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Brutal battles like this would make the war the bloodiest in history up to that time.  \nExplore ONLINE!  \nVIDEOS, including...  \n• Death of Glory  \n• A Continent Mobilizes  \n• The Last Day of WorldWar I  \n Document-Based Investigations  Graphic Organizers  \n Interactive Games  \n Image with Hotspots: Trench Warfare  \n Carousel: Technology at War  \nIn this module you will examine the causes and consequences of World War I. The conflict in Europe forced the United States to abandon its neutrality, and it spurred social, political, and economic change in the United States  \nWhat You Will Learn    \nLesson 1: World War I Begins........................ 314  \nThe Big Idea As conflict in Europe intensified, the United States was forced to abandon its neutrality. Lesson 2: The United States Joins the War ............... 326  \nThe Big Idea The United States mobilized a large army and navy to help the Allies achieve victory. Lesson 3: The War at Home ......................... 336  \nThe Big Idea WorldWar I spurred social, political, and economic change in the United States. Lesson 4: Wilson Fights for Peace ..................... 348  \nThe Big Idea European leaders opposed most of Wilson’s peace plan, and the U.S. Senate failed to ratify the peace treaty.  \n312 Module 7  \nTimeline of Events 1913–1920   Explore ONLINE!   \nUnited States Events World Events  \n1914 Hollywood, California, becomes the center of movie production in the United States.  \n1915 German U-boats sink the Lusitania, and 1,198 people die.  \n1915 Alexander Graham Bell makes the first transcontinental telephone call.  \n1916 Woodrow Wilson is reelected president.  \n1917 The Selective Service Act sets up the draft.  \n1917 The United States declares war on Germany.  \n1918 Congress passes the Sedition Act.  \n1918 President Wilson proposes the League of Nations.  \n 1919 Congress approves the Nineteenth Amendment, granting women the right to vote.  \n1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated.  \n1914 Germany declares war on Russia and France. Great Britain declares war on Germany and Austria-Hungary.  \n1915 Albert Einstein  proposes his general theory of relativity.  \n1916 The battles of Verdun and the Somme claim millions of lives.  \n1917 Russia withdraws from the war.  \n1918 The Bolsheviks establish a  \nCommunist regime in Russia.  \n1918 WorldWar I ends.  \n1919 A worldwide influenza epidemic kills more than 30 million people.  \nWorldWar I 313  \nLesson 1  \nWorld War I Begins  \nThe Big Idea  \nAs conflict in Europe intensified, the United States was forced to abandon its neutrality.  \nWhy It Matters Now  \nThe United States remains involved in European and world affairs.  \nKey Terms and People  \nnationalism militarism Allies  \nCentral powers  \nbalance of power Archduke Franz Ferdinand trench warfare“no man’s land”  \nLusitania  \nSussex pledge Zimmermann note  \nOne American’s Story  \nIt was about 1:00 a.m. on April 6, 1917, and the members of the U.S. House of Representatives were tired. For the past 15 hours, they had been debating President Wilson’s request for a declaration of war against Germany. There was a breathless hush as Jeannette Rankin of Montana, the first woman elected to Congress, stood  \nup. Rankin declared,“I want to stand by my  \ncountry but I cannot vote for war. I vote no.” Later she reflected on her action.  \n“I believe that the first vote I cast was the most significant vote and a most significant act on the part of women, because women are going to have to stop war. I felt at the time that the first woman [in Congress] should take the first stand, that the first time  \nthe first woman had a chance to say no to war she should say it.”  \n—Jeannette Rankin, quoted in Jeannette Rankin: First Lady in Congress  \nJeannette Rankin was the only member of the House ","cbCaicH7mLgjEoCD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicH7mLgjEoCD","pdf",13714684,49,"English","# Essential Question\n## Explore ONLINE\n# Module Overview\n## What You Will Learn\n# Lesson 1: World War I Begins\n## Why It Matters Now\n## Key Terms and People\n## One American’s Story\n## Vocabulary\n## Causes of World War I\n### Nationalism\n### Imperialism","[{\"question\":\"What essential question guides Module 7’s study of World War I?\",\"answer\":\"It asks what the most significant impact of World War I was.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did the United States change its neutrality policy in 1917?\",\"answer\":\"As conflict in Europe intensified, the U.S. was forced to abandon neutrality and faced pressures that made staying out difficult.\"},{\"question\":\"What long-term causes of World War I are highlighted in the lesson?\",\"answer\":\"Historians generally cite nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the formation of a system of alliances.\"}]","World War I - Module 7 - Lesson 1: World War I Begins | PDF",1790885954,123]