1. Why did some Americans want the United States to get
involved in the war?

Explanation:

War broke out in Europe in the summer of 1914, with the Central Powers led by Germany and Austria-Hungary on one side and the Allied countries led by Britain, France, and Russia on the other. At the start of the war, President Woodrow Wilson declared that the United States would be neutral. However, that neutrality was tested and fiercely debated in the U.S.

Submarine warfare in the Atlantic kept tensions high, and Germany’s sinking of the British ocean liner Lusitania on May 7, 1915, killed more than 120 U.S. citizens and provoked outrage in the U.S. In 1917, Germany’s attacks on American ships and its attempts to meddle in U.S.-Mexican relations drew the U.S. into the war on the side of the Allies. The United States declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917.

Within a few months, thousands of U.S. men were being drafted into the military and sent to intensive training. Women, even many who had never worked outside the home before, took jobs in factories producing supplies needed for the war effort, as well as serving in ambulance corps and the American Red Cross at home and abroad. Children were enlisted to sell war bonds and plant victory gardens in support of the war effort.

The United States sent more than a million troops to Europe, where they encountered a war unlike any other—one waged in trenches and in the air, and one marked by the rise of such military technologies as the tank, the field telephone, and poison gas. At the same time, the war shaped the culture of the U.S. After an Armistice agreement ended the fighting on November 11, 1918, the postwar years saw a wave of civil rights activism for equal rights for African Americans, the passage of an amendment securing women’s right to vote, and a larger role in world affairs for the United States.

As you explore the primary sources in this group, look for evidence of the different roles U.S. citizens played in the war effort, as well as the effects of the war on the people of the United States.

To find additional sources, visit the Library of Congress World War I page. You can also search the Library’s online collections using terms including World War I or Great War, or look for specific subjects or names, such as Woodrow Wilson, doughboys, trench warfare, or “Over There.”

To analyze primary sources like these, use the Library’s Primary Source Analysis Tool.

Documents

I Did My Bit for Democracy

Life as a Conscientious Objector in Wartime

A Woman in the Red Cross Motor Corps

Loyalty

The Breath of the Hun

Stripped 

One Hundred Million Soldiers

Immigrant Support for the War

A Soldier Remembers the War’s End

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1. A mosque is a *

school for children
type of restaurant
Muslim place of worship
Jewish place of worship
2. Islam is a polytheistic religion. *

True
False
3. What are at least three of the five pillars of Islam that all observant Muslims must perform? *

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4. Islam accepts both the Jewish Torah and the Christian Bible, but extends the story with the Quran. *

True
False
5. Which were rights given to women in the Quran? Select all that apply. *

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the right to reject marriage proposals
the right to inherit
encouraged education
equal inheritance with men
6. Dedicated by Muhammad, the __________ is the most holy place in Islam. *

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7. During the Golden Age of Islam, the Islamic religion made many contributions to society in the areas of: (select all that apply) *

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astronomy
medicine
math
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architecture
art
8. What is at least one similarity and one difference between the Sunnis and Shiites? *

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a. centralized the government
b. decreased military power
c. reduced taxes on farmers and herders
all of the above
a. and c. only
10. Why was the fall of Constantinople in 1453 significant? Respond in at least 3-5 sentences. *

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11. In the Ottoman social hierarchy, occupations that were called men of the pen included: (select all that apply) *

poets
lawyers
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soldiers
scientists
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airplane
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fishing, hunting, and ironworking.
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Torah
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Egyptian
Indian
Greek
All of the above
None of the above
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lawyers
17. In West Africa, the role of the griot was to *

choose the next ruler
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Which of the following statements best describes African Americans’ struggles for freedom?

Select the best answer from the choices provided.
A.
African Americans did not attempt to fight for their freedom until the war was over.
B.
African Americans showed interest in their freedom but did not actively fight for it.
C.
African Americans fought for their freedom before, during, and after the war.
D.
All answers are correct