Name: _______________________________________ Date: _____________________________ Hour: _____

The American Response

Directions: Use Chapter 10, Section 1 of the textbook to answer the following questions.
1. __________________________ recorded the march towards war with bold headlines.
2. Why did some Americans feel personally involved?

3. Most Americans opposed the ___________________________________.

a) Reason #1: ______________________________________________________________________
b) Reason #2: ______________________________________________________________________
4. Reporters who witnessed the German advance described the event as _______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
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5. _________________________strongly influenced the American position on the war.
6. What was putting American investments abroad at risk?

7. President ______________________________ declared the United States a _________________________

country on August 4, 1914.
8. ___________________________________ welcomed the proclamation of neutrality.
9. Some people with strong ties to ____________________________________ urged the United States to be
____________________________________ for war.
10. What happened in the summers of 1915 and 1916?

11. Who were the members of the peace movement?

a)
b)
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