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Bell Ringer What was the long term cause for the U.S to Enter WWI? What was the short term cause for the U.S. to enter WWI? Now reflect on a time when someone you trusted deliberately lied to you? How did it make you feel? How did you react?

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1 st Semester Recap copy this down After the Civil War (1865) the United States concentrated its efforts on expansion. First into the west by systematically removing Native Americans from the Great Plains and connecting the heavily populated regions of California & the North East by railroad. As the railroad increased the need for workers to build the railroad and work in the ever growing industrial boom promoted a large influx of immigrants from Europe, China, & Latin America. The problems associated with the flood of immigrants and aggressive urbanization forced America to deal with the problems & corruption in politics, business & society.

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1 st Semester Recap copy this down Secondly, the U.S. focused on expanding beyond its borders. In order for the U.S. to become a world power it believed it must not be shut out of foreign markets. As other nations slowly annexed small countries the U.S. began its quest for a modern navy which would allow the U.S. to influence politics, commerce, and economics into Latin America, Asia, & the south Pacific.

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1 st Semester Recap copy this down As predicted, competition led to World War. At the conclusion of the war, The U.S. witnessed a decade of economic prosperity which was followed by financial collapse and decade long depression, which would only end as the U.S. would prepare to enter a World War.

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Treaty of Versailles After Germany lost WWI, the winning nations drafted a treaty to address issues such as Loss of territory pay reparations, Limited military assume war guilt. These punishments left Germany with bitter feelings and contempt for The League of Nations. U.S. President Wilson French Prime Minister Clemenceau Italian Prime Minister Orlando British Prime Minister George Big Four

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Problems with the Treaty of Versailles For JAPAN Wanted to be a major playerBut left out of Negotiations. -received a couple of Small German controlled territories in Asia. That makes me a sad panda!

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Problems with the Treaty of Versailles For Italy Promised this land And never got it. GRRRRRRR

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Problems with the Treaty of Versailles For the USA Treaty would Limit Congress War Making Powers. Wilson felt Germany was being treated to Harsh Congress did not ratify Treaty of Versailles

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Problems with the Treaty of Versailles For Germany Reparations hurt economy. Depression made it worse. Loss of territory & war guilt demoralized country. Hitler hated Treaty of Versailles. Believed T.O.V. was created to humiliate Germany. Blamed Jewish bankers & financiers for all of Germanys economic problems Felt German speaking people in other countries wanted to be German.

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1925 1929 1919 1923 Congress doesnt sign the Treat of Versailles Germany faces major sanctions after WWI Hitler jailed for treasonTeapot Dome Scandal Hitlers book Mein Kampf is published Scopes Trial 1921 Warren Harding becomes PresidentHitler becomes leader of the Nazi Party Stock Market on Wall Street crashes. Nazi Party becomes the second largest in Germany

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1934 1933 Roosevelt elected President Roosevelt enacts New Deal 21 st Amendment Hitler Becomes Chancellor of Germany Germans burn books Boycott of Jewish businesses First concentration Camps open Nazi party only party Enabling Act= Hitler is a dictator. Communism, Socialism, Unions, & Guns banned Glass Steagall Act Dustbowl Begins Hitler crushes all opposition Hitler becomes Furher Austrian Chancellor murdered by Nazis 1931 Japan Invades Manchuria

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1937 1938 1935 Nye Committee findings lead to first Neutrality Acts Social Security Act Jews stripped of rights Hitler violates Treaty of Versailles by expanding military Spanish Civil War Italian forces take Ethiopia German military begins mobilization 1936 Neutrality Acts expanded Germany occupies Rhineland France & Britain begin policy of Appeasement. Germany unites with Austria German army occupies the Sudetenland Neutrality Acts expanded

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1939 Cash & Carry, U.S. declares neutrality Nazis invade Czechoslovakia Nazis-Soviet Pact (Divide Poland) Nazis invade Poland WWII in Europe begins Soviet Union Invades Poland USA doesnt enter WWII until Dec. 1941. 1939-1941 Roosevelt wants to help Europe USA doesnt enter WWII until Dec. 1941. 1939-1941 Roosevelt wants to help Europe

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Roosevelt-USA 1933 Depression at its worst Industrial Production collapses Country distrusted govt. Poor leadership from previous leaders Protected farmers Gave tax cuts, subsidies to companies Work projects Provided relief to impoverished families Hitler-Germany 1933 Depression at its worst Industrial Production collapses Country distrusted govt. Poor leadership from previous leaders Protected farmers Gave tax cuts, subsidies to companies Work projects Provided relief to impoverished families Work projects included munitions manufacturing