■Essential Question:Essential Question:

–What was the role of the U.S. during World War I?

■Warm-Up QuestionWarm-Up Question:

–Read “Why did the U.S. Enter WWI” on the back of #2 notes

–Rank order the items in terms of which events MOST brought the USA into war to LEAST

Total War■Combatants in World War I quickly

began to use total wartotal war tactics–Governments committed all their

nation’s resources & took over industry to win the war

–Soldiers were drafted, the media was censored, propaganda was created to support the war

–The enemy became the other nation, not just its soldiers

Total War■New weapons were introduced, such

as machine guns, tanks, airplanes, flame throwers, poison gas, blimps, heavy artillery, & submarines

■To protect soldiers from enemy fire, both the Allies & Central Powers built trenches

■But, trench warfare made it difficult for either side to gain an advantage

When the U.S. declared war in 1917, World War I had been going on for 3 yearsThe British, French, & Germans

had fought to a bloody stalemate on the Western Front

German u-boats patrolled the

Atlantic Ocean

Russia was so devastated that soldiers were sent to fight on the Eastern Front without weapons while civilians starved at home

When the U.S. declared war in 1917, World War I had been going on for 3 years

In Nov 1917, Vladimir Lenin & the Bolsheviks successfully

overthrew the Russian gov’t & established the Soviet Union,

the 1st communist nation

American Entry into World War I

■After America’s declaration of war in 1917, America had to mobilize before it could fight in Europe

–The army had only 200,000 soldiers & needed armaments

–Wilson & Congress created 5,000 new bureaucratic agencies to manage & win the war

Developing a Bureaucratic Plan of Attack ■In groups, help Wilson mobilize for war by

addressing each of the following problems:1. The army has only 200,000 soldiers2. For 3 years, Wilson has stated that the

USA will stay neutral in WWI. Now the USA has declared war. How do we keep morale high in support of this conflict?

3. How do we feed soldiers & civilians?4. How do we get enough fuel for the

military, factories, & civilians?5. How do we make enough weapons?

Mobilization: The Military■To mobilize the military, President

Wilson & Congress created:

–The American Expeditionary Force led by John Pershing; The AEF was an “American” military independent of the Allied armies fighting in Europe

Mobilization: The Military■To mobilize the military, President

Wilson & Congress created:–The The Selective Service ActSelective Service Act to draft

men between the ages of 18 & 45 into the army

–2.8 million were drafted to fight

–Black soldiers were placed into segregated units

African-American Soldiers

“True Sons of Freedom” “Colored Man is No Slacker”

Mobilization: The Military■To mobilize the military, President

Wilson & Congress created:–War Industries Board oversaw the

production of military supplies; Encouraged mass-production & set production quotas

–Food Administration created food rations & encouraged Americans to grow “victory gardens”

–Fuel Administration rationed coal, oil & encouraged “lightless nights”

War Industries Board

U.S. Food Administration

U.S. Fuel Administration

Mobilization: The Military■To mobilize the military, President

Wilson & Congress created:

–Committee on Public Information to create propaganda in support of the American war effort

–The CPI created posters, movies, speeches & censored the press

–The CPI helped encourage bond drives to raise money for the war

CPI Propaganda: Bond Drives

CPI Propaganda: Recruitment Posters

With the military & economy mobilized for war, the 1st U.S. troops began fighting in 1918To combat German u-boats,

the USA used a convoy system to deliver soldiers & supplies to Europe

The U.S. on the Western Front, 1918

U.S. soldiers saw their 1st action in May 1918 outside

Paris, helped resist a German offensive, & participated in a counter-attack into Germany

The End of World War I■The arrival of fresh American

soldiers & war supplies helped the Allies at a crucial time:–By October 1918, the German

gov’t knew the war was over–The Ottomans, Austria-Hungary,

& Bulgaria had surrendered –Nov 11, 1918 Germany signed

an armistice with the Allies & World War I came to an end

The Impact of WWI on the USA■After 3 years of neutrality, the USA

reluctantly entered WWI & played only a supportive role in the fighting –The American effort was far less

than that of other Allied nations–America fought for only 8 months

(not 4 years), had 7% casualties (not 52% like most Allied Powers)

–But, the American commitment to “total war” had a huge impact on the U.S. home front

■Essential Question:Essential Question:–How was America transformed

at home during World War I?

