APUSHFebruary 24, 2015

1. Schedule Changes!!!!

2. Upcoming Quiz and Exam Dates:CH. 21: Tuesday, 2/24CH. 22: Friday, 2/27CH. 23:  Tuesday, 3/3Unit 7 Exam Part 1 (Ch. 21-23): Wednesday, 3/4CH. 24: Friday, 3/6CH. 25: Tuesday, 3/10Unit 7 Exam Part 2 (Ch. 24/25) : Wednesday, March 11

3. Ch. 21 Quiz

4. Begin WWI Lecture

5. All Unit 7 Key Concept Notes have been uploaded to Class Website

WWI1914-1918

Tensions were building for 50 years in Europe by 1914.

Four M.A.I.N. factors. Militarism - Glorification of military led

to arms race. Alliances- Two alliances formed by 1914. Imperialism – Powerful nations taking

over weaker ones for wealth, natural resources, people, etc. (led to intense competition)

Nationalism – Extreme pride in one’s country.

February 25, 2015

1.Continue WWI Lecture Notes

2.Video Clip: How WWI Started

3.Return Quizzes

Alliances 1870- Germany invades

France, starting Franco-German War (1870-1871)

Germany won and regained Alsace-Lorraine territory.

Germany formed alliance with Italy and Austria-Hungary: Triple Alliance (1882)

Scared France and Russia Russia and Austria-Hungary

competed for influence in Southeast Europe- The Balkans.

Most of the people of the Balkans are Slavic (SAME AS RUSSIANS!)

Germany’s large Navy threatened Great Britain.

Great Britain, France, Russia: Triple Entente (1907)

Balkan Crisis Serbia received

independence in early 1800’s from Ottoman Empire.

1908: Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia.

Slavic nationalists across Europe enraged!!!

The Assassination!

June 28, 1914 – Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, next king of Austria-Hungary, visited Sarajevo, capital city of the province Bosnia.

He and his wife Sophie were assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip.

Princip was a member of the Black Hand)

The Declarations

July 28, 1914: Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.

July 31, 1914: Russia mobilizes its army.

August 1, 1914: Germany declares war on Russia.

August 3, 1914: Germany declares war on France.

August 4, 1914: Great Britain declares war on Germany.

February 26, 2015

1. Continue WWI Lecture Notes2. Primary Source Document: WWI

Reading3. Conclude WWI tomorrow and Take Ch.

22 Quiz4. Current Event Due Tomorrow

Reaction to War in U.S.

• People were shocked as the global excitement of war turned into bloody reality and stalemate.

• Wilson declares neutrality.• Many Americans felt deeply felt

deeply connected to event of WWI as over 1/3 of American population was 1st or 2nd generation immigrant.

• Most Americans supported Allies.

How/Why did US get Involved?

1915: Germany declared the waters around GB a warzone and would sink any ships in sight.

May 1915: British liner Lusitania was sunk killing 128 US passengers on board.

August, 1915 Germany sinks Arabic

March, 1916 Germany sinks Sussex Germany issues

Sussex Pledge.

U.S. EntryApril, 1917

1. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare 1917 Germany resumes attacks

on ships 2. Zimmerman Telegram

March 1st, U.S Newspapers carried news of a secret offer made to Mexico by Germany.

Zimmerman (Germany Foreign Minister) proposed that if Mexico ally itself with Germany then Germany will help Mexico regain Texas, NM, and AZ.

3. Russian Revolution In 1917, Czar Nicolas II

overthrown.

America Enters WWI- April, 1917

Mobilization for War Industry and Labor

War Industries Board Food Administration- Increase

production; decrease consumption

Meatless Mondays, Victory Gardens

Fuel Administration Fuel-less Mondays, Gasless

Sundays National War Labor Board

Finance Liberty bonds were sold to the

public

Mobilization Continued

Public opinion (Patriotism) Committee on Public

Information (George Creel)

Civil Liberties Restricted Anti-war or Anti -

Democracy would not be tolerated

Promoted the English language- National Security League

Espionage, Sabotage, Sedition Acts were past

Schenck v. United States

Mobilization Cont.

Draft- Selective Service Act of 1917 2.8 million

men were drafted- AEF

Role of Average American More jobs for

women, immigrant workers, minorities

Great Migration