? ___november 11 1918_________________________ How is that significant
now, what holiday is
it today? ___veteran’s day_________________________
16. Why did production in the United States slow down after 1914? ______Germany set up a blockade at British
seaports, blocking some of Texas’s most important overseas markets.________________________
17. What industry was helped the most by the War? __oil________________________________________
The 1920’s
18. How did machinery change production (supply) of crops? ______motors and
machines____________________________
19. Did the War have a positive or negative economic impact on Texas? _____positive_____________________
