Today’s Agenda: Review Panama

Canal answers Intro to WWI

The Great War (World War I)1914-1918

The three “isms” causing tension in Europe (early 1900’s):

Nationalism—pride in your country. Imperialism—competition over

colonies. Militarism—building up a large

military.

Creation of an Alliance System Triple Alliance:

Germany Austria-Hungary Italy

Triple Entente:

France Great Britain Russia

The “spark” that starts the Great War:

June 28, 1914: Archduke Franz Ferdinand (heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary) is assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in the city of Sarajevo (capital of Bosnia).

Declaration of War Austria-Hungary

declares war on Serbia because of the assassination.

Russia mobilizes army to protect Serbia.

Germany declares war on Russia…

Alliance system creates huge conflict

World War I Weapons:

Trenches Barbed wire Machine guns Poison gas

Weapons continued…

U-boats Airplanes tanks

USA ROLE IN WWI: 1914-

1917=NEUTRALITY 1915- German U-

Boat sinks the Lusitania off the coast of Ireland.

Election of 1916: Woodrow Wilson wins re-election (“He Kept Us Out of War”)

United States enters World War I What caused the USA

to enter WWI? Spring 1917—

Germany resumes unrestricted warfare against ships in the Atlantic.

The Zimmerman Note—Germany asks Mexico to attack the United States.

April 6, 1917: USA declares war on Germany

End of WWI

U.S. troops help turn tide of war in favor of the Allies.

Armistice (an agreement to stop fighting) is signed November 11, 1918. 11-11-11 (11th hour of the 11th day of the

11th month)

End of War cont…

President Wilson’s 14 Points were his ideas for peace and ways to prevent future wars.

Most important of his 14 was the creation of a League of Nations. The League would help solve future

world problems peacefully.

Today’s agenda: Life in America

during WWI

Bell Ringer: Explain how the

war in Afghanistan has impacted your daily life.

The Home Front in WWI

Women’s Role: Working in

factories Taking typical

“men’s roles”

Women Workers, WWI

The home font cont…

The Selective Service Act: Required men

between the ages of 21-30 to register for the military draft

This was done to raise an army to fight.

The Draft lottery, WWI

Home front cont….

Liberty bonds Savings bonds

that Americans could purchase to help raise $$ for the war effort.

“the four minute men”/celebrities

$21 billion raised

Home front cont…Food and Industry

“Food will win the war”

War gardens encouraged to conserve food

The Government tells factories what to produce

Home front cont…

Anti-German feeling: German names

change (people and things)

“liberty cabbage”-sauerkraut

Peace Conference at Versailles, France

The Big Four (Wilson, Orlando from Italy, Lloyd George from Great Britain, and Clemonceau from France) meet to discuss peace and what to do with Germany.

Wilson warns against severe punishment; other leaders want to really hurt Germany.

Treaty of Versailles 1. Germany must take blame for the

war. 2. Germany must pay huge

reparations (payment for war damages)—300 billion dollars.

3. Germany must reduce size of military.

4. Germany stripped of its colonies. 5. A League of Nations is created.

UNITES STATES SENATE NEVER SIGNS THE TREATY FOR FEAR THAT A LEAGUE OF NATIONS WOULD DRAG THE UNITED STATES INTO FUTURE WARS.