■Warm-Up QuestionWarm-Up Question:–What role did the USA play in

fighting World War I?–Review the measures taken to

mobilize America for war (in your #3 notes: II, B, 3 a-f). Which steps in mobilization were most important? Why?

The Home Front During World War I■World War I had a huge impact on the

United States; In groups examine how the war impacted Americans at home–Examine the fact sheets at each

learning station & take notes on the chart provided in your notes

–After examining the evidence at each station, create a 1 sentence overview that summarizes how America was changed by World War I

Teachers: The following slides are

the student placards

Women During WWI: Document A

Women During WWI: Document A■ Men went off to war, and women went to work in

their place:– Women took jobs that were usually reserved for

men, becoming railroad workers, coal miners, cooks, bricklayers, shipbuilders, & dockworkers.

– At the same time, women continued to fill more traditional jobs as nurses, clerks, and teachers.

– Women worked with the Food Administration & planted “Victory Gardens” so that more farm crops could be diverted to soldiers in Europe.

Women During WWI: Document B

Women During WWI: Document B

■ The army did not allow women to enlist as soldiers, but for the first time, the army did allow women to serve in noncombat roles.

■ Approximately 25,000 U.S. women served in the U.S. Army as nurses, telephone operators, typists, & ambulance drivers.

■ Many women worked as volunteers at Red Cross facilities or by encouraging the sale of war bonds.

Women During WWI: Document C

Women During WWI: Document C■ President Wilson acknowledged the role women

played in WWI: “The services of women during the supreme crisis have been of the most signal usefulness and distinction; it is high time that part of our debt should be acknowledged.”– While women were not paid the same as men, it

helped build public support for woman suffrage. – In 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment,

granting women the right to vote. In 1920 the amendment was ratified by the states.

African-Americans in WWI: Document A

African-Americans in WWI: Document A■ WWI accelerated the Great Migration, the large-

scale movement of hundreds of thousands of Southern blacks to cities in the North:– Many African Americans sought to escape racial

discrimination in the Jim Crow South.– In the North, there were more job opportunities

for African Americans in steel mills, munitions plants, and stockyards.

– Northern manufacturers sent recruiting agents to distribute free railroad passes through the South to bring blacks into cities such as Chicago, New York, and Philadelphia.

African-Americans in WWI: Document B

African-Americans in WWI: Document B■ During WWI, the U.S. military was segregated:

– 367,710 African Americans were drafted, but only 10% served in combat duty. Most blacks worked in Army Services of Supplies (SOS) units.

– The 40,000 black soldiers who saw combat were part of the all-black 92nd or 93rd combat divisions.

– When allowed to fight, they did so with honor. Several units fought Germans alongside French soldiers and 171 black soldiers were awarded the French Legion of Honor; By 1917, over 600 blacks were commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army.

African-Americans in WWI: Document C

African-Americans in WWI: Document C■ African Americans who moved into the North faced

discrimination & violent race riots:– In 1917, a race riot exploded in Illinois when

white workers attacked blacks when African-Americans were hired as strikebreakers at a munitions plant; , 40 blacks and 9 whites died.

– Another riot erupted in Chicago in 1919 after whites drowned an African American boy who swam at a white beach. African Americans retaliated, and several riots broke out in the city. Order was restored after several days of violence that involved about 10,000 people.

Socialism & the Red Scare: Document A

Socialism & the Red Scare: Document A■ During WWI, Vladimir Lenin & the Bolsheviks

overthrew the czarist regime of Russia & established the first communist nation, the USSR.

■ Communism is an economic & political system based on a single-party a dictatorship that strives for equality for all citizens. To equalize wealth, Communists seize private property & the government assumes ownership of factories, railroads, and businesses.

■ Waving their symbolic red flag, Communists hoped to inspire a worldwide revolution. Americans became swept in a “Red Scare.”

Socialism & the Red Scare: Document B

Socialism & the Red Scare: Document B■ The Socialist Party of America formed in 1901 by

Eugene Debs. By the First World War, the Debs had grown the Socialist Party to over 70,000 members– Debs was strongly against U.S. involvement in

WWI & published a newsletter encouraging Americans to resist fighting in a “capitalists’ war”

– Debs was convicted to a 10-year prison sentence for violating the Espionage & Sedition Acts by speaking out against the war & the draft

– As a result of the highly nationalistic climate of America during the war, Socialism was seen as un-American & the party never recovered

Socialism & the Red Scare: Document C

Socialism & the Red Scare: Document C■ By WWI, the Socialist Party had grown to 70,000

members including radicals & union workers who wanted a socialist revolution in America.– Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto called for

workers to seize political power, take control of factories, & overthrow capitalism.

