ch 14: wwi and its aftermath 1914-1920
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Ch 14: WWI and Its Aftermath 1914-1920. Section 1: The U.S. Enters WWI. Woodrow Wilson’s Diplomacy. Hated imperialism Wanted to focus on U.S. internal problems Wanted to ignore the rest of the world outside of the Americas Ex: Mexico, Nicaragua, Haiti, and the - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ch 14: WWI and Its Aftermath1914-1920
Section 1: The U.S. Enters WWI
Woodrow Wilson’s Diplomacy
• Hated imperialism• Wanted to focus on U.S. internal problems• Wanted to ignore the rest of the world
outside of the Americas– Ex: Mexico, Nicaragua, Haiti, and the
Dominican Republic
Factors for Europe Going To War
• 1. Alliance System• When countries make agreements to protect each
other.• Triple Alliance-Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary vs. • Triple Entente-France, Russia, and Britain
Factors for Europe Going To War
• 2. Nationalism• A feeling of intense pride of one’s homeland• European countries wanted to go to war to get more
land for their own people (became greedy)• Led to self-determination-different groups within a
country wanted their own country– Ex: Serbians in the Balkins
Europe 1914
Serbia’s Desires in Europe• Serbia– Supported by Russia– Hated by Austria-Hungary who limited their
growth– Wanted to get Bosnia to join in the new Serbian
country but Austria-Hungary took it first.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand• Leader of Austria-Hungary• Visited Bosnia in 1914• Assassinated by a Serbian
supporter as he rode in his car through the streets
• Serbia was blamed• July 28, 1914 war was declared
Alliance System Kicks In
• Austria-Hungary asked Germany for support• Serbia asked Russia for support• If Russia went to war, France would help
Russia• Each country individually could not fight but
with support from others became stronger
Germany’s Plan Part 1
• Planned to attack/defeat France quickly and then attack Russia separately
• Problem: – To get to France, Germany attacked neutral
Belgium.– This made Britain angry, so they joined the war on
the side of France
Europe 1914
Alliances Build Up
• Allies:– France, Russia, Great Britain, Italy
• Central Powers:– Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and
Bulgaria
Germany’s Plan Part 2• Germany failed to capture France on the
Western Front• Germany was attacked by Russia forcing the
Germans to fight on two fronts
American Viewpoints
• President Wilson-America is neutral/staying out of the war
• Irish/German immigrants wanted to support Germany
• Most other groups supported Britain/France• U.S. Military supported Britain• U.S. public swayed by British Propaganda
American Viewpoints
• East coast companies and banks sent $2 billion to the Allies (Britain, France, and Russia)
• Midwest companies and banks sent $27 million to Germany– U.S. Secretary of the Treasury limited these loans
to Germany
• Money was used to buy weapons and support the war effort
Questions
• So, can we say that the United States was truly staying neutral in this war???
• What do you think each side will do to the U.S. for giving the other side money???
British Blockade
• Britain wanted to limit the supplies into Germany
• A blockade was set up• Germany used U-boats (small submarines) to
attack this blockade and any ship around Britain
U-Boat Attacks
• The U-boats were going to sink any ship, including non-military boats
• Americans were outraged at this news• May 7, 1915-a U-boat sank the cruise liner Lusitania. 1,200 people died including 128 Americans
U-Boat Attacks
• Americans wanted revenge for the sinking of the Lusitania but the president gave a warning to Germany instead
• March 1916, a U-boat sank a French cruise ship, Sussex, injuring many Americans on board
• Americans agree again• Sussex Pledge-Germany was afraid for the U.S. to
enter the war so they agreed to stop attacking civilian ships.
Zimmerman Note
• A German official, Arthur Zimmerman, sent a message to another official in Mexico
• Message wanted Mexico to attack the U.S. if the U.S. went to war with Germany
• If Germany won the war, it would give Mexico back the land the U.S. took after the Mexican-American War of 1848
Zimmerman Note
• British gov’t intercepted the note• Leaked to the U.S. newspapers• Americans angry/wanted war• Germany also started sinking American ships
with U-boats again• April 6, 1917 Congress declared war against
Germany
Questions
• If the U.S. declared war on Germany, who would they have an alliance with???
• If Germany had not sent the Zimmerman Note and attacked U.S. ships, do you think that the U.S. would have entered WWI???
Sources
• Textbook: The American Republic Since 1877• Pictures: Google Images