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GREEN DAY’S PERSPECTIVE
CE 6.2.2 Explain the causes of WWI, the reasons for
American neutrality, and America’s role in shaping the
course of the war.
CAUSES OF WWI
Nationalism*
Imperialism—Euro powers competes with each other
for colonies
Colonies provide raw materials and trade
Militarism* (Example: German army and British navy)
Allies*
Triple Alliance/Central Powers*
AN ASSASINATION LEADS TO WAR
The “powder keg of Europe”
A spark to ignite the war—the assassination of
Archduke Franz Ferdinand*
Setting off the alliance system
THE FIGHTING STARTS
Schlieffen Plan –drive through Belgium to attack
France first and Russia second
The Battle of Marne and the Battle of Somme used
trench warfare*
Front line, support, and reserve trenches
No man’s land*
AMERICANS QUESTION NEUTRALITY
No reason—does not threaten our lives or property;
nor did we want to lose American lives; take care of us
Immigrants favor it*
Many Americans favor it due to close ties with Britain*
America has close trading ties with the Allies
THE WAR HITS HOME
British blockade of
German coast*
German response
using U-boats
Lusitania*
Germany goes back and
forth with its promises to
stop U-boats
THE UNITED STATES DECLARES WAR
Zimmerman Note/Telegram*
April 6th, 1917 Congress and Woodrow Wilson declare
war to make the world “safe for democracy”
CE 6.2.2 Explain the causes of America’s role in
shaping the course of WWI.
AMERICA MOBOLIZES
America is not prepared upon entrance in war
Selective Service Act*
Trouble for African American soldiers
Eight month training period with 17 hour days, worked
with fake weapons, target practice, bayonet drill, clean
the kitchen and grounds
Women serve as nurses, secretaries, and telephone
operators
Economy converts*
AMERICA TURNS THE
TIDE
Convoy system*
230 miles of mines
created between Norway
and Scotland in N. Sea
Heavy German losses
FIGHTING OVER THERE
European soldiers are already exhausted and
demoralized
The American Expeditionary Force and John J.
Pershing*
Use the machine gun, tanks (caterpillar treads and
made of steel), and planes (fire at each other with
pistols and machine guns)
Observation balloons*
THE WAR INTRODUCES
NEW HAZARDS
Surrounded by lice, rats,
polluted water
Poisonous gas and dead
bodies
Lack of sleep, shell
shock, and trench foot*
AMERICAN TROOPS GO TO THE OFFENSIVE
1917 Russia backs out of the war; Germany focuses on
Paris, France
We arrive in time to stop German advances; have quick
victories in which we go on the offensive (pg. 386)
November 3, 1918 Austria-Hungary surrenders
Germany in political upheaval*
On the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day, in the
eleventh month of 1918, Germany signs an armistice*
Bloodiest war in history
with 22 mill. dead
20 mill. wounded
10 mill. refugees
U.S. only lost 48,000;
62,000 die of diseases;
200,ooo wounded
CE 6.2.3 Analyze the domestic impact of WWI on the
growth of the government, the expansion of the
economy, and the restrictions on civil rights.
CONGRESS GIVES POWER TO WILSON
Govt. gives power to Woodrow Wilson to control a
war-time economy
War Industries Board*
Fuel Administration monitored coal supplies and
rationed gasoline, along with heating oil
Citizen contributions when conserving fuel*
Herbert Hoover and the Food Administration*
“Victory gardens”
SELLING THE WAR
Govt. spent 35.5 billion on the war
Funded by taxes, borrowing money, and war bonds*
George Creel, Committee on Public Information, and
propaganda*
Creel persuades artists and advertisers to set up
posters, paintings, cartoons, and sculptures to
promote the war
ATTACKS ON CIVIL LIBERTIES INCREASE
Immigrants from Germany and Austria-Hungary are
attacked (pgs. 391 and 392)
Espionage and Sedition Acts*
Clearly, a violation of First Amendment rights; 2,000
prosecuted and over half convicted
THE WAR ENCOURAGES
SOCIAL CHANGE
WWI contributed to the
Great Migration*
Tried to escape racism,
discrimination, and
ruined cotton fields;
racial tension and
overcrowding caused
Women move into jobs
held by men
They were railroad workers, cooks, dockworkers, and
bricklayers
Worked as Red Cross volunteers, grew gardens, and
encouraged the sale of bonds
JUST REMEMBER, AT ONE POINT, WE WERE ALL IN
THIS TOGETHER…
CE 6.2.4 Explain how Wilson’s 14 Points differed from
proposals by others.
WILSON PRESENTS HIS
PLAN
Paris: Wilson is greeted
as a hero
Wilson’s 14 Points* pg.
399
League of Nations*
The “Big Four”—Wilson,
Clemenceau, Orlando,
Lloyd George*
DEBATING THE TREATY OF VERSAILLES
Treaty of Versailles*
Germany cannot maintain an army; has to give AlsaceLorraine back to France
War reparations*
War-guilt clause*
Russia lost more territory than Germany did because
of its withdrawal
Wilson returns home to
promote the League of
Nations and the treaty
Republican disapproval*
Goes on an 8,000 mile tour,
delivers 34 speeches, and
suffers a stroke
Up for vote twice and
turned down each time
Sign a separate treaty with
Germany
THE LEGACY OF THE WAR
Strengthened the military and the power of the govt.
Europe experiences destruction of land and massive
loss of life
Fascism and communism rise in Europe
Leads to the vengeance of Adolf Hitler of Austria