– During WWI, factory workers were pushed to meet high production demands. Unions saw membership double & organized more than 6,000 strikes out during the war.

– Every strike fueled the “Red Scare” & fears of a Bolshevik-style socialist revolution in America.

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document A

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document A■ President Wilson warned that WWI would require a

redefinition of national loyalty, claiming "millions of [Germans] with native sympathies live amongst us.“

■ Congress passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts– Under these laws, a person could be fined up to

$10,000 and jailed up to 20 years for interfering with or saying anything disloyal about the war effort. These laws clearly violated the First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of speech.

– Over 2,000 people were prosecuted, including newspaper editors, Socialists, anarchists, union leaders, & citizens who protested the draft

“ Protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting ‘Fire!’ in a

theatre and causing a panic”

—Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes

in the case Schenck v US (1919)

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document B

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document B■ During WWI, the Supreme Court heard the case

Schenck v US (1919) regarding free speech:– Charles Schenck, a Socialist, handed out anti-war

leaflets that told Americans not to fight in WWI if they were drafted

– Schenck was jailed under the Espionage & Sedition Acts, but he argued that his conviction violated his 1st Amendment right to free speech

– The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that under wartime conditions, his actions presented a “clear and present danger” to the U.S. and that his free speech was not protected

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document C“I remember when they smashed out store windows at Uniontown

that said Kraut on it. Nobody would eat Kraut. I remember

even the great Williamson store, he went in and gathered up everything that was made in

Germany, and had a big bonfire out in the middle of the street.”

—Lola Gamble Clyde on Anti-German Sentiment in Idaho during World War

Civil Liberties During WWI: Document C■ During World War I, nativism & strong anti-German

feelings grew:– German-Americans were called “Huns,” lost their

jobs, changed their names – Orchestras refused to play Mozart, Bach, &

Beethoven; Schools stopped teaching German; Sauerkraut was renamed “liberty cabbage”; Saloons stopped offering pretzels

– Vigilante groups attacked anyone suspected of being unpatriotic; In April 1918, German-born baker Robert Prager was lynched in Illinois; A jury found the defendants not guilty

The American Economy: Document A

The American Economy: Document A■ World War I stimulated the U.S. economy &

increased the American standard of living:– War-time production increased hourly wages by

20% in some industries; The average household income nearly doubled from 1916 to 1919

– The U.S. commitment to total war meant that consumer goods Americans had to buy were not as available & were expensive during WWI

■ In the decade that followed WWI, Americans had more money to spend & a desire for goods they could not buy during the war. As a result, the 1920s were known as the “Roaring Twenties”

The American Economy: Document BU.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1914-1920

GDP is an indicator of economic health because it is the value of all goods and services made in the USA

America began preparing for war

Outbreak of WWI in Europe

US declaration of war

WWI comes to an end

Annual GDP1914 $36.51915 $38.71916 $49.61917 $59.71918 $75.81919 $78.31920 $88.4

The American Economy: Document B■ The United States emerged from World War I as

the wealthiest nation in the world:– With the War Industries Board directing the

economy & setting production quotas to meet the demand for military supplies, American businesses saw 300% increase in their profits

– Before the war, the United States owed $3 billion to foreign nations; At the end of the war, foreign nations owed the U.S. $13 billion

– Throughout the 1920s, the United States provided to loans to European nations to help the region rebuild after World War I

The American Economy: Document C

“America’s present need is not heroics, but healing;

not nostrums, but normalcy”—President Warren Harding, campaign speech in 1920

The American Economy: Document C■ When World War I came to an end, Americans

were ready for a “return to normalcy” & elected Republican President Warren Harding:– In the 1920s, America’s increased wealth led

to a decade of consumer spending known as the “Roaring Twenties”

– After the prohibition (1919) & women’s suffrage (1920) amendments were ratified, there were no more progressive reforms; Historians argue that WWI killed American desires to reform & stimulated desires to spend