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World War I – 1914 -1918
“Wilsonian” Foreign Policy
Progressives set out to “reform” the world.
“Like a troubled man angered by his own uncertainty, the
country aggressively demanded international conformity to democratic goals it now
believed might be slipping out of domestic reach.”
-Robert Dallek
“Old World” Tyrannyvs
“New World” Democracy
Neutrality:
Idealism or Naivete?
Why can’t we trade with everyone?
Is trade with the British and French a
good thing?
How do the Germans Respond?
“Sussex Pledge”
1916 Presidential Election
“He kept us out of war!”
U-boat blockading New York? Very inopportune!
After staying out so long, why are we getting in?
Zimmermann Telegram
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
American Expeditionary Force“Doughboys”
How did the War Affect the Home Front?
Campaign for National Unity
Progressivism gone bad?
Social control out of control?
Civil liberties threatened?
Treaty of Versailles
Lives Lost:
Russians – 3.3 millionGermans – 2.6 millionFrench – 1.9 million
Austro-Hungarians – 1.5 millionBritish 1.2 million
USA – 117,000
The Fourteen Points
1-8Recommendations for New
Boundaries in Europe
The Fourteen Points
9-13Open Diplomacy
Freedom of NavigationRemoval of Trade Barriers
Arms ReductionsSelf-Determination for
Colonies
The Fourteenth PointA League of Nations
What’s Wrong With The 14 points?
"God gave us the ten commandments and we
broke them. Now Mr. Wilson has given us the
Fourteen Points. We shall see."
--Georges Clemenceau
“There are twenty million Germans too
many!”
Reparations?
War Guilt?
Are Sovereignty and Collective Security
Compatible?
Wilson Takes His Case to the People
“If I am only half-efficient I should turn the office over to
the vice president. If it is going to take much time for me to
recover my health and strength, the country cannot
afford to wait for me.”
Harding and Coolidge“A Return to Normalcy”
Legacies of World War I
-- Disillusionment with Progressivism
-- War provides glimpse of 20th Century State
