World War 1 Home Front DBQ

Students will analyze 16 documents, answer 16 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the United States home front of WW1 (WWI). There are 12 essay prompts for students to pick from but one allows for the class or teacher to make their own prompt. The answers are included where appropriate and the initial analysis part would be great for a sub!  ***Some of the sourcing is a bit generalized so that students have to place it in the historical context/event themselves.***

Sample questions include:
--What document does Document 1 come from, and what is an academic term associated with it? 
--Does document 2 support or oppose America’s involvement in the war, why or why not?
--Summarize the historical context of document 4.
--Explain the purpose of document 6.
--How does document 8 connect to a discussion on the home front?
--Identify and explain a cause and effect of document 12. 
--Explain the point of view of document 13 and identify which other document(s) it is connected to and how/why.

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