6.5: An End to Neutrality

Objective: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the factors that brought the US into WW1 by answering questions based on a brief video and presentation.

Vocabulary: unrestricted submarine warfare, u-boat, the Zimmermann Telegram

Directions:

  1. Get a copy of this worksheet
  2. Complete the worksheet based on the presentation posted below
    • The box at the right, entitled "What Should the U.S. Do? is a game of sorts. It is ungraded, but you can still complete it by going through the slides on the presentation.
    • I also recommend watching the 2 videos posted below. They should help with questions 1 & 2
Presentation - An End to Neutrality

Video: US Entry into WW1

Watch this video to get a better understanding on the circumstances that led to the United States entering World War I.

Video: WW1 Oversimplified

Watch this video to get a better understanding on the events that occurred during World War I prior to the entrance of the US in the war