A.P. U.S. History
Mrs. Sanchez
Chapter 33-The War to End War

I. War by Act of Germany
a. What declaration did Germany make in January of 1917 in response to what declaration on the part of Wilson?
b. What was the reaction of Wilson to Germany's declaration?
c. What was contained in the Zimmerman note?
d. What further events provoked Wilson to declare war in April of 1917?
II. Wilsonian Idealism Enthroned
a. What was the motivation behind Wilson's proclamation that this would be a "war to end war" and a "crusade to make the world safe for democracy"?
III. Fourteen Potent Wilsonian Points
a. What was the reasoning behind the issuance of the Fourteen Points?
b. What was contained in the Fourteen Points?
c. What was the one aspect of the Fourteen Points that Wilson most wanted passed?
d. What was the reaction to the Fourteen Points?
IV. Creel Manipulates Minds
a. What was the purpose of the Committee on Public Information?
b. What kinds of things did the Committee do?
c. How did Creel's Committee work to gain compliance?
V. Enforcing Loyalty and Stifling Dissent
a. What kinds of things were blamed on German-Americans?
b. What was the extent of fears of Germans in America?
c. Who did the Espionage and Sedition Acts target?
VI. The Nation's Factories Go to War
a. What programs did Wilson launch to prepare the country for war?
b. What obstacles confronted mobilization?
c. What was the War Industries Board?
VII. The War, Workers, and Women
a. What were ways that labor unions were kept from going on strike during the war?
b. What did the Industrial Workers of the World (Wobblies) do to draw attention to their demands during the war?
c. What were the rewards for Labor Unions who worked within the system during the war?
d. What were the notable strikes of the war period?
e. What tensions arose as African-Americans moved to the north?
f. What did women do during the war and how were their efforts in effect rewarded?
VIII. Forging a War Economy
a. What were some of the activities launched by the Food Administration?
b. What restrictions were put in effect by Congress on foodstuffs?
c. What sentiments might have helped with the passage of Prohibition?
d. What did the Fuel Administration enact?
e. What were the efforts of the Treasury Department to raise money for the war effort?
IX. Making Plowboys into Doughboys
a. Why was it necessary for the Americans to finally send men overseas?
b. What were the reasons for hesitation in passing the conscription legislation?
c. What role did women and African-Americans play in the fighting forces?
X. Fighting in France-Belatedly
a. What was the effect of the Russian withdrawal from the war?
b. What calculations did the Germans make as to American preparedness and how astute were the predictions?
c. Where did American forces first get involved in fighting?
d. What were other areas that the American forces fought?
XI. America Helps Hammer the "Hun"
a. What was the first site in France that the American forces were thrown into the fighting?  
b. Why was the event significant?
c. What was the significance of the Second Battle of the Marne?
d. What took place at the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
e. Who was Alvin York?
f. What factors contributed to the German defeat?
XII. The Fourteen Points Disarm Germany
a. When was the armistice?
b. What were the ultimate contributions of the Americans to victory?
c. Why was the US still not in the position of being the "arsenal of democracy"?
XIII. Wilson Steps Down from Olympus
a. What was Wilson's position at the end of the war?
b. What events contributed to the downfall of Wilson?
XIV. An Idealist Battles the Imperialist in Paris
a. What men were represented in the Big Four?
XV. Hammering Out the Treaty
a. What were the objections of the republicans to the League?
b. What agreements were drawn with France?
c. What other issues muddied the waters of a clear compromise?
XVI. The Peace Treaty That Bred a New War
a. How did the terms of the treaty of Versailles contribute to the next world war?
b. What benefits were derived from Wilson's trip to sign the treaty?
XVII. The Domestic Parade of Prejudice
a. What problems did Wilson and the treaty encounter when they returned to America?
XVIII. Wilson's Tour and Collapse (1919)
a. In what ways did Lodge try to block the passage of the Treaty as originally presented?
b. What happened to Wilson during his trip to promote the League?
XIX. Wilson Rejects the Lodge Reservations
a. What were the Lodge Reservations?
XX. Defeat Through Deadlock
a. What issues defeated the treaty?
XXI. The "Solemn Referendum" of 1920
a. Who were the candidates in 1920?
b. What issue did Wilson want to be the center of the election?
c. What issue won the election?
XXII. The Betrayal of Great Expectations