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Module 3: World War I and the Twenties

6 dot points across 6 inquiry questions. Click any dot point for a focused answer with worked past exam questions where available.

Why did the United States abandon its neutrality and enter World War I?

Analyze the causes of World War I and the reasons the United States moved from neutrality to entry, including submarine warfare, the Zimmermann Telegram, and economic ties to the Allies (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 3: Isolationism through the Great War).
A LEAP-level answer on the causes of World War I and American entry for the Louisiana US History test: the M-A-I-N causes, American neutrality, unrestricted submarine warfare and the Lusitania, the Zimmermann Telegram, economic ties to the Allies, and the decision for war, with worked source questions.
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Why was the modern, prosperous 1920s also a decade of deep cultural conflict?

Analyze the cultural conflicts of the 1920s, including Prohibition, nativism and immigration restriction, the revived Ku Klux Klan, and the clash between fundamentalism and modern science (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 4: Becoming a World Power through World War II).
A LEAP-level answer on the 1920s cultural conflicts for the Louisiana US History test: Prohibition and its failure, nativism and the immigration quota laws, the revived Ku Klux Klan, the Red Scare's legacy, and the Scopes Trial clash between fundamentalism and modern science, with worked source questions.
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How did the Great Migration give rise to a flowering of African American culture in the 1920s?

Analyze the Harlem Renaissance and African American life in the 1920s, including the roots in the Great Migration, the artistic and literary flowering, jazz, and the rise of Black political and cultural movements (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 4: Becoming a World Power through World War II).
A LEAP-level answer on the Harlem Renaissance for the Louisiana US History test: its roots in the Great Migration, the literary and artistic flowering led by figures such as Langston Hughes, the rise of jazz, the New Negro movement, and Marcus Garvey's black nationalism, with worked source questions.
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Why did the United States reject the Treaty of Versailles and turn back toward isolationism after World War I?

Analyze the peace settlement after World War I and the postwar return to isolationism, including Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the League of Nations debate, and the Red Scare (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 3: Isolationism through the Great War).
A LEAP-level answer on the World War I peace and postwar America for the Louisiana US History test: Wilson's Fourteen Points, the Treaty of Versailles, the Senate fight over the League of Nations, the return to isolationism and normalcy, and the first Red Scare, with worked source questions.
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How did prosperity, mass culture, and new technology transform American life in the 1920s?

Analyze the economic and social changes of the 1920s, including mass production and consumer culture, the automobile, new media, changing roles for women, and the uneven nature of the prosperity (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 4: Becoming a World Power through World War II).
A LEAP-level answer on the Roaring Twenties for the Louisiana US History test: mass production and consumer culture, the automobile and credit, radio and movies, the flapper and changing roles for women, and the uneven prosperity that left farmers and others behind, with worked source questions.
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How did American entry change the course of World War I, and how did the war change America?

Analyze the American role in World War I and its effects on the home front, including mobilization, the draft, propaganda, restrictions on civil liberties, and new opportunities for women and African Americans (Louisiana Student Standards for Social Studies, US History Standard 3: Isolationism through the Great War).
A LEAP-level answer on the American role in World War I for the Louisiana US History test: mobilization and the draft, the impact of American forces, war propaganda, restrictions on civil liberties, the Great Migration, and new opportunities for women and African Americans, with worked source questions.
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