---
title: "SSUSH15: U.S. Involvement in WWI (Georgia Social Studies standard)"
code: SSUSH15
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Social Studies, SSUSH15
subject: social_studies
grades:
  - high-school
language: en
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# SSUSH15: U.S. Involvement in WWI

Analyze the origins and impact of U.S. involvement in World War I.

- Subject: Social Studies
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/social_studies/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SSUSH15.a**: Describe the movement from U.S. neutrality to engagement in World War I, including unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.
- **SSUSH15.b**: Explain the domestic impact of World War I, including the origins of the Great Migration, the Espionage Act, and socialist Eugene Debs.
- **SSUSH15.c**: Explain Wilson's Fourteen Points and the debate over U.S. entry into the League of Nations.

## Georgia Milestones coverage

- US History (EOC). Establishment as a World Power. Establishment as a World Power (about 24% of the test; 11 points; shared with other standards, so count these points once and never add them up per standard)

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.